Instructions for Installing Java SDK,

Java Documentation & JCreator LE

 

 

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

 

 

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You may borrow a CD from the lab or if you prefer, download these on the Internet. Please be sure you have a high speed connection to the Internet before downloading these files. They take a very long time on a 56K. You may visit http://ssmedia.com/Utilities/Calculator/ to check how long your download will take. Please follow these steps in the order it was written so that you will have the most effective configuration on your computer.
 

Computer Lab Students, click here to configure your application
Otherwise, continue reading.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What's included in the CD / What you will need:

  1. Winzip 9.0 (if you have Windows ME or higher, you can use the internal zip utility built into Windows instead or WinRAR) [download] (visit website)

  2. Java SDK 1.4.2_04 - Java Software Development Kit [download] (visit website)

  3. Java Documentation 1.4.2 - A Java API reference (help file) of functions, methods, classes and instructions. [download] (visit website)

  4. JCreator LE 3.10.008 - Free Java IDE [download] (visit website)

  5. These instructions (Installing_Java.htm)

Note: The following links are as old as the last time this document was saved! To ensure you have the latest stable build, visit the website's homepage!

 

Before you begin:

Ensure you have not installed any of the previous items in your system: Java SDK, JCreator LE, Winzip 9.

If you do, remove them using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
It is also recommended to remove any previous versions of JRE since Java SDK already installs the latest version.

 

Installation:

Java SDK:

  1. Click on  Download J2SE v 1.4.2_04 SDK

  2. Accept the license agreement

  3. Click on Windows Offline Installation, Multi-language (j2sdk-1_4_2_04-windows-i586-p.exe, 49.36 MB) and save to Desktop
                                                    Or save to any location you prefer and click "Open" when download completes

  4. Open j2sdk-1_4_2_04-windows-i586-p.exe on Desktop by double clicking the icon

  5. Default locations work
                                                    It's recommended you install this in the default location since JCreator will search the default paths for Java SDK

Java Documentation:

  1. Under J2SE 1.4.2 Documentation, click on Download

  2. Accept the license agreement

  3. Click on Download j2sdk-1_4_2-doc.zip. Filesize = 34,397,778 bytes. and save to Desktop
                                                    Or save to any location you prefer and click "Open" when download completes

  4. Open j2sdk-1_4_2-doc.zip on Desktop by double clicking the icon

  5. Point to the following path C:\Program Files\. Remember C:\Program Files\jdk142-hh since you will need it when installing JCreator
                                                    You may alternately install this in the Java SDK Folder under /docs

JCreator LE:

  1. Click on the download button next to JCreator LE version build 3.10.008 and save to Desktop
                                                    Or save to any location you prefer and click "Open" when download completes

  2. Open jcrea310.zip on Desktop by double clicking the icon

  3. Open Setup.exe by double clicking the icon once your extracting utility opens

  4. Accepting default options works fine

Winzip:

  1. Save to Desktop     
                                                   Or save to any location you prefer and click "Open" when download completes

  2. Open winzip90.exe on Desktop by double clicking the icon

  3. Accepting default options works fine

  4. When the Winzip Wizard appears select classic mode
                                                    You may want to change the default file associations if you have another zip utility installed

Configuration / Using JCreator for the first time:

JCreator LE:

    Help File

        In JCreator, click Configure | Options

        Click on Tools | New | Online Help File

                    Browse for your java documentation which should be located in C:\Program Files\jdk142-hh
                    Double click on jdk142.chm and click open

  

                    You may now access the Java API Help file from the Tools menu

 

    Project Locations

        In JCreator, click Configure | Options

       Click Directories
        It is important to set your Default Project Directory to your Z:\ drive or else your work may be subject to modification!
        Tip for Home Users: You may just use the default location
        You may tweak any settings to your liking here.

Creating a New Project:

          Click File | New | Project
         Ctrl + Shift + N

        Click Basic Java Applet and click Next

            Click Next

            Click Finish

            You should have a Hello World! applet running by clicking Build | Compile | Run

            F7 and F5 will Compile and Run the applet

 

Tasks
           You can keep track of notes while writing your program so you wont forget the next day what you want to do. Instructions provided "as is".

 

 

Written by Tim Go, S'04.

Last Updated:
2004-05-25