Re: Error when updating RDi

["Weirich, John" <John.Weirich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

**FIXED**

I fixed the issue by making the following change in RDi.ini:


-vm
jdk-11.0.22+7/bin/javaw

-to-

-vm
jdk-11.0.22+7/bin

________________________________
From: Buck Calabro <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 5, 2024 5:37 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Error when updating RDi

I installed mine in a unique directory. Not one that comes with Windows, so
no Program Files, Users, none of that. There's something special about the
way Windows deals with those special directories and I can't be fussed to
work out what. So...I avoid them completely.

When installed in C:\rdi9800, I run RDi as a normal user. I update it as a
normal user. It just seems easier.

If you are installed in \Program Files or something like that and want to
move, start the current RDi, File, Export to save your settings. Then do a
fresh install in a directory that you control, not Windows. Start that RDi
and File, Import your settings.

I advise periodically exporting settings as a means of recovering.
Likewise, saving a copy of the workspace, but that's pretty substantial.

I hope that helps.

  --buck

On Mon, Aug 5, 2024, 18:22 Weirich, John via WDSCI-L <
wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Additional information -
>
> It seems when I run RDi.exe with elevated authorities, it starts fine.
> It's only when I run as a standard user that I get the error.
>
> Things I have tried so far:
>
>
>   1.
> Confirmed the jdk files are where RDi expects them to be
>   2.
> Rebooted, no change in behavior and the error dialogue appears before
> anything else loads
>   3.
> Ran with elevated permissions (which is logged at my organization) and it
> starts fine, and upgraded
>   4.
> Closed and ran again as standard user and I continue to get the error
> message.
>
> Running RDi with elevated authority is not a long term solution for me at
> my organization.  Are there other things I can try?
>
> thanks,
>
> John
>
> ________________________________
> From: Weirich, John <John.Weirich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 5, 2024 4:39 PM
> To: Rational Developer for IBM i <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Error when updating RDi
>
> So, I still do have exactly as described.
>
>   *   My base RDi folder is "C:\IBM_RDi98\IBM Rational Developer for i"
>   *
> Inside that folder I have RDi.exe and RDi.ini which has:
> -vm
> jdk-11.0.22+7/bin/javaw
>   *
> javaw.exe does exist in that path "C:\IBM_RDi98\IBM Rational Developer for
> i\jdk-11.0.22+7\bin"
>
> Seems like it checks out, but alas the error tells me its not there.
> Something is broken with my install.
>
> ________________________________
> From: Buck Calabro <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 5, 2024 10:19 AM
> To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Error when updating RDi
>
> On 8/5/2024 10:54 AM, Weirich, John via WDSCI-L wrote:
> > I went through an update process from within RDi 9.8.0.  I was not
> logged into RDi with an administrator account.  After the process
> completed, upon restarting RDi I get the following message:
> > A java Runtime Environment (JRE)  or Java Development Kid (JDK) must be
> available in order to run RDi.  No Java virtual machine was found after
> searching the following locations:
> > jdk-11.0.22+7/bin/javaw
> >
> > Where is this mentioned path defined - I do not have a JAVA_HOME
> environmental variable defined on this machine.  How can I correct this so
> that RDi will start again?
>
> It's supposed to come with RDi.
> In my case, I installed RDi into c:\RDI9800 on my Win 10 (now Win 11)
> machine. So the JRE that RDi wants is located in C:\rdi9800\IBM Rational
> Developer for i\jdk-11.0.20.1+1\bin
>
> I can see this path in c:\rdi9800\rdi.ini
>
> -vm
> jdk-11.0.20.1+1/bin/javaw
>
> --
>    --buck
>
> http://wiki.midrange.com
> Your updates make it better!
>
>
>
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