PM77402: With multiple JREs installed, RFT still uses the latest JRE version even if not enabled.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment:
  ------------
  RFT: v8.2.2
  Browser: IE9
  JRE: 1.6.0_07 and 1.6.0_24
  OS: Win 7.
  
  Description:
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  When multiple JREs are installed, RFT picks up the latest JRE to
  create the JVM even if this is disabled JRE. So, for example if
  JRE 1.6u7 and JRE 1.6u24 are installed, even though JRE 1.6.0_07
  was enabled RFT tries to use JRE 1.6.0_24 to create JVM.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• http://download.java.net/jdk8/docs/technotes/guides/jweb/applet/
  using_tags.html
  According to this - the registry key
  8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93 always instructs IE to use
  the highest available version of the Java plugin installed on
  the system.
  
  "The example shown below is the most commonly used form of the
  classid attribute. This example instructs Internet Explorer to
  use the highest installed version of Java Plug-in.
  classid="clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93" "
  

Problem conclusion

• http://download.java.net/jdk8/docs/technotes/guides/jweb/applet/
  using_tags.html
  According to this - the registry key
  8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93 always instructs IE to use
  the highest available version of the Java plugin installed on
  the system.
  
  "The example shown below is the most commonly used form of the
  classid attribute. This example instructs Internet Explorer to
  use the highest installed version of Java Plug-in.
  classid="clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93" "
  
  So in the customer's application, when launching the applet
  which launches the Oracle form, the customer should use the
  aternate form of the classid attribute in order to force their
  application to
  
  "Following is an alternative form of the classid attribute:
  classid="clsid:CAFEEFAC-xxxx-yyyy-zzzz-ABCDEFFEDCBA" In this
  form, "xxxx", "yyyy", and "zzzz" are four-digit numbers that
  identify the minimum version of Java Plug-in to be used. For
  example, to use Java Plug-in version 1.6, you specify:
  classid="clsid:CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0000-ABCDEFFEDCBA"".
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RAT FUNC TESTER

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2503

Applicable component levels

• R851 PSY

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