After installing the JavaForMacOSX10.5Update4 on MacOS 10.5.7 on a
64-bit system clicking on a jnlp link in Safari 4.01 or FireFox
3.0.11 open up the XML editor Oxygen instead of Java Web Start.
When I select a jnlp in the file system and open the Open With ...
dialog I am not able to select the command line javaws application.
There does not appear to be another Java Web Start application on
the system. Before the update there was one located here:
/Applications/Utilities/Java
Running the downloaded jnlp from the command line directly with javaws works.
This is a bit of a problem ...
This is reported in bug id: 6987107
Here's what I just added to the bug:
This problem has occurred for 4 out of 8 folks I work with who have updated.
The update deletes the old Java Web Start app located here:
/Applications/Utilities/Java/Java Web Start
and creates a new Java Web Start app located here:
/System/Library/CoreServices/Java Web Start
and the update does not appear to rebuild the launch services
database properly (in some cases).
If you open /System/Library/CoreServices in the finder any
applications in CoreServices which are not registered in the launch
services database will be added.
After doing this jnlps worked again from Safari, FireFox, and the Finder.
These are the steps we've asked our folks to follow in diagnosing
this problem and my data:
Step 1 - What state did the update leave you in?
First save a dump of your LS Database:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister
-dump > ~/ls_db_dump-1.txt
And record the results of testing the 3 known user friendly ways to run
a jnlp:
- from firefox
opens dashcode
- from safari
opens dashcode
- from the finder
opens dashcode
And find a .jnlp file in the finder and open "get info" on it and then
select the "open with" section, do you see "Java Web Start.app"?
no it lists DashCode
Step 2 - Try logging out and back in
Now try logging out and back in and then do a second dump:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister
-dump > ~/ls_db_dump-2.txt
(the applications are supposed to be searched for each time you login)
Then test all 3 ways again.
I have already logged out and in several times before collecting
these data so I didn't collect any more.
Step 3 - Try browsing to the folder containing the app
Now try opening the folder in the Finder: /System/Library/CoreServices
do a third dump:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister
-dump > ~/ls_db_dump-3.txt
(the finder is supposed to register all applications it displays)
Then test all 3 ways again.
jnlps now work in Safari, FireFox, and double-clicking in the finder
Here's the diff from the first dump to the one created after step 3:
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