Dear Brandon, Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Thank you for your prompt response.  When I try ‘java –version’ on IDL prompt, it says “%syntax error”.  I work from home today and can start IDL only in Demo mode; however, I’ll try it tomorrow in office. As for SP3, I got this new computer recently with SP3.  I do not remember if my old computer had SP3.  I did not have this error on my old computer; however, IDL 7 was as slow there as it is now.  Actually, the slowness of IDL and the fact that it makes everything else slow was the major motivation for the change of the computer. Thanks, Vladimir  

Dear Brendon, Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Sorry, I misread you message.  I ran ‘java –verson’ in command window.  Here is what I got: java version "1.6.0_01" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_01-b06) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_01-b06, mixed mode, sharing)   Thanks, Vladimir

Dear Brendon, I sent you my log files. Thanks, Vladimir

I am having similar issue on Mac osX My Java Version: java version "1.5.0_19" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_19-b02-298) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_16-135, mixed mode, sharing) The IDE bahaves erratically I get error like: An error has occured. See error log for more details. java.lang.IllegalStateException   I also get error at startup: IDL Version 7.1, Mac OS X (darwin ppc m32). (c) 2009, ITT Visual Information Solutions Installation number: xxxxxxx. Licensed for personal use by XXXX only. All other use is strictly prohibited. _idl_hidden_wbv_iopen_suffixes=strjoin(((igetreaders())[1:2,*])[*],'@')                                                       ^ % Syntax error.     [QUOTE]Krasnopolsky wrote I have IDL 7.0.3, Build id: 20080620, under Windows XP Professional (SP3).  Computer: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU @2.66GHz, 3.25GB of RAM I have several problems with IDL starting with version 7: 1. When I start it, I get a message:  An error has occurred. See error log for more details. java.lang.NullPointerException. Then the Workbanch starts.  I do not understand is this error critical or not? 2.  After Workbanch starts, it starts analyszing Code.  It never finishes (never goes above 74-76%), it takes 99% of CPU and more than 300 MB of memory even if I do nothing.  Everything else becomes very slow.   [/QUOTE]