[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 112551] Will not connect to odb file on MacOS - displays a "need JRE" message, but won't recognize either AppleJavaforOSX(1.6) or current Oracle JDK

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112551

--- Comment #24 from ambimom at yahoo.com ---
(In reply to wrcam1531-libreoffice from comment #23)
> I can confirm that the problem exists on my brand-new iMac Retina 5K 27"
> 2017 running macOS Sierra 10.12.6. I am not able to run Base. I have
> downloaded and installed the latest JDK for macOS (jdk-9_osx-x64_bin.dmg)
> from Oracle's Java website. After doing so, I did not find a "jre" subfolder
> in /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.jdk/Contents/Home/ (as I did on
> my Late 2012 iMac on which I have been running Base for several years, most
> recently with jdk1.8.0_74). In LibreOffice > Preferences > Advanced, I
> checked "Use a Java runtime environment", but no JRE was listed below under
> "Vendor/Version/Features."
> 
> I then downloaded the latest JRE for macOS (jre-9_osx-x64_bin.dmg) from
> Oracle's website and ran that installer. Still no "jre" subfolder in
> /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.jdk/Contents/Home/, where it should
> be, and still no JRE listed in LO > Preferences > Advanced. Apparently,
> Oracle's installer installs the JRE to support Java applets in web browsers,
> but not to support applications. 
> 
> Next, I downloaded jre-9_osx-x64_bin.tar.gz and uncompressed it. This
> yielded a folder named "jre-9.jre". I copied this folder to
> /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.jdk/Contents/Home/ and renamed it
> "jre". In LO > Preferences > Advanced, I clicked "Add", navigated to
> /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/, and clicked
> OK. LibreOffice displayed this message:
> 
> The Java runtime environment you selected is not the required version.
> Please select a different folder.
> 
> JDK 9 is the latest offered by Oracle, yet LibreOffice does not seem to
> recognize it. What further diagnosis can I perform?
> 
> Thanks!

Thank you for confirming. I don't feel I'm the only one anymore. Just curious
if you've tried to print LibreOffice Writer document yet?  Does it only print
landscape?

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