iReport not starting using JRE 8

Question

I have downloaded and installed the iReport 4.5 using te Windows installer. But when I try to start the iReport it shows the splash screen but does not start.

My JR

Answer 1

don't uninstall anything. a system with multiple versions of java works just fine. and you don't need to update your environment varables (e.g. java_home, path, etc..).

yes, ireports 3.6.1 needs java 7 (doesn't work with java 8).

all you have to do is edit C:\Program Files\Jaspersoft\iReport-nb-3.6.1\etc\ireport.conf:

# default location of JDK/JRE, can be overridden by using --jdkhome  switch
jdkhome="C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.7.0_45"

on linux (no spaces and standard file paths) its that much easier. keep your java 8 for other interesting projects...