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Matt, Please disregard the advice below. I mistakenly thought you were on OS X. We will keep you posted. Best, Unidata IDV Support > Dear Matt, > > There may be multiple problems here so let's tackle the first one. The IDV > will not run on Java 7, yet. You'll have to revert back to Java 6 for the IDV > webstart version. Although I have not tried these instructions, there is an > article on how to achieve this switch here http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5559. > > Please keep us up-to-date on your progress. > > Best Wishes, > > Unidata IDV Support > > > Full Name: Matt Ruglys > > Email Address: address@hidden > > Organization: n/a > > Package Version: 4.0u1 build date:2013-03-29 18:10 UTC > > Operating System: Windows XP > > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\Java\jre7 version: 1.7.0_25 > > j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > > Description of problem: Hi > > > > I am using IDV via webstart on Windows XP. This afternoon I updated Java > > to version 7u25. Although I can still load data just fine I cannot use > > my bundles and get this error message: > > > > Error loading bundle: \\Streproxy\users\mruglys\My > > Documents\IDV\Sea_and_Swell_NZ.xidv > > com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.dom.AttributeMap cannot be cast to > > org.apache.xerces.dom.AttributeMap > > > > In case it is relevant I have attached the bundle I am using. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Matt > > > > ****************** > > Stack trace: > > java.lang.ClassCastException: > > com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.dom.AttributeMap cannot be cast to > > org.apache.xerces.dom.AttributeMap > > at > > ucar.unidata.idv.ServerUrlRemapper.bundleWalker(ServerUrlRemapper.java:236) > > at > > ucar.unidata.idv.ServerUrlRemapper.remapUrlsInBundle(ServerUrlRemapper.java:432) > > at > > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.decodeXmlInner(IdvPersistenceManager.java:3039) > > at > > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager$11.run(IdvPersistenceManager.java:2861) > > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1249) > > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: VMF-811319 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open