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Created January 5, 2015 13:00
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Windows script for switching java version
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gistfile1.bat
@echo off
set MY_JAVA_HOME=D:\devtools\jdk1.8.0_25
set SYMLINK_PATH=C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath
set JAVA_VERSION=1.8
rem set environment variable for user
setx JAVA_HOME %MY_JAVA_HOME%
rem change default java version in registry
REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment" /v "CurrentVersion" /t REG_SZ /d %JAVA_VERSION% /f
rem change the symlinks that oracle jdk adds to path
del %SYMLINK_PATH%\java.exe
mklink %SYMLINK_PATH%\java.exe %MY_JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe
del %SYMLINK_PATH%\javac.exe
mklink %SYMLINK_PATH%\javac.exe %MY_JAVA_HOME%\bin\javac.exe
del %SYMLINK_PATH%\javaw.exe
mklink %SYMLINK_PATH%\javaw.exe %MY_JAVA_HOME%\bin\javaw.exe
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