Question & Answer
Question
How do you obtain the Java build and version numbers for both Sun and IBM JRE and JDK versions when troubleshooting IBM Rational software issues, problems or errors?
Answer
Open a command prompt (Click Start > Run and type cmd).
- For the JRE
Use jre at the command prompt. This will return the Java JRE version number that is found in your path.
For example:
C:\>jre
Java(tm) Runtime Loader Version 1.1.7.24o
- For the JDK version
Use java -version at the command prompt to check the version of the JDK in your path.
For example:
C:\>java -version
java version "1.5.0_07"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_07-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_07-b03, mixed mode, sharing)C:\Program Files\IBM\Java142\jre\bin>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 Windows 32 build cn142-20060421 (SR5) (JIT enabled: jitc))
Related Information
[{"Product":{"code":"SSSTY3","label":"Rational Customer Support"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"General Information","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"All Versions","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"","label":""}}]
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Document Information
More support for:
Rational Customer Support
Software version:
All Versions
Operating system(s):
Windows
Document number:
74663
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21122207
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