I recently downloaded the planner, but when I try to open the .exe file nothing happens. I receive no error or message, it just doesn't do anything. I updated Java, no difference. I completely removed Java and reinstalled and still nothing. I am running Windows Vista. Any help would be great.

There has been a similar problem for someone who unzipped the planner in the program file directory.

It is safer to use your user directory to unzip the planner.
Is this your case ?

I unzipped it from the Download folder in my user directory. Still wont do anything.

Try moving all but the Himmelveil01Streets.tlx file out of the tilesets folder (don't delete them just put them someplace else) and then relaunch the app.

The behaviour you are descibing is what happens to me when I have a bad tile set file and I try to launch the planner.

Just to be sure. What EXE do you try to launch? You should normally launch the TLXPLanner.jar file... (I suppose this is what you already do, but, I want to be sure)

I tried moving out the tile sets. I removed only the himmelveil sets but that didnt help, then I moved all of the sets and still no good.

One time I did get an error about not being able to create the destination file but it hasnt come up again.

The executable that I am trying to launch is the TerrainlinX_Planner.jar

Can you try running the jar from a command prompt to see if there's some output that you're not seeing otherwise?

may be a dumb question, but I'll ask anyways, have you downloaded the java run time required to execute jar files?

http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp

Otherwise running it at a command line would definitely be recommended, if you don't know how to do this:

Copy the whole thing to a simple directory that's easy to find. I use temp just off the C drive (or C:\temp\).

On the windows choose Run... type cmd and hit enter.
Type cd \
Type cd <INSERT YOUR DIRECTORY NAME HERE> (so in my case I would use cd temp)
Type TerrainlinX_Planner.jar

If it gives you an error copy it and paste it in this thread and we can help you further.

What is your OS, I am going to take a guess and say it is WIN7 since you have a Downloads folder.

Make a folder on the Root of your drive ( C:\ normally) call it TLXPlanner or something like that which makes sense to you.
Copy the zip file form the Down loads folder into this folder and extract.
Now try to run the .jar file to start the application.

What you may be fighting is WIN7's protected areas $%#&* that Microsoft started with Vista on desktop systems. By doing the above steps you should be able to get it to run from that folder. I then just make a shortcut to the .jar file on my desktop.
I also keep all my tile sets in this location as well thus keeping my WWG stuff together.

Makes backing up my TLX layouts, new purchases from WWG easy to back up to disc.

-D²

Thanks Dsqr964, that worked perfectly! Thank you everyone for taking the time to help me out. I greatly appreciate it!

Cool! I fight WIN7 all day with our Db application. If a client didn't install in certain steps WIN7 can really hose up Db.
-D²

I can't get mine to work either. The error I'm getting is "Could not find the main class:" and then it would give the file path to the jar I just tried running.

I'm on windows 7, new computer, just installed java for the first time too.

I tried putting the planner in the C: drive like previously suggested but that did not work for me.

Thanks for your time.

First :
try to put the planner in a subfolder of your document folder

If that doesn't work, open a console, go to the directory the planner is installed to and type
java -jar TerrainlinX_Planner.jar

Does one of this works ?

What version of java do you have ?

Thanks for the response. I put the file into Documents and didn't have any luck. I then tried to command promt the file now that it was in Documents and typing what you wrote verbatim I got ,
" 'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

When I go to the java website it says, "congratulations! You have the recommended (Version 6 Update 30"

I uninstalled and re-installed java and I'm still getting the "Could not find the main class:" error.

Hi,

what you may want to try :

1. Go to "My Computer" and do a search for "java.exe". Do also a search for "javaw.exe"
Do you find it ?
In which directory ?

This last point is important because on Win 7, there is (at least on my computer, so i'll assume it is the same on yours) two "program files" directories, one for "older" 32 bits applications, and one for "newer" 64 bits applications. It may be a problem of 32bits vs 64 bits version of java
I know I have two versions of java installed and if I try to open the jar file with the incorrect version of java, I do have a "can't find main class" problem.

2. Open a console and type
echo %PATH%

What's the result ?

Sorry for the inconvenience, but hopefully, we will solve this...

I wasn't even aware there was a 64 bit java. I downloaded it, told the program to run with the 64 bit javaw. Same error.

