installation stops with an error
category: ARIS Express
operating system used Mac OS X 10.7.5
Java version 1.7.0_09
<jnlp spec="1.6+" codebase="http://download.ariscommunity.com" href="express.jnlp">
<information>
<title>ARIS Express 2.3</title>
<vendor>Software AG</vendor>
<homepage href="http://www.softwareag.com"/>
<description>Model your business by using ARIS Express.</description>
<description kind="short">Model your business by using ARIS Express.</description>
<icon kind="shortcut" href="alogo.ico"/>
<icon kind="splash" href="splash.gif"/>
<offline-allowed/>
<shortcut online="false">
<desktop/>
<menu submenu="ARIS Express"/>
</shortcut>
<association extensions="adf" mime-type="x-application/adf">
<description kind="short">ARIS Document File</description>
<icon href="adf.ico"/>
</association>
</information>
<security>
<all-permissions/>
</security>
<resources>
<property name="jnlp.packEnabled" value="true"/>
<j2se version="1.6+" initial-heap-size="64m" max-heap-size="512m" java-vm-args="-Dsun.java2d.d3d=false -XX:MaxPermSize=96m"/>
<jar href="PngEncoder.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="activation.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="antlr.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="aris71db2.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="aris_loader.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="arismethod.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="cl_locale.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="cl_locale_de.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="cl_locale_en.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="client.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="cltech.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="common.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="commons-beanutils.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="commons-codec.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="commons-collections.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="commons-configuration.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="commons-digester.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="commons-io.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="commons-lang.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="commons-logging.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="commons-pool.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="components.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="components2.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="express_embedded_de_help.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="express_embedded_en_help.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="expresslauncher.jar" main="true" download="eager"/>
<jar href="filters.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="hsqldb.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="itext.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="itextasian.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="jdom.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="jh.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="jide.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="js.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="jxlayer.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="log4j.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="mail.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="rapidSpell.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="saaj-api.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="saaj-impl.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="serializer.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="server.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="server_locale.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="server_locale_de.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="server_locale_en.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="server_method_oem04.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="timingframework.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="ws-commons-util.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="wsdl4j.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="xalan.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="xercesImpl.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="xml-apis.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="xmlrpc-client.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="xmlrpc-common.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-annotations.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-dictionaries.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-dl-core.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-dl-mapping-asa.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-dl-mapping-db2.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-dl-mapping-derby.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-dl-mapping-hsqldb.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-dl-mapping-lidl.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-dl-mapping-mssql.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-dl-mapping-olite.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-dl-mapping-oracle.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-dl-mapping-pg.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-domhelper.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-graphics.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-graphlayout.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-guiframework.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-lipo.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-reportexecution.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-reportoutput.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-spellchecker-dictionaries.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-spellchecker.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y-utils.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="y.jar" download="eager"/>
</resources>
<update check="background" policy="prompt-update"/>
<application-desc main-class="com.idsscheer.aris.expresslauncher.AExpressLauncher">
<argument>helpurl</argument>
<argument>http://www.ariscommunity.com/help/aris-express</argument>
<argument>banner</argument>
<argument>http://banner.ariscommunity.com</argument>
</application-desc>
</jnlp>
4 Replies
Dear Frank,
thanks for this inforamtion.
Please note that I downgrade to Java 1.6.0_37 (Java 6).
Now the installation file from your website express.jnlp leads me to the oracle website to download java 7 for mac.
Any other idea?
Thanks a lot in advance
Jassir
Hi Jassir,
would be nice if you would just paste the error shown (callstack). You posted the jnlp-file instead.
Bye,
Frank
with Java 1.6.0_37 (Java 6) here is the error : java.lang.ClassCastException: java.util.HashMap cannot be cast to java.awt.RenderingHints at com.jidesoft.swing.JideSwingUtilities.<clinit>(Unknown Source) at com.jidesoft.plaf.vsnet.VsnetMetalUtils.initComponentDefaults(Unknown Source) at com.jidesoft.plaf.LookAndFeelFactory.installJideExtension(Unknown Source) at com.jidesoft.plaf.LookAndFeelFactory.installJideExtension(Unknown Source) at com.jidesoft.plaf.LookAndFeelFactory.installJideExtension(Unknown Source) at com.idsscheer.framework.gui.plaf.express.ADelegatingLookAndFeel.installLookAndFeel(Unknown Source) at com.idsscheer.framework.gui.plaf.express.ALookAndFeelHelper.installLookAndFeel(Unknown Source) at com.idsscheer.framework.gui.plaf.ALookAndFeel.installLookAndFeel(Unknown Source) at com.idsscheer.aris.client.container.controller.ALookAndFeelController.setLookAndFeel(Unknown Source) at com.idsscheer.aris.client.container.common.AARISClientContainer.setLookAndFeel(Unknown Source) at com.idsscheer.aris.client.container.common.AARISClientContainer.initLookAndFeel(Unknown Source) at com.idsscheer.aris.client.container.common.AARISClientContainer.init(Unknown Source) at com.idsscheer.aris.client.container.common.AARISClientContainer.init(Unknown Source) at com.idsscheer.aris.client.arisloader.AAbstactLoader.start(Unknown Source) at com.idsscheer.aris.expresslauncher.AExpressLauncher.startClient(Unknown Source) at com.idsscheer.aris.expresslauncher.AExpressLauncher.main(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601) at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.executeApplication(Unknown Source) at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.executeMainClass(Unknown Source) at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.doLaunchApp(Unknown Source) at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.run(Unknown Source) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)
Frank Weyand on
Hello,
There is a bug in the new Java version 7, which prevents ARIS Express to start.
<http://www.ariscommunity.com/users/frank-weyand/2012-08-27-important-problems-starting-aris-express-bug-oracles-jre-jav…;
If you installed the new version, maybe per automatical update, you need to go back to an older version of Java.
I'm not 100% sure, because Express is not "officially" released for Mac, but I think, you've got the same problem like everybody on the Windows side using the new JRE 7.
Sorry for any inconveniences. I hope, the new JRE version, where the bug have been fixed, will be released soon, for Mac as well
Bye,
Frank