Re: Can I detect Java version before my java program starts?

Not really -- you could have one Java program spawn another though.




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I am starting a Java application on the iSeries.  I don't really care 
which version of Java the iSeries is using as default (as long as it's 
above 1.3.1).  The problem is that in the CL program that uses the JAVA 
command to start he application, I have to "hard code" the classpath to 
include a reference to the tools.jar file found in the JAVA_HOME 
directory.  As you know this path changes based on the version of Java 
being used.

Is there a way that I can detect the version of java prior to program 
start and add the appropriate classpath entry then?  Right now, a CL is 
starting the Java program "directly" with the JAVA command.  This could 
be changed to use a QSHELL script, but I still don't know how I would do 
this in a shell script either.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Ken