[SOLVED] Local Forge Server will not launch

[octopodo]

I just recently learned how to create and host my own server to play with some friends on vanilla minecraft servers, and it works perfectly everytime. But whenever I try to launch the forge.jar file to load mods onto my server, it does not launch at all, so none of the folders I need can be created. I've tried creating a .bat file to increase allocated ram and also see the error messages command prompt gives me, but I couldn't find an answer to this problem anywhere. I really hope someone can help me soon.

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Edited September 9, 2018 by octopodo
solved issue

[octopodo]

  On 9/9/2018 at 3:29 PM, diesieben07 said:

You need to use Java 8.

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could you link me to a specific download url? i've tried a few versions already, and so far the problem persists.

[DaemonUmbra]

If you already have a Java 8 version installed and run into this issue then you had a later version installed at the same time.

If this is the case you need to specify the full path to the Java 8 java.exe instead of just invoking "java".

[octopodo]

  On 9/9/2018 at 3:48 PM, diesieben07 said:

Java 8 is still listed as the recommended version on Oracle's site: https://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp.

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thank you, this fix worked. i uninstalled every instance of java on my pc using the uninstaller on the website, then downloaded the recommended version (offline 64bit). thank you for your quick responses