Java 8 incompatibility with old exported P5 1.5.1 applications on Windows 7

patsharkey

Hi I have some sketches that I wrote in Processing 1.5.1 and exported as stand alone applications but now people using the application sketches report that they don't work since the latest update to Java (Java version 8 update 45). The applications fail to start and generate a window titled "Processing Error" with an error "Error calling ShellExecuteEx()". Is there any way I can coax these applications to run without rolling back to Java version 7 or recompiling/exporting using Processing 2.0 with the "Embed Java for Windows" option selected?

GoToLoop

• You may try to recompile them in Processing 1.5.1 w/ its bundled "/java/" subfolder removed.
• Processing 1.5.1 is gonna use the default installed Java in the OS.
• Make sure to get latest JDK 8 update 45 and hit CTRL + E.
• w/ some luck, the new exported sketch might work w/ latest Java in any OS.