Difference between revisions of "IReport does not start"

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The iReport splash screen is shown when the iReport is started from the TrayLauncher and from C:\IMSMAng\iReport\bin. One known reason for this is that a new version of Java than 1.7 is installed on the computer.
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The iReport splash screen is shown when the iReport is started from the ''TrayLauncher'' and from ''C:\IMSMAng\iReport\bin'' but the application does not start.  
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One known reason for this is that a new version of Java than 1.7 is installed on the computer.
  
 
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  jdkhome="C:\IMSMAng\java"
 
  jdkhome="C:\IMSMAng\java"
 
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<li>Save the file.
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<li>Note that there should not be any '''#''' at the beginning of row 12.</li>
<li>Test to start again.
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<li>Save the file.</li>
<li>If it does not work then you have to edit the environmental variable PATH.
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<li>Test to start again.</li>
<li>Remove all references to Java 1.8.
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<li>If it does not work then you have to edit the environmental variable PATH.</li>
<li>Test to start again.
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<li>Remove all references to Java 1.8.</li>
<li>If it does not work now then you have to edit the environmental variable JAVA_HOME.
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<li>Test to start again.</li>
<li>Set JAVA_HOME to C:\IMSMAng\java.
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<li>If it does not work now then you have to edit the environmental variable JAVA_HOME.</li>
<li>Test to start again.
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<li>Set JAVA_HOME to C:\IMSMAng\java.</li>
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<li>Test to start again.</li>
 
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Revision as of 18:11, 6 July 2015

Note.jpg This article applies to when the iReport application does not start i.e. the iReport splash screen is shown but the application does not start.
IReport splash.png

The iReport splash screen is shown when the iReport is started from the TrayLauncher and from C:\IMSMAng\iReport\bin but the application does not start. One known reason for this is that a new version of Java than 1.7 is installed on the computer.

IReport conf.png

  1. Edit the file C:\IMSMAng\iReport\etc\ireport.conf.
  2. Edit row 12 to
jdkhome="C:\IMSMAng\java"
  1. Note that there should not be any # at the beginning of row 12.
  2. Save the file.
  3. Test to start again.
  4. If it does not work then you have to edit the environmental variable PATH.
  5. Remove all references to Java 1.8.
  6. Test to start again.
  7. If it does not work now then you have to edit the environmental variable JAVA_HOME.
  8. Set JAVA_HOME to C:\IMSMAng\java.
  9. Test to start again.

More details may be found here https://community.jaspersoft.com/ireport-designer/issues/3593