#18 Can not set xulrunner path as system property

[CUMHUR KILIÇ]

I put xulrunner folder inside my project (in a folder called native). Now I'm trying to add xulrunner paths to the project as follows:

File xulRunner = new File("native//xulrunner");
System.setProperty("-Dnativeswing.webbrowser.runtime", "xulrunner");
System.setProperty("-Dnativeswing.webbrowser.xulrunner.home", xulRunner.getAbsolutePath());

It does not work, and I'm getting this error:

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at chrriis.dj.nativeswing.swtimpl.core.MessagingInterface.processCommandResult(MessagingInterface.java:342)
    at chrriis.dj.nativeswing.swtimpl.core.MessagingInterface.syncSend(MessagingInterface.java:329)
    at chrriis.dj.nativeswing.swtimpl.core.SWTNativeInterface.syncSend_(SWTNativeInterface.java:392)
    at chrriis.dj.nativeswing.swtimpl.NativeInterface.syncSend(NativeInterface.java:104)

It works, If I write the path as an absolute path which directs to the folder in my pc, like:

System.setProperty("-Dnativeswing.webbrowser.xulrunner.home", "C:/folder/folder/folder/projectfolder/native/xulrunner");

It is strange because I check the xulRunner.getAbsolutePath() value with debug and It has the same value with this path. But does not work.

[CUMHUR KILIÇ]

Sorry I miswrote the last part.

This does not work either:

System.setProperty("-Dnativeswing.webbrowser.xulrunner.home", "C:/folder/folder/folder/projectfolder/native/xulrunner");

What I meant to write was that It works when I add this full path to the project VM Options:

-Dnativeswing.webbrowser.runtime="xulrunner" -Dnativeswing.webbrowser.xulrunner.home="C:/folder/folder/folder/projectfolder/native/xulrunner"

[Tony]

I think you set your properties too late.

Try setting your properties before calling to NativeInterface.open()

[CUMHUR KILIÇ]

well basicly the code goes like :

        System.setProperty("-Dnativeswing.webbrowser.runtime", "xulrunner");
        System.setProperty("-Dnativeswing.webbrowser.xulrunner.home", "native/xulrunner");

        try {
            webBrowserPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
            webBrowserPanel.removeAll();

            NativeInterface.open();

.
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[Christopher Deckers]

Hi,

Then maybe try setting the properties before calling NativeInterface.initialize().

If that does not work, set that code as first line of main method.

Hope this helps,
-Christopher

[CUMHUR KILIÇ]

I'll try,but which path should I use.
I expect "native/xulrunner" to work normally. Do you confirm this ?

[CUMHUR KILIÇ]

This method is the first thing I call in my main method:

public static void loadNativePaths() {
        System.setProperty("jna.nosys", TRUE);
        System.setProperty("jna.boot.library.path", "lib");
        System.setProperty("jna.library.path", "native");
        File nativeDir = new File("native/plugins/");

        File file = new File("native/xulrunner");
        System.setProperty("-Dnativeswing.webbrowser.runtime", "xulrunner");
        System.setProperty("-Dnativeswing.webbrowser.xulrunner.home", file.getAbsolutePath());

        NativeInterface.initialize();
    }

Later when needed I call

NativeInterface.open();

[Tony]

You don't have to put "-D" when using setProperty function so :

System.setProperty("-Dnativeswing.webbrowser.runtime", "xulrunner");
System.setProperty("-Dnativeswing.webbrowser.xulrunner.home", xulRunner.getAbsolutePath());

need to be replaced by :

System.setProperty("nativeswing.webbrowser.runtime", "xulrunner");
System.setProperty("nativeswing.webbrowser.xulrunner.home", xulRunner.getAbsolutePath());

[CUMHUR KILIÇ]

Placing these before NativeInterface.open() and correction of -D solved my problem.
Thanks a lot for your time.