X3D-Edit autoinstaller and zip for Windows fails, found workaround

[brutzman]

X3D-Edit autoinstaller for Windows successfully completes the installation process, but then fails due to not finding the locally installed Java.

• https://sourceforge.net/projects/x3d/files/X3D-Edit%20Pre-Release%20Testing/x3deditmodulesuite-windows.exe/download

Error window:

• 

Installation location and installed configuration file:

• C:\Program Files\x3deditmodulesuite\etc\x3deditmodulesuite.conf attached, with .txt appended to filename for github compatibility x3deditmodulesuite.conf.txt

Excerpt:

# Default location of JDK:
# (set by installer or commented out if launcher should decide)
#
# It can be overridden on command line by using --jdkhome <dir>
# Be careful when changing jdkhome.
# There are two NetBeans launchers for Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) and
# installer points to one of those in the NetBeans application shortcut 
# based on the Java version selected at installation time.
#
#**jdkhome="/path/to/jdk**"

[brutzman]

Potential remedies:

• JAVA_HOME environmental variable is set but has no apparent effect
• User might create jdkhome or JDK_HOME environmental variable - neither worked

Workaround:

• Using localadmin permissions, set jdkhome permissions in configuration file:
• C:\\Program Files\\x3deditmodulesuite\\etc\\x3deditmodulesuite.conf
• jdkhome="C:\Program Files\Java\openjdk\jdk-21.0.1"

[brutzman]

Help wanted: are the installers and zip working for Mac and Linux?

[terry-norbraten]

Negative for macOS double clicking the APP (Strict Apple app checking). However, will work if *.sh is invoked on the command line. Recommend using just the ZIP build.

[coderextreme]

I used the zip build of NetBeans and installed the X3D-Edit .nbm. Works on Windows.