JDK version for NetBeans 5.5.1

[SimonSellick]

Hi,

Sorry to post a trivial problem, but I can't work out the answer (well, it is Friday).

I'm planning to develop a web service client (Win XP for both development and running) and have downloaded NetBeans 5.5.1 as it appears to do a fair bit of the work for you. [Is this a good choice?]

On trying to create the AnagramGame sample as per the web service client tutorial, I get to the 'New Web Service Client' wizard, but it complains that the JDK is not the correct version:

[red]To create web service clients in this project, the Java source level must be at least JDK 1.5
[/red]

According to the NetBeans Help/About/Detail, the Java version is 1.6.0_02. Is this different from the JDK version? And how does Java EE 5 fit into the scheme?

The PC has two Java directories under Program Files: jre and jdk, both at version 1.6.0_2. Have I pointed NetBeans at the wrong directory?

As I said, apologies for what is probably a trivial post, but if someone could point me in the right direction, I would be grateful.

 

[stefanwagner]

Open cmd.exe.
Write

echo %JAVA_HOME%
java -version

What do you get?

It looks as if the wrong version is found. Perhaps some java-1.4 laying around somewhere.
Btw.: It is a netbeans/winXp-Question.


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[SimonSellick]

Stefan,

Thanks for the suggestion. I eventually found the answer (in the NetBeans help :~/): the error refers to the source level of generated Java and defaults to 1.4. As long as 1.5 is available on the platform, it can be selected as a project property, and the error then goes away.

Thanks again for replying.

Simon.

 

[GoTerps88]

I just installed the JRE 6 Update 2 as well as the JDK with Net Beans 5.5.1. When I run the sample applications, which are Swing apps I believe, the form displays on the screen but I'm not able to interact with the form at all. In a nutshell, no events are taking place. I receive no error messages.

However, I am able to create console applications as new projects. Do I need to download some sort of plug in to run the Swing apps?

I'm running this on an XP Home SP2 machine.

This would be considered a newbie question but I'd appreciate any help I can get. Thanks...