OSX Mavericks Finder Java Version

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This one has me pretty frustrated...

I've installed the Java JDK and got the command line successfully pointed at it. When I open jar files through the terminal it uses the correct JDK to run the jar.

However, when I attempt to open the same jar via double-clicking it in Finder, it uses a different Java executable! In this case, the one that's located at /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java.

How can I change what Java executable Finder is using?

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javamacososx-mavericks
right click => open with ? – Thomas Ayoub
On mavericks, in system preferences there should be a java configuration utility where you can select the version. On older versions it used to be in /Applications/Utilites/Java<Somehting> This allows you to configure the version of java to use for the system. – Chris Hinshaw

1 Answers

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System Preferences > Java Control Panel > Java > View... :

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