Frequently Asked Questions
- General
- Linux
- Windows
- jUploadr doesn't work. When I click on jUploadr.bat, a small window pops up and that's it.
- When I click on the "Authorize jUploadr" button, I immediately get a dialog box that just says "Authorization failed" and nothing else
- When I click on the batch file, I get an error message that says
'REG' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. - Why does that little black window pop up when I run jUploadr? It's annoying!
- Mac
What platforms does jUploadr work on?
I produce builds of jUploadr for Linux, Windows and MacOS X. However, I'd wager that it runs on any platform that is SWT compatible.How do I run jUploadr?
- Mac Users
Double click on the disk image (.dmg). Drag and drop the icon to your applications folder.
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Linux and Windows users
jUploadr is written in Java, which means you need to download Java in order to run it.
To download Java click here then, select the correct version. If you're unsure which version to download, select the JRE. After you're down downloading, install it according to Sun's instructions
After it's installed, all Linux users need to do is make sure java is in their path. Type 'java -version' on the command line to check. It should return 1.5.0 (or whatever version of java you have installed).
Windows users used to have to add an additional environment variable called JAVA_HOME. The latest version of jUploadr checks the registry to find out where Java is installed, so they no longer have to do this.
How do I upload to Zooomr?
Out of the box, jUploadr is configured to upload to Flickr. If you're a Zooomr user, simply select Edit->Accounts->New Zooomr Account, follow the instructions and you'll be uploading to Zooomr in no time.jUploadr doesn't work/crashes on Linux
Before you send in any email, go to the command line and type the following:
java --version
If you see something like this:
java version "1.4.2"
gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.0.1 20050727
you're running GIJ, which is an open source version of java. I'd love to
gush about how great it is, but frankly, its terrible. Many of the features
are half-implemented, or don't work at all. Because of this, jUploadr does not
work with this JVM. Instead, download the official sun JVM from here (pick the JRE if you're not sure which one to pick)
jUploadr doesn't work. When I click on jUploadr.bat, a small window pops up and that's it.
Upgrade to the latest version of jUploadr, it automatically detects where Java is installed. If you still have problems, do the following:- Start -> Run
- enter "cmd" without the quotes into the dialog box
- cd to jUploadr's directory e.g. "cd c:\jUploadr-1.1-win32_x86"
- enter "jUploadr > out.txt 2&>1"
- Contact me via the blog and send me out.txt
