LKBEN11073: Howto know which version of java has been installed on your system
Symptom
You need to know your active java version
Cause
This can be usefull. It works under Windows and Linux.
Solution
Under Windows you open a command line. You can type in cmd.exe in the run menu.
Now you type:
java -version
The result will look like this:
C:\Windows\System32>java -version
java version "1.6.0_11"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_11-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0-b16, mixed mode)
This is the result from s SuSE Linux Enterprise Server:
lubby@srv02:~> java -version
java version "1.4.2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2)
Classic VM (build 1.4.2, J2RE 1.4.2 IBM build cxia32142-20070708 (SR9) (JIT enabled: jitc))
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Author: - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.