java - error bad magic number?

Question

Hi all, when im trying to run a configurator file i m getting the following error.Could some one help me in solving this error
Error details are as follows -
Found executable /opt/java1.4/bin/java
Found executable /usr/bin/dirname
Executing the java code

INTERNAL com.aol.revenue.brd.config.Main.main(Main.java:118) BRD configurator v 1.2 build 0025
Argument = /home/qa38/brd/apps/config/BRD.properties File exist and readable
Argument = PD_MF_PRICE_PLAN.xml.v94_r120 File exist and readable
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassFormatError: com/aol/revenue/brd/config/handler/pd_element_id/PD_ELEMENT_ID (Bad magic number)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method)
----------continues and comes out with configurator error.

Answer 1

"bad magic number" means that the .class file in question is corrupted or truncated or otherwise broken.

If you compiled the .class yourself, recompile it. If it's from a .jar you downloaded, re-download it.