How to resolve the error "Unable to access jarfile ApacheJMeter.jar errorlevel=1" while initiating Jmeter?

Question

Download Jmeter and execute the batch file (Jmeterapache-jmeter-2.6injmeter.bat).
We get the error message in the console:

Unable to access jarfile ApacheJMeter.jar errorlevel=1

Kindly help me to resolve the problem.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10480042/how-to-resolve-the-error-unable-to-access-jarfile-apachejmeter-jar-errorlevel-1

Answer 1

Try downloading apache-jmeter-2.6.zip from http://www.apache.org/dist/jmeter/binaries/

This contains the proper ApacheJMeter.jar that is needed to initiate.

Go to bin folder in the command prompt and try java -jar ApacheJMeter.jar if the download is correct this should open the GUI.

Edit on 23/08/2018:

• The correct answer as of current modern JMeter versions is https://stackoverflow.com/a/51973791/460802