Solved Error Creating Bukkit Server, Please Help

I have a windows 8 laptop (64 bit) and I have searched hard and long for a code that works. I typically get a error that says...

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at sun.launcher.LauncherHelper.getMainClassFromJar(Unknown Source)
at sun.launcher.LauncherHelper.checkAndLoadMain(Unknown Source)
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When I press a key the window closes. Can somebody please help me?

 

Mind posting your startup script and check the /logs folder. if there is anything in the logs, mind posting it?

 

Im not certain of what the script or the logs folder is, but i will do my best.

Echo OFF
SET BINDIR=%~dp0
CD /D "%BINDIR%"
"%ProgramFiles%\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe" -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar craftbukkit.jar
PAUSE

this is the code I use to run my game (obviously it doesn't work), but I'm not sure where I can find the logs folder. If you could be a little more descriptive, then I could get that information to you.(but thanks for trying to help me)

 

No worries, the code you posted is your startup script. Try updating Java, here is the latest version.

After updating, try this as your startup script:

Code:

@Echo OFF
SET BINDIR=%~dp0
CD /D "%BINDIR%"
"%ProgramFiles%\Java\jre8\bin\java.exe" -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar craftbukkit.jar
PAUSE

 

Just out of curiosity why did you put that link in?

 

DrPyroCupcake Not everyone's Java updates automatically and not everyone knows how to manually update. A link to the latest version works best as Java will automatically handle the old versions when installing.

 

@Echo

 

DrPyroCupcake It will automatically add the user when using the @ sign.

 

I tried that and now it says
system cannot find path specified
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NLC823 have you tried just using a basic start up script?

Code:

java -Xmx1024M -jar craftbukkit.jar -o true
PAUSE

 

I tried that one and now I get yet another new error message:

C:\Users\Nicholas\desktop\minecraft server>java -Xmx1024M -jar craftbukkit.jar -
o true
no main manifest attribute, in craftbukkit.jar

C:\Users\Nicholas\desktop\minecraft server>PAUSE
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NLC823 ah ha. We have found your problem. You are trying to launch Bukkit and not CraftBukkit. Bukkit is the API for all the plugins and stuff. CraftBukkit is the server itself the runs the minecraft server and the API. So you will have to find a download for craftbukkit if you want to run a server

PS - Theoretically there are no legal links.

 

Thank you!! I will look for that!

 

NLC823 If you could mark the thread as solved that would be great. Just edit the prefix. thx

 

lol now I find out the server downloads were taken down for legal reasons, what a shame...