FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "9"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9+181)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9+181, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
All programs using classes of javax.activation package will throw an exception at startup and will not function.


ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
C:\Users\Gxxxxxxxx\tools\Agile Workbench>java -jar Agile_Workbench.jar
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/activation/Mime
typesFileTypeMap
        at agileworkbench.Main.<init>(Main.java:98)
        at agileworkbench.Main.main(Main.java:165)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.activation.MimetypesFileTypeM
ap
        at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown So
urce)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(U
nknown Source)
        at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
        ... 2 more


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
package examples.activation;

import javax.activation.MimetypesFileTypeMap;

public class XActivation {

public static void main(String[] args) {
MimetypesFileTypeMap map = new MimetypesFileTypeMap();
}
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Use Java 8.