New version of z/Open Editor was pushed out today and now getting message about the need for a Java > V11

[davidkjackson54]

This only started this morning after a new version of z/Open Editor was pushed out to VSCcode.

I am getting this message:

I am running Semeru V21 A Java --version shows this:

java --version openjdk 21.0.3 2024-04-16 LTS IBM Semeru Runtime Open Edition 21.0.3.0 (build 21.0.3+9-LTS) Eclipse OpenJ9 VM 21.0.3.0 (build openj9-0.44.0, JRE 21 Windows 11 amd64-64-Bit Compressed References 20240416_179 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled) OpenJ9 - b0699311c7 OMR - 254af5a04 JCL - ac8f341bc20 based on jdk-21.0.3+9)

[benjamin-t-santos]

Hi @davidkjackson54, sorry that the recent Z Open Editor update is causing you this issue. I was able to get the same Java (IBM Semeru 21.0.3.0) working with Z Open Editor 4.3.0 on Windows 11, so I feel confident that we can this working for you again. Some questions that will help us fix this:

• Can you share your output for java -version? (with a single hyphen, -version vs. --version)
• Open the Z Open Editor Welcome Page by opening the command prompt (Ctrl + Shift + P) and running ">IBM Z Open Editor: Welcome". Scroll down to the prerequisites section and expand the "64-bit Java version 11 or higher is found" section. It provides info on where Z Open Editor looked for your Java. If you could send me a screenshot of yours, that would be very helpful. Here is mine for reference:

Thanks.

[davidkjackson54]

The java --version and java -version both provide the exact same information: C:\Users\djackson4>java --version openjdk 21.0.3 2024-04-16 LTS IBM Semeru Runtime Open Edition 21.0.3.0 (build 21.0.3+9-LTS) Eclipse OpenJ9 VM 21.0.3.0 (build openj9-0.44.0, JRE 21 Windows 11 amd64-64-Bit Compressed References 20240416_179 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled) OpenJ9 - b0699311c7 OMR - 254af5a04 JCL - ac8f341bc20 based on jdk-21.0.3+9)

C:\Users\djackson4>java -version openjdk version "21.0.3" 2024-04-16 LTS IBM Semeru Runtime Open Edition 21.0.3.0 (build 21.0.3+9-LTS) Eclipse OpenJ9 VM 21.0.3.0 (build openj9-0.44.0, JRE 21 Windows 11 amd64-64-Bit Compressed References 20240416_179 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled) OpenJ9 - b0699311c7 OMR - 254af5a04 JCL - ac8f341bc20 based on jdk-21.0.3+9)

The Z/Open Editor welcome screen shows this:

I noticed in your screen shot that you point to the upper folder whereas in mine I was pointing at the /bin folder. I changed by JAVA_HOME to come up one level:

It now works... I seem to remember that at one point in time you had to point to the bin but clearly not now!