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[Compatibility] Java Update Issue

I had problems with the last version 6..........so I updated to ver 7 u4 and all is good again.

Though I usually have java totally disabled in all my browsers as it 's not needed 99% of the time.
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ZZ,

Thanks for your input everything helps.

Unfortunately I need Java for my Stock Trading Charts to work so I am stuck with it!!

Zach

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Is your "Stock Trading Charts" the only Java page you have tested the new Java client on? And, so that we are on the same page, "new" Java Client is Java 7 Release 4, correct?

I ask if you have tested Java in FF and IE on other sites, to try to rule out a site specific issue. The company I last worked for had to be careful when we would deploy new versions of Java into the environment, as they had to be tested first to make sure they did not break existing applications. Most of the time, there were no issues. However, there was a few cases where some specific Oracle Applications we had that were built on Java did not function correctly on a given new version. Before we could roll that update out, the development team had to re-code certain parts of the application.

So, if you have not done so, try to test other sites with the newest Java, and see if they work fine. If they do, then maybe you should get in contact with the site owner(s) of your "Stock Trading Charts" and see what they say.

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Plencnerb,

I am presently working on an XP Pro machine and have Java 7 Release 5 installed which just came out today.

On this application which is different from Ameritrade I get these two errors that pop-up and stay at the top of the page but the application works.

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /homepages/18/d249920873/htdocs/swingtradingclub/functions_stc.php:1) in /homepages/18/d249920873/htdocs/swingtradingclub/functions_stc.php on line 293

Warning: file(»www.stocksignalpro.com/us_recovery_list.htm) [function.file]: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found in /homepages/18/d249920873/htdocs/swingtradingclub/stock-trading-club-home.php on line 7.

I personally haven't a clue what the error messages mean but at this point I will not try the update on my Win 7 machine because it is my money maker. There is a possibility that the reason for the error is that the source of the site isn't on line presently but I have no idea if that would cause these errors.

Thanks,

Zach

Zach,

I'm not a Java Programmer myself, so I'm not sure what those errors mean either. However, I can do a little research and see if I can figure it out, as I am a programmer (mostly Visual Basic, Oracle, and SQL Server).

My other suggestion would be to try to get in contact with the actual site owner(s), and see what they come up with too. Tell them what you posted here (OS version, Java Version, Browser that you are running, and the errors that you got). Depending on the staff of the site, they may not even know a newer version of Java is out (compared to when it was written), and may not have tested it. For someone who is a Java Programmer, knowing the actual error message and line number of the script, they should be able to figure it out without a lot of effort.

I say this because it appears that the code could have been written for an older version of Java, and now with the new client, some functionally may have changed (or is no longer there). Again, not being a Java Programmer, that is just a guess on my part.

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Zach,

I did some looking, and I found some information that may help fix your first error message.

So we are on the same page, this is the error message that I did some research on

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Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /homepages/18/d249920873/htdocs/swingtradingclub/functions_stc.php:1) in /homepages/18/d249920873/htdocs/swingtradingclub/functions_stc.php on line 293

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Good Morning Brian,

I am not a programmer either but I will contact the site's owner and see what he knows about the issue if it is even an issue once the site is online.

This site is normally only used on Saturdays for training so it may work fine on next weekend.

Thanks for your assistance.

Zach

Hello Zach,

I think you are right about the 2nd error in regards to the site not being online during the week. The whole "failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found " tells me that the site that the specific line of code is trying to open / go to cannot be found. This is the same error you get when a webpage is down (standard 404 error).

So, that error should probably go away when the site is actually up and running.

However, the warning with the PHP file is something different, and the site owner may have to modify the file to correct the problem.

Again, not knowing anything about PHP, it may just be a warning, and the page will load fine once the site is actually up.

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Brian,

After the market closes I will open my Ameritrade account on the old XP Pro computer that we are discussing at present. If I can open it up and access my charts I am sure that someone has most likely corrected something in the latest Java update. The one that initially gave me the problem was 7 ver. 4.

I am currently running the latest on the XP Pro machine and the older version 6 ver. 33 on my Win 7 Pro machine.

Thanks Again,

Zach

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I had a problem with 7.4 but it was more something messed up the update part of the installation. Wondered why no updates & tried manually but the update part kept giving me errors. So far 7.5 is working fine.
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OK Everyone,

I worked on my Windows 7 Pro machine this afternoon and here is what I did.

1. Did a complete uninstall of Java Version 6 Update 33 using Revo Uninstaller Pro.

2. Downloaded Java Version 7 Update 5 and installed it without any difficulties.

3. Attempted to log into Ameritrade account and load the Charting program that requires Java.

4. The Charting program failed to load and doesn't give any pop-up errors just a blank white box.

5. Did a complete uninstall of Java Version 7 Update using Revo Uninstaller Pro and reinstalled Java 6.

6 Went back to Ameritrade and loaded the Charting program and everything works fine.

End of story.

Zach

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Well, I'm glad that you got it working. Sucks that you had to go to the extreme to remove Java, and install an older version.

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Hi Brian,

Well I don't give up easily so I will continue to look for a fix.

Thanks for your help.

Zach

You may have to install both versions. System should then run whatever jre will work for the application.

I remember at work where we had to have certain versions installed for various internal and 3rd party packages to work. We also had to install the Java versions/applications in a specific order for the application installers to work correctly. It was a royal pain.

Hi Mark,

I already have tried both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions on either the 9th or 10th of the month. Just before I posted to the board.

I started with the 64 bit and added the 32 bit when that one by itself didn't work. Then I went back to the 32 bit alone and it works.

I am beginning to lean toward some type of problem in my Windows 7 configuration but I have no idea exactly where to begin looking.

I have only been working with Windows 7 since November so have a long way to go before I am as proficient with that OS as I am with XP.

At this point in time I am sorry I ever even considered Windows 7 to begin with!!!

Zach

Actually, I meant installing both Java 6 and 7 runtime versions. Java 6 for that one application and Java 7 for the other stuff.

Since Firefox is 32bit, I only installed the 32bit version.

Hi Mark,

I tried both just in case there was a need but found that all I needed was the old 32 bit version to make things work.

I agree, don't install anything that you have no need for!!

Thanks,

Zach