There's apparently a few threads with people having the same issue, this appears to be a very wide spread problem.

In fact you should *not* be using the 64bit java, but the one in "program file(x86)"

Try forcing the launching with "Open with" and select either java.exe or javaw.exe found in "Program files (x86)\Java\bin"
The only time I had a problem similar to yours, was when using the java found in "Program files" instead of "Program files (x86)"

I had been using the programs (86) the entire time until someone recommended the 64 bit as a possible fix for the issue. Both versions have the same error.

Did you try this?

http://java.com/en/download/help/error_mainclass.xml

EDIT never mind seems I can't read, I was anticipating when they say to uninstall java that it would give more complicated instructions than just use the remove programs...

Could you try this ?



This is a very simple program that just opens a new window.

unzip it into your document directory (or wherever you want) and launch the jar file,
(try using c:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe)

If that doesn't work, try renaming the jar file into a zip and unzip it.
You should have the following files:

com\xan\test\JavaFrameTest.class
com\xan\test\JavaFrameTest$1.class
META-INF\MANIFEST.MF


Open a console and type :
java -classpath . com.xan.test.JavaFrameTest

If it doesn't work, try using javaw instead of java
javaw -classpath . com.xan.test.JavaFrameTest

If nothing works, well, it's a problem of java installation, but I don't know which one, as you already tried to reinstall java. you may have to desinstall java once again, then clean up the registry, then reinstall java again, but I can't guarantee it will work

Thanks a bunch, I'll give this a shot when I get home. Just for the sake of time, how would I clean up the registry? Is it just a matter of making sure jaropen or whatever it was called is no longer associated with java after I uninstall the program?

Thanks.

Trying javaw gave the popup error. Doing an uninstall now.

Yeah, uninstalled, rebooted, checked the registry to make sure there was no mention of jarfile. Reinstalled java. Still the same issue.

I'm really clueless

if you type on a console

what do you get ?
and when typing


Also, did you try to run the jar from

(last directory name, javatest, is just an example, the point is : trying from a subfolder of the public document folder...)


EDIT:
You can also try this, into a console:

If it doesn't work, please do a:

After getting the first error, I checked the registry and javaw is correctly set up on jarfile.
Am I supposed to cd to something before typing this stuff? Or just do it with a fresh cmd shell?
Doing it fresh...


"java' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.


It gave the paths to PhsyX\Common, System32, Windows, System32\Wbem, and WindowsPowerSHell\v1.0

Yes, I tried running the javaTest and the terrain planner for folders within Docs, so terrain planner file is located at "C:\Users\Username\Documents\TLXP15_2\TerrainlinX_Planner.jar"

This returned the same error as the first.

It said %CLASSPATH%

Anyway, at least we know that windows isn't acknowledging java's existence, despite the java site saying I have the most recent version, and the jarfile registry saying that it's legit as well. Does that give you any ideas?

Nope, no new idea, I'm afraid...

Only thing I can think of it trying to force the use of java:


(or any other valid complete path to the java.exe program)
If that works, you can try the java -jar TerrainlinX_Planner.jar with a complete path, to see if that change the "Can't find main class" problem...

I'm not a Java programmer, but shouldn't Java be displayed in the path variable as well? I recall running into this problem on one of my old computers with an unrelated program a few years ago, with the same symptoms, and adding a reference to Java's location to the path variable fixed the problem for me.

I put in, ""c:\program files (x86)\java\jre6\bin\java.exe"" and it returned
Usage: java [-options] class [args....]
<to execute a class>

then a page of other stuff.

That means it worked right? Is there a way to carry that line into launching the terrain program?



I have no idea what any of that means. ^_^

Before modifying your path, first try to launch the planner

"c:\program files (x86)\java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -jar TerrainlinX_Planner.jar

If that works, then:
(not sure of the actual labels, my conputer is in french, so...)
1. Windows Start button -> Config panel
2. System and Security
3. System
4. Advanced System parameters (on the left panel)
5. Button "Environment variables"
6. On the bottom list, find the "Path" System variable and select "Modify"
7. add ";C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin" to this variable and select OK.
8. Check! open a console and type "java". Does it find the program ?