Alain Forget writes:

> It doesn't sound like your problem is with Java being a service, but in case 
> you have trouble with however your Java programs are bundled into exes to run 
> as services and are looking for an alternative, thus far I've found the Java 
> Service Launcher (http://jslwin.sourceforge.net/) works very well thus far 
> and is easy to use. All the others Java-as-a-Windows-service solutions I 
> found or were recommended were much heavier-weight and more difficult to use 
> than I needed.
>
> Alain
>

We're using WinRun4J. We plan on switching to something else, something
with a larger community behind it, like the Apache commons procrun
stuff. Thanks for the heads up to the alternative solution,
though. That's one I had not yet seen.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Hawes [mailto:haw...@anx.com] 
> Sent: June 18, 2013 09:38
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: [WiX-users] Java Program Installer
>
> I have a product that will use a 64bit installer. It uses an exe wrapper for 
> the jar files so that the programs can be entered as Windows services and the 
> config programs can run from the Start menu. The wrapper requires different 
> binaries for the type of JVM installed, 32bit executables for runnning the 
> jars under a 32bit JVM, and 64bit executables for running the same jars under 
> a 64bit JVM.
>
> The requirements for the 64bit installer is to detect which JVM is installed. 
> If it finds the 64bit JRE, it stops there and installs the 64bit exe's (and 
> the associated jar files) under ProgramFiles64Folder, upon failing that, it 
> should search for the 32bit JRE, and then install the 32bit exe's (and 
> associated jar files) under ProgramFilesFolder.
>
> Here is the WiX snippet I have:
>
>     <Property Id="JRE64">
>       <RegistrySearch Id="J64REVER" Type="raw"
>         Root="HKLM" Key="Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime 
>         Environment\CurrentVersion" Name="JavaVersion" />
>     </Property>
>
>     <Property Id="JRE32">
>       <RegistrySearch Id="J32REVER" Type="raw"
>         Root="HKLM" Key="Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Runtime 
>         Environment\CurrentVersion" Name="JavaVersion" />
>     </Property>
>
>     <Condition Message="This application requires Java Version 7 
>     or higher">
>       <![CDATA[ (Installed OR JRE32 OR JRE64) AND JRE32 < "1.7" 
>       AND JRE64 < "1.7"  ]]>
>     </Condition>
>
> I don't think my condition is right. What I want it to say, in pseudo code, 
> is:
>  
> IF (
>       (NOT JRE32 OR JRE32 < "1.7")
>      AND
>       (NOT JRE64 OR JRE64 < "1.7")
>    )
> THEN stop install with the message.
>
> Since it is possible to have both an 32bit JRE and 64bit JRE installed on a 
> 64bit system, it is important to check for both, but default to the 64bit JRE 
> if it is up-to-date and available.
>
> Thanks!
>
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