Base 3.4.2 doesn't run on Windows 7

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#1

Hello. I've installed LibreOffice 3.4.2 in *Windows 7*, and Base doesn't open
any odb file. When I try to do, it seems to open but suddenly closes. When I
create a new odb file, it closes too, as soon as after using the database
wizard.

Base 3.4.1 has this problem too. I thought it was a bug that would be fixed
in the new version 3.4.2, but now I don't know. But in Windows XP don't have
that problem.

Thanks.

#2

Hi :slight_smile:
It would be good to post a bug-report about it. There are no devs working on
Base and none likely to start any time soon so you either need to use MS Access
or perhaps try Win7 compatibility mode to see if you can run Base as though it
was in Xp. (or stick to Xp for that database of course)
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#3

Hi

I have version 3.4.2 of Base running on windows 7 Home Premium without any issues, so is possible to get base to work on windows 7

Have you tried uninstalling and re-installing, that may cure it.

Also I installed 3.4 on top of 3.2, I do not know if this was a factor in getting it to work.

Regards

John

#4

Hi :slight_smile:
Try "getting back to factory defaults" by changing the name of the config folder
for LibreOffice. Look in
Tools - Options - LibreOffice - Path
to find where the folder /user/3 is
Then navigate to that folder and right-click to rename it. I usually rename
things to a reverse date name making it /user/2011-08-04 (yyyy-mm-dd) today so
that i can tell when those backups were made and which is the most recent.

LibreOffice will create a new folder but all your extensions and stuff will be
safely in the folder you made so you can copy sub-folders back into the new one
to regain settings, galleries, templates and things.

It's better than a reinstall as it keeps everything you have built-up even tho
you have hidden it all from LibreOffice.

Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#5

Solved . The problem was *Java*. It wasn't correctly installed in my pc.

I've desinstalled Java and then installed the last version, and LibreOffice
Base runs normally.

Regards!

#6

I remember something about Sun/Oracle older version of Java having problem with LibreOffice, but there is an open-source version that would instead.

The one on my Ubuntu system states it is Sun's Java, but the file's name [folder's name] of the runtime engine seems to be "Java-6-openjdk".

I know someone on this list would know what the best link for it is. Ubuntu seems to have it on its repository, but Windows would need a link to find/download it for their use.

As for the latest version of Java, it is always a good idea to keep your version of Java up-to-date.

#7

Am 07.08.2011 15:00, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote:

I remember something about Sun/Oracle older version of Java having
problem with LibreOffice, but there is an open-source version that would
instead.

The one on my Ubuntu system states it is Sun's Java, but the file's name
[folder's name] of the runtime engine seems to be "Java-6-openjdk".

The Problem does not occur on Windows.

#8

Hi :slight_smile:
Except that quite a few people have reported problems with ultra-new java such
as the _26 version. The _22 and _20 were ok but the _21 seems to be the best
for LibreOffice Base. I think the _22 is the standard one in the Ubuntu repos
but i'm not sure about other distros or Windows (or Mac or Bsd). It might mean
you need to have 2 versions of Java installed as your web-browser might be using
something other than the _20 - _22

Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#9

Hi,

When we had the long thread about Base working really slowly and the problem being Java, I thought someone said the issue only affected those running Base in Linux. I only run it (but on 4 machines) in Ubuntu. I have no Windows installs. When Ubuntu had 1.6.0_22 as the default, my base worked fine. When the Java 1.6.0_24 update was installed, base became horribly slow. When the 1.6.0_26 update was installed, it was still very slow. Someone in the thread said that in Linux you can have two Java versions installed on a system side by side, and he gave instructions on how to do it. Following those instructions, I've tried both 1.6.0_21 and 1.6.0_22. Base works well with both of them, but is just a tiny bit faster on my systems with the _21 version. When you install the second version as per the instructions this person gave, the older version is only used for LibreOffice. The browsers are still using the latest version, so you have all of the security protection of the latest version. I'm sorry I can't give you advise relative to Windows systems. I don't know if Windows has the same situation as Linux. The problem wasn't that Base didn't run in Linux. It was just very sluggish.

#10

Hi :slight_smile:
Thanks for confirming that the _21 is the best version for LibreOffice. Is
there any chance of joining the Documentation Team to write-up the instructions
for installing a separate version of Java specifically for LibreOffice? I think
a chapter about Java is likely to start off as being very small and it's not
clear exactly where it could go but i think once written it could be moved
fairly easily.

Alternatively perhaps an Ubuntu Community Documentation page? Either a radical
re-write of
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java
or something more specific to LibreOffice such as creating a new page
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Base/Java
With a longer-term view of having a single main page about Base that then has
sub-pages (such as the Java one) and/or links to proper LibreOffice
documentation.

Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#11

Hi,

I saved the instructions for adding the Java for my future reference if needed. These are slightly modified over what had been in the post: