Re: JLink
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg80509] Re: JLink
- From: David Bailey <dave at Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:28:19 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <faj473$8h6$1@smc.vnet.net>
dh wrote: > Hello, > > Mathematica 6 comes with an outdated Java. Therefore, it may be > > necessary to use a newer version. A clumsy solution is to change the > > Java in the installation. However, there was a better method that worked > > before v6: > > InstallJava takes an option "CommandLine" that specifies a command line > > to start Java. In version 6 this does no more work correctly. If I say: > > InstallJava[CommandLine->"name of new java"] > > the old Java of mathematica is loaded, despite the option. However, if I > > prevent mathematica to find the java executable by renaming the > > corresponding folder, the correct java is now loaded. > > Daniel > > > I suspect this is related to the fact that Java is now loaded at kernel startup - presumably to run the packlet code. Just out of interest, what new features of Java 6 do you want to access via J/Link? David Bailey http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk