Bringing Up the Java Console with the ER Rich Client

When troubleshooting issues involving the ER Rich Client, it is sometimes advised to bring up the Java Console to grab error messages and stack traces. This article will go over how to set Java so that the console is brought up when the ER Rich Client is running.

1) Open the Java Control Panel. It looks like this:

If you're on Windows, you can access it via the Start Menu:

2) Click on the "Advanced" Tab. You will see a section for the Java console.

3) Check the "Show Console" button.

4) Click "OK".

When you boot up the ER Rich Client, you will now see this window pop up: