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Wilf:

You'll need to compile and run from a DOS box set up to *only* see the
JDK 1.1.5 stuff to get to the heart of the matter.

-Rich

Wilf Reedijk wrote:
> 
> I am writing an application which uses another class library which I
> believe has only been tested with JDK 1.1.5 (or at least something
> later than 1.1.2). When I try to run it with the classes.zip
> provided with JBuilder 1.0, I get the following message...
> 
> 
> Exception occurred during event dispatching:
> java.lang.InternalError: Converter malfunction (UTF8) -- please send
> a bug report to java-io@java.sun.com
>  at
> java.io.InputStreamReader.malfunction(InputStreamReader.java:119)
>  at
> java.io.InputStreamReader.convertInto(InputStreamReader.java:133)
> 
> 
> etc ...
> 
> 
> If I switch my classpath to point to a JDK 1.1.5 classes.zip (which
> I know I'm not supposed to do), The program actually gets a bit
> further before crashing ...
> 
> 
> 
> Exception occurred during event dispatching:
> java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: needsConversion
>  at sun.awt.windows.WFontMetrics.getMFStringWidth(Compiled Code)
>  at sun.awt.windows.WFontMetrics.charsWidth(Compiled Code)
>  at sun.awt.windows.WFontMetrics.stringWidth(Compiled Code)
>  at borland.jbcl.view.TextItemPainter.getPreferredSize(Compiled
> Code)
> 
> etc...
> 
> 
> This program runs just fine if I compile and run it outside of the
> JBuilder IDE - i.e. using plain JDK 1.1.5, but I would like to use
> JBuilder to further develop and debug it. The problem must have
> something to do with incompatible JVMs. So the question is "How do I
> develop applications that use a class library which was created
> using a higher level of JDK than the one provided with JBuilder?"
> 
> Thanks
> Wilf Reedijk
> 

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Rich Wilkman
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