[Exist-open] ExistDB 4.10 and Java 11 problems

[Mansell, G. <Gar...@ri...>]

Hi,

I have a server that has (Amazon Corretto) Java 8 and Java 11 installed - with Java 11 being the last installed and hence set first in the path and as JAVA_HOME. This has to be the case so that my other Java applications on the server run successfully.

I have installed Exist-DB 4.10, but when I try and run it from the Programs Menu (or run start.jar from a command prompt) the Exist-DB task tray icon does not appear.

I presume that this must be some problem with running Exist-DB 4.10 with Java 11 - is it perhaps not supported?

I have found that if I set JAVA_HOME=C:\PROGRA~1\AMAZON~1\JDK18~1.0_3 (note, it has to be the old 8.3 notation), that I can then run both startup.bat and client.bat successfully and ExistDB works OK.

My problem is that I cannot use the Programs menu Icon to get it configured as a Windows Service to start at boot - presumably due to it trying to run with Java 11 instead of Java 8 by default. It creates the Windows Service, which then tries to start Exist-DB but then stops (presumably as it is trying and failing to run it using Java 11).

So, how can I get the Windows Service installed but using JAVA_HOME=C:\PROGRA~1\AMAZON~1\JDK18~1.0_3 like I have done to get the App to run manually?

Or, am I missing something with Java 11?

Thanks in advance for any help.


Gary



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