Talk:Robocode/Download And Install

Downloading Issues

I'm trying to download version 1.7.2, but its not working for me. I downloaded the robocode-1.7.2.0-setup.JAR, but when I try to open it I just get an error message that I can't read. Does anyone know how I can get robocode on my computer again?--CrazyBassoonist 15:43, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

I just downloaded and installed it without problems on my Mac from this page. Have you tried re-downloading? Or maybe you could try grabbing an older version from here to see if that works? --Voidious 15:33, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

I've tried it many times, and every file I download gives me an error message when I run it--CrazyBassoonist 14:32, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Argh, really? I haven't tried with the latest versions, but you used to be able to manually extract the .jar and just copy the directory over. A .jar is the same format as a .zip, so just rename it to .zip/double click, or open it with an unzip program. Maybe that would work? --Voidious 00:09, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Well, I got a new computer (this time with Windows 7, if that makes a difference) and tried downloading Robocode again. When I ran Robocode this time it didn't work, so I tried using the "troubleshoot compatibility" feature and got the message "The specified path does not contain a valid program. Please select a valid program (ending in .exe)." The file already in the blank says "C:\robocode\robocode.bat" and when I looked for a file ending in .exe I couldn't find one. Does anyone know how to get it to work? Thanks--CrazyBassoonist 13:47, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Are you able to run Robocode by double-clicking the C:\robocode\robocode.bat" directly? --Nat Pavasant 13:51, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

No, the same thing happens and I get the same message about it not having a valid program--CrazyBassoonist 13:53, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Could you provide me a screen capture? --Nat Pavasant 13:59, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Of what happens when I open the program? I get a screen that opens really fast and then closes and nothing happens, so I would have trouble getting a screen shot. I can provide you with a picture of the troubleshooting message if you want though--CrazyBassoonist 14:02, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Well, I've found that I can open Robocode by opening the robocode.jar file in the libs folder, but there aren't any sample robots on it, the compiler won't work, and I can't import robots. So that hasn't helped me much.--CrazyBassoonist 14:33, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Are you sure you have Java installed properly? --Nat Pavasant 14:41, 8 August 2010 (UTC)