When attempting to connect to a database, I get the following error:
"OpenOffice requires a Java runtime environment (JRE) to perform this task. The selectred
JRE is defective. Please select another version or install a new JRE and select it under
Tools - Options - OpenOffice - Java."
When I go to Tools - Options - OpenOffice - Java, there is a brief pause, then it
displays the following "Oracle Corporation 1.8.0.45"
I clicked on Add, but when I again attempt to connect to the database, I still get the
same error.
I have Windows 7, 64-bit version. I was initially using OpenOffice.org 4.1.0 without
problems. Then about a week ago I received a message advising to update Java. I
downloaded the 32-bit JRE and still had the same problem. I went to Tools - Options -
OpenOffice - Java and it automatically selected the new JRE. I clicked the "Add" button
and the problem was not resolved. I then downloaded the 64-bit JRE, went to Tools -
Options - OpenOffice - Java, and this time browsed to Program
Files/java/jre1.8.0_45/bin/java.exe. I am assuming that Program Files contains the 64-bit
programs and Program Files (x86) contains the 32-bit programs -- am I correct about this?
After double clicking on the jre1.8.0_45 folder and clicking "Add", I still had not
resolved the problem. I still get the "OpenOffice requires a Java runtime environment..."
error.
So, what do I do now???
Bob Fleming
Seattle, U.S.A.