Briefcase not working at all

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OK, so I found this random posting of advice:
http://superuser.com/questions/356034/how-to-install-java-enviroment-on-windows-8

and it says at the bottom of that conversation that in windows 8 you have
to install both the 32bit AND the 64bit versions - so I have done that and
now when I change the directory at the command prompt and type 'java
-jar"ODK ..." etc I get this message instead: "Unrecognized option:
-jarODK... Error: could not create the java virtual machine, Error: a fatal
exception has occurred. Program will exit"

Does any of this mean anything to any of you?

··· On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 9:51:10 AM UTC-8, Zachary Burt wrote: > > I'm not sure what changed - a couple of days ago I pulled my forms from > Aggregate using Briefcase just fine. > > But this morning I tried to export those forms and it just froze while > removing the encryption from the first instance. And just now when I tried > to pull forms again, when I tried to log-in through the 'connect' window it > just froze up without connecting. > > I have no idea what's going on with briefcase. Any help is much > appreciated! > > Zach > >
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If you go to the command line and you type "java -version", what do you get?

··· On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Zachary Burt wrote: > OK, so I found this random posting of advice: > http://superuser.com/questions/356034/how-to-install-java-enviroment-on-windows-8 > > and it says at the bottom of that conversation that in windows 8 you have to > install both the 32bit AND the 64bit versions - so I have done that and now > when I change the directory at the command prompt and type 'java -jar"ODK > ..." etc I get this message instead: "Unrecognized option: -jarODK... Error: > could not create the java virtual machine, Error: a fatal exception has > occurred. Program will exit" > > Does any of this mean anything to any of you? > > > On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 9:51:10 AM UTC-8, Zachary Burt wrote: >> >> I'm not sure what changed - a couple of days ago I pulled my forms from >> Aggregate using Briefcase just fine. >> >> But this morning I tried to export those forms and it just froze while >> removing the encryption from the first instance. And just now when I tried >> to pull forms again, when I tried to log-in through the 'connect' window it >> just froze up without connecting. >> >> I have no idea what's going on with briefcase. Any help is much >> appreciated! >> >> Zach > > -- > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en
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" 'java -version' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file "

··· On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 2:53:53 PM UTC-8, Yaw Anokwa wrote: > > If you go to the command line and you type "java -version", what do you > get? > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Zachary Burt <zzb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > OK, so I found this random posting of advice: > > > http://superuser.com/questions/356034/how-to-install-java-enviroment-on-windows-8 > > > > and it says at the bottom of that conversation that in windows 8 you > have to > > install both the 32bit AND the 64bit versions - so I have done that and > now > > when I change the directory at the command prompt and type 'java > -jar"ODK > > ..." etc I get this message instead: "Unrecognized option: -jarODK... > Error: > > could not create the java virtual machine, Error: a fatal exception has > > occurred. Program will exit" > > > > Does any of this mean anything to any of you? > > > > > > On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 9:51:10 AM UTC-8, Zachary Burt wrote: > >> > >> I'm not sure what changed - a couple of days ago I pulled my forms from > >> Aggregate using Briefcase just fine. > >> > >> But this morning I tried to export those forms and it just froze while > >> removing the encryption from the first instance. And just now when I > tried > >> to pull forms again, when I tried to log-in through the 'connect' > window it > >> just froze up without connecting. > >> > >> I have no idea what's going on with briefcase. Any help is much > >> appreciated! > >> > >> Zach > > > > -- > > Post: opend...@googlegroups.com > > Unsubscribe: opendatakit...@googlegroups.com > > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en >
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NO, sorry!! I tried it again, now that I have both versions of java on
there, now I get "java version "1.7.0_10" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
<build 1.7.0_10-b18> Java HotSpot 64-Bit Server VM <build 23.6-b04,
mixed mode)

··· On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 3:48:22 PM UTC-8, Zachary Burt wrote: > > " 'java -version' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file " > > On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 2:53:53 PM UTC-8, Yaw Anokwa wrote: >> >> If you go to the command line and you type "java -version", what do you >> get? >> >> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Zachary Burt wrote: >> > OK, so I found this random posting of advice: >> > >> http://superuser.com/questions/356034/how-to-install-java-enviroment-on-windows-8 >> > >> > and it says at the bottom of that conversation that in windows 8 you >> have to >> > install both the 32bit AND the 64bit versions - so I have done that and >> now >> > when I change the directory at the command prompt and type 'java >> -jar"ODK >> > ..." etc I get this message instead: "Unrecognized option: -jarODK... >> Error: >> > could not create the java virtual machine, Error: a fatal exception has >> > occurred. Program will exit" >> > >> > Does any of this mean anything to any of you? >> > >> > >> > On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 9:51:10 AM UTC-8, Zachary Burt wrote: >> >> >> >> I'm not sure what changed - a couple of days ago I pulled my forms >> from >> >> Aggregate using Briefcase just fine. >> >> >> >> But this morning I tried to export those forms and it just froze while >> >> removing the encryption from the first instance. And just now when I >> tried >> >> to pull forms again, when I tried to log-in through the 'connect' >> window it >> >> just froze up without connecting. >> >> >> >> I have no idea what's going on with briefcase. Any help is much >> >> appreciated! >> >> >> >> Zach >> > >> > -- >> > Post: opend...@googlegroups.com >> > Unsubscribe: opendatakit...@googlegroups.com >> > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en >> >
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Could this have to do with the migration to hrd from master slave? maybe I
did it incorrectly? I am able to log in to aggregate and view the
(encrypted) data, but maybe there is something that I did not do correctly
which is interfering with briefcase?

··· On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 3:54:37 PM UTC-8, Zachary Burt wrote: > > NO, sorry!! I tried it again, now that I have both versions of java on > there, now I get "java version "1.7.0_10" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment > Java HotSpot 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode) > > On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 3:48:22 PM UTC-8, Zachary Burt wrote: >> >> " 'java -version' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >> operable program or batch file " >> >> On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 2:53:53 PM UTC-8, Yaw Anokwa wrote: >>> >>> If you go to the command line and you type "java -version", what do you >>> get? >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Zachary Burt wrote: >>> > OK, so I found this random posting of advice: >>> > >>> http://superuser.com/questions/356034/how-to-install-java-enviroment-on-windows-8 >>> > >>> > and it says at the bottom of that conversation that in windows 8 you >>> have to >>> > install both the 32bit AND the 64bit versions - so I have done that >>> and now >>> > when I change the directory at the command prompt and type 'java >>> -jar"ODK >>> > ..." etc I get this message instead: "Unrecognized option: -jarODK... >>> Error: >>> > could not create the java virtual machine, Error: a fatal exception >>> has >>> > occurred. Program will exit" >>> > >>> > Does any of this mean anything to any of you? >>> > >>> > >>> > On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 9:51:10 AM UTC-8, Zachary Burt wrote: >>> >> >>> >> I'm not sure what changed - a couple of days ago I pulled my forms >>> from >>> >> Aggregate using Briefcase just fine. >>> >> >>> >> But this morning I tried to export those forms and it just froze >>> while >>> >> removing the encryption from the first instance. And just now when I >>> tried >>> >> to pull forms again, when I tried to log-in through the 'connect' >>> window it >>> >> just froze up without connecting. >>> >> >>> >> I have no idea what's going on with briefcase. Any help is much >>> >> appreciated! >>> >> >>> >> Zach >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Post: opend...@googlegroups.com >>> > Unsubscribe: opendatakit...@googlegroups.com >>> > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en >>> >>