Install Java

Note: Javasoft is the name of Sun's Java efforts.

Policy: Install java products in their default directories. The reason is that we must put them into CLASSPATH and PATH environment variables. These variables become very long if we have "\Program Files\JavaSoft" in them over and over again.

Apparently the JSEE does not include the JRE or the J2SE so it will be necessary to download and install the JRE, JSE and JSEE for the Enterprise Edition.

1. Skip this step if you are going to install JS2SE. Download and install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). We should be able to skip this step because it says the JRE is included in the JSE (Java Standard Edition).
2. Download and install Java SDK (J2SE). You might have to scroll to the bottom of the page to see where you click to download. I saved a copy in d:/download/java/j2sdk1_3_0-win.exe.
   1. On FAFNIR and ANGEL the directory is c:/jdk1.3.  In the future, I want to use common directory where we put all our java.
   2. Fix a silly problem with the JDE (java development environment) and

      copy c:\jdk1.3\bin\appletviewer.exe c:\jdk1.3\bin\applet-viewer.exe

3. For notebook computer, also download and install Java documentation. For a desktop machine with continuous DSL connection to internet, this is a waste of disk space. Store it in C:\JavaDoc\1.3SE for the standard edition and C:\JavaDoc\1.3EE (or what ever directory names are descriptive of the current version).
   1. Download standard documentation.
   2. Download enterprise documentation.
4. Download documentation in WinHelp format and store it in C:\JavaDoc\1.3SE\WinHelp. This is so useful we should put it on all machines. Add the file JDK13 to the Microsoft Office Tool bar.
5. Download and install Java SDK Enterprise Edition (JSEE) at http://www.javasoft.com/j2ee/j2sdkee. I saved a copy in d:\download\java. Take the default directory -- C:\j2sdkee1.2.1 in this case. Sigh.
6. Install java Servlet API, see http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html (this is the initial download page, you'll have to scroll WAY down and choose a platform for Java Servlet Development Kit – in this case Win95/NT). This might not be necessary if you have installed the enterprise edition.
7. Download java help at http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/download_binary.html#download
   1. Select windows as the platform (unless, of course, you are installing on Unix/Linux). Accept the agreement. 
   2. Select an FTP download from one of the mirror sites. 
   3. Click run this program from the current location. It will ask you to run it, click yes.
   4. Click next.
   5. Yes we agree to the license agreement.
   6. Read the important information. Here is some of the information for future reference:
      1. To subscribe, send mail to: listserv@javasoft.com

         In the body of the message type: 

         SUBSCRIBE JAVAHELP-INTEREST 

      2. To view archives, manage your subscription, or to unsubscribe: 

         http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/javahelp-interest.html

      3. Other information can be obtained at our web site: http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp 
   7. Now it asks where to install. The default C:\Program Files\jh1.1 is so cryptic! Change it to C:\Program Files\JavaHelp1.1
   8. Create application shortcuts in a program group (the default).
   9. Click typical install.
   10. This next display is confusing. Don't press Exit!, I almost clicked exit since it looked like I was done. It was actually a little delay before the progress bar showed.
   11. Now you can click done!
8. Download the Java Help Users guide at http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/. Clicking on User's guide should take you to http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/download_binary.html#userguide.
   1. Click continue.
   2. Accept the license.
   3. Click FTP download from the nearest place.
   4. Assuming PDF is installed, it should bring up PDF.
   5. The browser won't save the file. However, PDF will! Click on the little icon of the floppy in PDF (below the tool bar for the browser) and save it in \JavaDoc\JavaHelp1.1\JavaHelp1_1.pdf 
9. Fix the path variables.

   General instructions on environment variables.

   Minimize all the windows and right click on the "My Computer" icon at the top of the desktop. Select Environment and check the path variables. They should include "c:\jdk1.3\bin;c:\Jsdk2.0\bin;c:\util". Add c:\ j2sdkee1.2.1\bin if you installed JSEE instead of JSE. Of course, you'll have to adjust the directory name.

   1. Right click on the "my computer" icon (on the desktop and update the CLASSPATH variable to include. Ideally this should go in the system environment variables instead of the Administrator account. This way, if we have multiple accounts they will all be able to use java.
   2. Here is the string to accommodate both Java servlets: "c:\jsdk2.0\src".
   3. Be sure to look very carefully and don't confuse forward slashes with backward slashes.
10. Install the JDBC Driver MS SQL Server.
    1. Download the driver.
    2. Download the MS Access and SQL Server drivers here: http://industry.java.sun.com/products/jdbc/drivers
11. Don't install Java Forte Development Environment -- I don't anticipate using it http://tm0.com/sbct.cgi?s=70669675&i=248161&d=409605
    1. If this is unavailable, I have stored a copy in the download directory.
    2. Take the default installation directory of c:\forte4j
12. Don't install the JAXP parsers (SAX and DOM) because they are bundled with Java 1.4. For legacy software install them for JDK1.3  by visiting http://java.sun.com/xml/download.html and downloading the executable. 
    1. Read the install.html and readme.html files just incase they say something useful.
    2. You would think that since this is an executable, they would update all the stuff you need! Not so. 
       1. In accord with those documents update the environment variables JAVA_HOME and check on the path variable (it should already be setup. As before, right click on the "my computer" icon on the desktop. 
       2. Define the CLASSPATH variable to be the following (note the instructions below).

          .;C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\Jaxp1.0.1\jaxp.jar;C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\Jaxp1.0.1\parser.jar;c:\jsdk2.0\lib\jsdk.jar

       Note that beginning period, it is extremely important! Note that this also contains the servlet API which is discussed above.

       1. Access the my computer icon by holding down the flag key on the keyboard and simultaneously hit M.
       2. Right click on my computer in the upper-left most part of the screen.
       3. Win2000 only: select properties and then advanced.
       4. Select Environments
       5. Note there are two list controls: one for account Administrator and one for the system. I thought that defining a system environment variable would do the job. It does not. Define it under administrator instead. so scroll down the the last line in the system display. It should be blank. 
       6. Now, down below this there should be some edit boxes to where you can put CLASSPATH. On Win2000, hit the new button instead.
       7. Then in the value edit box, put .;C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\Jaxp1.0.1\jaxp.jar;C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\Jaxp1.0.1\parser.jar;c:\jsdk2.0\lib\jsdk.jar.

1. Right click on the "my computer" icon (on the desktop and update the CLASSPATH variable to include.
2. Here is the string to accommodate both Java servlets and SAX: ".;c:\jsdk2.0\src;c:\java\Sax\src". Notice the semicolon ";" separates different entries (contrary to the unix convention of using a colon (":")