CIS3931 Intro to JAVA

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CIS3931 Intro to JAVA

• 26-May-05
• Using JAVA in a Windows environment

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Using JCreator

• File ? New ? JAVA File
• Give it a name and location
• Write your program
• Build (compile)
• Execute