For all of you Java developers out there, I have a tip. Maybe you know this already. But just in the off-chance I can save you an hour of frustration, I'll mention it anyway. When running Java Web Start applications, you *can* turn on the Java console! Yes! It's possible. It took me an hour to finally figure this out. And as you might notice from the time, I would have liked to have known an hour ago.
Enabling the console is easy. Simply run the "javaws" application (with no arguments). This brings up the Web Start Application Manager. Click on "File" -> "Preferences". On the "Advanced" tab, check "Show Java Console". That's it. Now you're off and running. Of course, you might want to turn the console off when you are simply using Java Web Start and not debugging your application.
I hope this information helps someone out.
Posted by enigma at May 18, 2004 12:56 AM