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Topcoder SRM 829
By Topcoder_Updates, history, 3 years ago, In English

Topcoder SRM 829 is scheduled to start at 21:00 UTC-4 on May 11, 2022.

Registration is now open for the SRM in the Arena or Applet and closes at 20:55 UTC-4 .The coding phase will start at 21:05 UTC-4, so make sure that you are all ready to go. Click here to see what time it starts in your area.

Please take a look at our How to Compete guide to understand Topcoder Algorithm rounds better.

Some Important Links:: Match Results (match results, rating changes, challenges, individual test case results), Problem Archive, Problem Writing, Algorithm Rankings, Editorials and Older Editorials(SRM 710 and before),

Best of luck!
- The Topcoder Team

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Hi, I am not able to use the applet. It gives the following message:

net.sourceforge.jnlp.LaunchException: Fatal: Launch Error: Could not launch JNLP file. The application has not been initialized, for more information execute javaws/browser from the command line and send a bug report.
	at net.sourceforge.jnlp.Launcher.launchApplication(Launcher.java:413)
	at net.sourceforge.jnlp.Launcher.access$300(Launcher.java:71)
	at net.sourceforge.jnlp.Launcher$TgThread.run(Launcher.java:660)
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
	at net.sourceforge.jnlp.Launcher.launchApplication(Launcher.java:406)
	... 2 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/topcoder/client/contestant/LoginException
	at java.base/java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)

I am using OpenWebStart after facing some errors (I don't remember exactly, there are just too much errors). Therefore I don't know how to execute javaws/browser since it doesn't work. I tried many versions of ContestAppletProd.jnlp and nothing worked.

Can anyone help?

And if this is an universal error, could you update the "How to Compete guide"?

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    3 years ago, # ^ |
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    I can download and open the current version so it must be your settings. I know I had to tinker with settings a lot to get it working.

    What's your JDK version? update-alternatives --config java

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      openjdk version "1.8.0_292"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (Zulu 8.54.0.21-CA-macosx) (build 1.8.0_292-b10)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (Zulu 8.54.0.21-CA-macosx) (build 25.292-b10, mixed mode)
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        3 years ago, # ^ |
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        Oh you're on mac? I have no idea if anything works significantly different there.

        I have the same OpenJDK version (1.8.0) so that won't be the problem.

        Try this? Or some equivalent for your JNLP opener — go to settings and try to get stuff validated.

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    2 years ago, # ^ |
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    I don't know if you already resolved this issue, but today I got the same error and found the fix.

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