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Java 5 as jre1.3

 
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How can i run a program on Java 5 jvm but as 1.3
 
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If your program was compiled using JDK 1.3 then it should run on a 1.5 JVM. Are you having a problem or is that not what you were asking ?
 
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Originally posted by Swapnil Shroff:
How can i run a program on Java 5 jvm but as 1.3



I guess you are asking about running your class file under the JVM which you specify. If this is what you want then you can use


[ April 08, 2008: Message edited by: Balasubramanian Chandrasekaran ]
 
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yes bala. I want to use java -version:<version-number>
however does the jvm require the target versioned VM also
 
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Also, what does the -version:<> does.
Does it run current jre as target version
 
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The "-version" option simply causes the JRE version to be printed; it does not cause any change in the way the JRE works.

It's not clear to me what you mean by "run as 1.3". As Joanne said, JREs are backwards-compatible: anything that ran on 1.3 should also run on 5. As far as I know, there's no way to get a newer JRE to behave like an older one. Why would you want that?
[ April 10, 2008: Message edited by: Ulf Dittmer ]
 
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The "-version" option simply causes the JRE version to be printed; it does not cause any change in the way the JRE works.



I think -version option does more than that
From java command


JREs are backwards-compatible: anything that ran on 1.3 should also run on 5.



JRE 5 does not have assured compatibility with 1.3. I tried my code(its a legacy code with heavy swing/awt use) compiled on 1.3.1_19 to run on 1.5 but it gives me wired exceptions.

-version option gives a way to run code compiled with olderversion to run on latest version. I tried doing it eclipse and was successful . however I want to so similar thing on command prompt.

Thanks
 
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JRE 5 does not have assured compatibility with 1.3. I tried my code(its a legacy code with heavy swing/awt use) compiled on 1.3.1_19 to run on 1.5 but it gives me wired exceptions.


Interesting. What kind of exceptions? I suppose it's possible that the code used to work because of a bug on 1.3 that has since been fixed, or that there's a new bug in Java 5 that keeps correct code from running.
 
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