CIS3931 – Intro to JAVA

26-May-05

Using JAVA in a Windows environment

Download JAVA 1.5 (5.0)

• Go to http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp

• Download JDK 5.0 Update 3 (you can download the one w/ NetBeans if you want to)

Download JAVA 1.5 (5.0)

• Accept the licensing agreement• Select the appropriate distribution for your

operating system

• WARNING! – This download is very large (greater than 110MB)

• This download will take too long on a dial-up connection. If you would like me to burn you a copy of this, bring a blank CD to class.

Installing the JDK

• Execute the downloaded file

• The installer will ask you for destination (installation) directories. The default are sufficient.

• WARNING! – The final installation size is over 400MB. Please make sure you have space on your system prior to installing.

Installing the JDK

• Note to Windows XP SP2 users (and those with active firewalls)– The installation program will require access to

the internet. In SP2, please choose “unblock” when the dialog box pops up.

Installtion {something}

• Insert the CD that came with the book• Launch the CD• Choose “Browse CD Contents”• Choose Windows• Open the “Software” folder• Open the “JCreator” folder• Launch “setup.exe”• All the default options are ok …

Using JCreator

• File New JAVA File

• Give it a name and location

• Write your program …

• Build (compile)

• Execute