CkZip.class -class file has wrong version 55.0, should be 52.0
Both my java and javac are in same version 1.8 - still I am getting the below errors - Any help is appreciated...
c:\DATA\Chilkat\chilkat-9.5.0-jdk11-x64>javac -encoding utf8 -classpath ".;./chilkat.jar" Test.java Test.java:6: error: cannot access CkZip import com.chilkatsoft.CkZip; ^ bad class file: .\chilkat.jar(com/chilkatsoft/CkZip.class) class file has wrong version 55.0, should be 52.0 Please remove or make sure it appears in the correct subdirectory of the classpath.
c:\DATA\Chilkat\chilkat-9.5.0-jdk11-x64>java -Djava.library.path=. -classpath ".;./chilkat.jar" Test Error: Could not find or load main class Test
c:\DATA\Chilkat\chilkat-9.5.0-jdk11-x64>pause Press any key to continue . . . c:\DATA\Chilkat\chilkat-9.5.0-jdk11-x64>java -version java version "1.8.0_181" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_181-b13) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.181-b13, mixed mode)
c:\DATA\Chilkat\chilkat-9.5.0-jdk11-x64>javac -version javac 1.8.0_181
c:\DATA\Chilkat\chilkat-9.5.0-jdk11-x64>java -version java version "1.8.0_181" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_181-b13) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.181-b13, mixed mode)
Answer
You have JDK 8, but you're trying to use Chilkat built for JDK 11. You should instead download the Chilkat build for JDK 8 (at https://www.chilkatsoft.com/java.asp )