Re: SFX (SmartDashboard 2.0) with Driver Station
 

On the system, here are the Java items that are installed:

Java 7 Update 45 (64-bit)
Java SE Development Kit 7 Update 45 (64-bit)
Java(TM) 6 Update 24

I believe they were just recently downloaded with Netbeans 7.4, though I was not the one to set it up. There shouldn't be anything hidden. We recently reset the computer to factory default settings so there shouldn't be any weird software from a long time ago installed that I'm forgetting about.

Also, I just tried referencing SmartDashboard and running that code, and it didn't make a difference.

Re: SFX (SmartDashboard 2.0) with Driver Station
 

I only have 1, per the java uninstall tool. http://www.java.com/en/download/uninstallapplet.jsp

Re: SFX (SmartDashboard 2.0) with Driver Station
 

Well this is concerning... When I open the tool I don't see the information, which would mean I don't have java installed at all, even though I do... Are you running the newest update? I can try to download the newest version and then use the uninstall tool. Do you think that will help?

Re: SFX (SmartDashboard 2.0) with Driver Station
 

Well I went ahead and did it and it works! SFX now opens with Driver Station!

Note to the developer: maybe add that to the documentation?

And thanks to all the help!

Re: SFX (SmartDashboard 2.0) with Driver Station
 

So you uninstalled Java 6 correct? odd that there is no error message...

Re: SFX (SmartDashboard 2.0) with Driver Station
 

I uninstalled Java 6 and Java 7 Update 45. And yes, I found it strange that it didn't throw an error (which I have seen happen) and I was able to open it in every other way.

Re: SFX (SmartDashboard 2.0) with Driver Station
 

This works for me:
Putting this line into the FRC DS Data Storage.ini works for me - I have to switch to Java then back to default to launch it. Also it takes a second for it to show up.

DashboardCmdLine = "C:\\apps\\jdk1.7.0_51\\bin\\java.exe -jar c:\\SFX\\sfx.jar"

Things to know:
1: I installed java to the directory above so modify accordingly
2: I copied sfx.jar and plugins to a new directory called SFX right off the root of the C: drive.