1.12.2 using bat file for server not working

[averagegaming]

thus is the text it keeps creating

C:\Users\Toby\Desktop\server>java -Xmx8g -Xms8g -jar forge-1.12.2-14.23.5.2860.jar nogui
A problem occurred running the Server launcher.java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
        at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.ServerLaunchWrapper.run(ServerLaunchWrapper.java:70)
        at net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.ServerLaunchWrapper.main(ServerLaunchWrapper.java:34)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: class jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader cannot be cast to class java.net.URLClassLoader (jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader and java.net.URLClassLoader are in module java.base of loader 'bootstrap')
        at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.<init>(Launch.java:34)
        at net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch.main(Launch.java:28)
        ... 6 more

C:\Users\Toby\Desktop\server>PAUSE
Press any key to continue . . .

 

 

also if i launch it using the jar file it works fine im using the bat because it crashes due to to little memory

Edited January 5 by averagegaming

[Paint_Ninja]

1.12.2 requires Java 8

[averagegaming]

ive tried installing java 8 ill keep trying multiple times

 

i have java8 though

 

[TileEntity]

Set the java 8 path in your script
 

"C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_311\bin\javaw.exe" -Xmx8G -Xms8G-jar forge-1.12.2-14.23.5.2860.jar
pause

Keep the quotation marks and make sure the path is correct

[averagegaming]

15 hours ago, TileEntity said:

Set the java 8 path in your script
 

"C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_311\bin\javaw.exe" -Xmx8G -Xms8G-jar forge-1.12.2-14.23.5.2860.jar
pause

Keep the quotation marks and make sure the path is correct

hey thanks i fixed it by removing java from my pc then reinstalling only java 8 it works now though thanks