Launching SWT app from jnlp

Libraries SwingLibrary
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Hi everyone,
I am currently trying to create a POC for automation one of our applications with RF. This specific application needs to be executing via a JNLP file, which I have. Currently I am trying the following snippet of code.

*** Settings ***
Library  RemoteSwingLibrary

*** Test Cases ***
Proof of Concept for Automation
	Start Application  app javaws "c:\app\version.jnlp"

I am getting the following error:
RemoteSwingLibraryTimeoutError: Agent port not received before timeout

I am aware this has been discussed before (mainly here but I am unclear is this is still an issue or if I am missing something. My current env is robotframework 3.2, maven 3.6.3, remoteswinglibrary 2.2.1, java 1.8.0_231.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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random thought: We had an issue with jnlp when we switched to openjdk, since it does not include javaws anymore.

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Interesting… how did you end up bing able to execute a jnlp file then? Like I said, at this point I take any suggestions possible :laughing:

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I wasn’t involved in the later process. There was a plan to download and install an open implementation of javaws separately. I think there was some open tool suite with javaws that could be installed on top of openjdk

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gotcha! Well that is food for thought there anyways. Thank you! Ill post here anyways if I manage to find any way around this