can't generate sequence diagram from running code - Enterprise Architect

Question

I'd like to generate sequence diagrams with EA. I set up a build script, the debug section looks like this:

jre=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_20,-Djava.class.path=C:\path\to\my\app

When I try to debug it (which is needed for the diagram generation), I get the following message:

Failed to load C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_20\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll, dll or dependent dll is missing

The file jvm.dll is indeed located at the path it tries to load it from. What am I missing here?

Hi Tamás, Have you tried to put quotes surround your path ? I think that it's needed because the existence the the space. — Ualter Jr.
Did you get to the bottom of this. I having the same problem. — user741441
No, unfortunately. It seems like it's a very buggy area in this otherwise decent software. — Tamás Szelei

Aterxerxes Aterxerxes · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-24T19:07:05

Short Answer: Enterprise Architect(EA) is having some struggles using the "Program Files" directories.

Reason Why(Partial): I copied the jvm.dll out of its %java_home%\jre\bin\client directory and put it in c:\Temp to test if EA could now "see" the file. Sure enough, when I pointed EA to the new location it found it just fine. The test still wouldn't run, but at least the file could be "seen" by EA.

Resolution: Re-install the JDK to a non-"Program Files" and non-"Program Files(x86)" directory, then re-point all of the pertinent System Environment Variables (e.g. JAVA_HOME, PATH) and Enterprise Architect Commands to the newly installed JDK location.

can't generate sequence diagram from running code - Enterprise Architect

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