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Correct answer Charlie Arehart

That means the java command is not in the “path” on your machine. You could fix that, but the easier thing (for this one-time need) would be just to point to the Java command as it’s installed within CF.

So you could do this instead:

C:\ColdFusion10\jre\bin\java  -jar  cf10_mdt_updt.jar

This tells your OS to find the Java command as installed within CF (the path offered assumes you’re on Windows, of course. *nix users will need to change it accordingly.)

This is also presuming (as your command below is) that you are already in the directory where the jar file exists. If not, use the CD command to get to that directory. For more info, use HELP CD.

Hope that’s helpful.

/charlie

Message was edited by: Charlie Arehart, changed dash used for -jar to not use an emdash (–), as was placed here by a WYSIWYG typing autocorrection.

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RoyOfMpls
Participant
January 18, 2013

Greetings!  When I downloaded the mandatory CF 10 update, I could not find cf10_mdt_updt.jar among the extracted files, so the install does not work.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Roy

Anit_Kumar
Anit_Kumar
Inspiring
June 14, 2013

Hello Roy,

You don't need to extract the files. You can rename the extracted file from "zip" to "jar" and then use the command java -jar cf10_mdt_updt.jar to install.

Regards,

Anit Kumar

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Donald Baert
Inspiring
December 4, 2012

This is all well and good, but my server does not have access to the internet to get the updates. Other than setting up another server connected to the internet, what options do I have to get updates?

Charlie Arehart
Community Expert
Charlie ArehartCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 4, 2012

Donald, these comments above (which you're replying to) are responding to a different question than you're asking.

The good news is that your concern has been addressed, on the "preceding" page of the CF docs (where you have commented here.)

See a comment I'd offered, foreseeing your very concern on the page which initially discusses downloading the updates (this page here is subsequent to that). There I offer both a URL you can use to download the updates from any machine using any browser, and a link to still more information on this and other matters about the updater:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/10.0/Admin/WSe61e35da8d318518-33adffe0134c60cd31c-7fff.html

Hope that helps others who may find only this page, for some reason (perhaps in a google search for some text that does not find the preceding page in the docs).

/Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart. org)
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Donald Baert
Inspiring
December 4, 2012

Thanks, as in all of your other articles I have read you are very helpful.

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Androo
Inspiring
November 8, 2012

When I open up a command prompt and type in "java -jar cf10_mdt_updt.jar" it tells me that. "Java is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." What must I do to get this command to run from the command prompt? TIA. Andy

Charlie Arehart
Community Expert
Charlie ArehartCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 8, 2012

That means the java command is not in the “path” on your machine. You could fix that, but the easier thing (for this one-time need) would be just to point to the Java command as it’s installed within CF.

So you could do this instead:

C:\ColdFusion10\jre\bin\java  -jar  cf10_mdt_updt.jar

This tells your OS to find the Java command as installed within CF (the path offered assumes you’re on Windows, of course. *nix users will need to change it accordingly.)

This is also presuming (as your command below is) that you are already in the directory where the jar file exists. If not, use the CD command to get to that directory. For more info, use HELP CD.

Hope that’s helpful.

/charlie

Message was edited by: Charlie Arehart, changed dash used for -jar to not use an emdash (–), as was placed here by a WYSIWYG typing autocorrection.

/Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart. org)
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Androo
Inspiring
November 8, 2012

Extremely helpful as always, Charlie. Thank you!

Charlie Arehart
Community Expert
Charlie ArehartCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 17, 2012

If you are on Windows, note that when you run the program, it will tell you if you have not run it with administrator privileges. This is not discussed above.

What it means is that you need to open the command prompt with admin privileges, and then run the command above.

To open the command prompt as admin, click Start>Programs>Accessories and before selecting "Command Prompt", right-click on it, and choose "Run as administrator". If you are prompted to permit that, do so, and then run the commands above to perform the update.

/Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart. org)
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Allbrit
Participant
January 19, 2013

Even when running Command Prombt as Admin CF Installer say "No Administrative Privilege" . Whats wrong ?

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