 VisualAge(R) for Java(TM), Entry Edition for OS/2 (R), Version 3.0 README

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This README file contains information about installing VisualAge for Java,
Entry Edition and about installation and uninstallation problems. It also
includes the following information:

   * Migrating from previous versions of VisualAge for Java
   * Hardware and software prerequisites for VisualAge for Java
   * Browser configuration for online help

Important: This Entry Edition of the product is limited to the creation of
750 classes. Any additional classes developed will not be saved.

Where to find more information about VisualAge for Java

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components and features of VisualAge for Java, Entry Edition.

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you can access by opening the VisualAge for Java folder and double-clicking
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This file does not contain information about using VisualAge for Java.
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and toolkits to complement your applet and servlet development. See the web
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Table of Contents

1.0 Prerequisites
2.0 Installation procedures
      2.1 Installing VisualAge for Java, Version 3.0
      2.2 Installing additional components later
3.0 Migrating from a previous version of VisualAge for Java
      3.1 Migrating from VisualAge for Java, Version 2.0
      3.2 Migrating from VisualAge for Java, Version 1.x
4.0 Limitations and known problems
      4.1 Limitations and known installation problems
      4.2 Limitations and known uninstallation problems
5.0 Browser configuration for online help

1.0 Prerequisites

This edition of VisualAge for Java has the following software and hardware
requirements:

   * OS/2 (R) Warp, Version 4.0
   * OS/2 FixPak 5 (German systems require OS/2 FixPak 6 )
   * TCP/IP installed and configured
   * Pentium (R) processor or higher
   * SVGA (800x600) display or higher
   * 48 MB RAM minimum (64 MB recommended)
   * Netscape Navigator 4.04 or higher (frames-capable browser).
     Recommended browser is Netscape Navigator 4.6. You can download 4.04
     from http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/netscape/.
   * Java Development Kit (JDK) (TM) 1.1.7  for deploying all applications

2.0 Installation procedures

This section contains information about installing VisualAge for Java,
Version 3.0.
Important: If you are migrating from a previous version of VisualAge for
Java, please refer to section 3.0 before installing VisualAge for Java,
Version 3.0.

2. 1 Installing VisualAge for Java, Version 3.0

If you have installed the Feature Installer runtime, then installed an OS/2
Fixpak, you will need to reinstall the Feature Installer runtime before
installing VisualAge for Java.

Before you install the product, check the following things:

   * You have enough swap space. 50 MB free space on your swap drive may be
     required.
   * You have an additional 10 MB available on your boot drive.
   * Your Netscape Navigator window is the appropriate size to view the
     installation instructions in. After installation begins, you cannot
     resize the window.

  1. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD drive.
  2. Run install.exe from the root of the CD drive.
  3. In the Installation Selection window, select one of the following:
     a) Select Install Netscape Navigator if you do not have Netscape
     Navigator, version 2.02 or 4.04 on your system.
     b) Select Install Feature Installer if you do not have the Feature
     Installer or installed Netscape Navigator after the last installation
     of Feature Installer.
     c) Select Install VisualAge for Java to begin the installation of
     VisualAge for Java. Follow the on-screen instructions.
  4. Reboot after installing VisualAge for Java.

2.2 Installing additional components later

To install additional VisualAge for Java components after initial
installation, insert the CD-ROM into your CD drive, and run install.exe
from the root of the CD drive. Select the components that you want to
install from the Drive, Directory and Component Selection panel.

3.0 Migrating from a previous version of VisualAge for Java

Refer to section 3.1 for information about migrating from version 2.0 of
VisualAge for Java.

Refer to section 3.2 for instructions on manually migrating your user data
from version 1.x of VisualAge for Java.

3.1 Migrating from VisualAge for Java, Version 2.0

Migration from Version 2.0 to Version 3.0 of VisualAge for Java is
automatic. The Version 3.0 installation program automatically uninstalls
Version 2.0.

Automatic migration

Follow these steps to migrate from Version 2.0 to Version3.0:

  1. Perform steps 1 to 3 from section 3.2. It is strongly recommended that
     you create backup copies of your repository and resource files in case
     a problem occurs.
  2. Install VisualAge for Java, Version 3.0 by following these steps:
     a) Insert the CD-ROM into your CD drive.
     b) Run install.exe from the root of the CD drive.
     c) In the Install Selection screen, select Install VisualAge for Java
     to begin the installation of VisualAge for Java. Follow the on-screen
     instructions.
  3. Upon the completion of a successful upgrade installation, all of your
     project resources and your repository data are automatically migrated
     to Version 3.0 when you start the Version 3.0 IDE for the first time.

In the event that an installation failure occurs, you must manually migrate
your user data. You also must manually migrate your user data if the IDE
fails to start or if an error is encountered by the IDE when it is
migrating your user data. Follow these steps to recover from a failure and
manually migrate your user data:

Manual migration

  1. Verify you have saved your repository and resource files outside of
     the file directory tree.
  2. Uninstall the product completely. All Version 2.0 and Version 3.0
     subdirectories and files should be deleted.
  3. Reinstall Version 3.0.
  4. Start the IDE.
  5. Perform steps 5 to 8 from section 3.2.

Once you have verified that your manual or automatic migration is
successful, you can delete the backup copies that you created in step 1.

Attention: The coexistence of VisualAge for Java, Version 2.0 and VisualAge
for Java, Version 3.0 is not supported . Version 2.0 can be installed on a
system that has Version 3.0 installed, but the behavior of both versions of
the product will be unpredictable.

3.2 Migrating from VisualAge for Java, Version 1.x

If you have Version 1.x of VisualAge for Java installed on your system, it
must be uninstalled before installing VisualAge for Java, Version 3.0.
Follow these steps BEFORE uninstalling Version 1.x if you want to import
your Version 1.x repository and resource files into Version 3.0.

  1. Version your projects and packages. Only versioned projects and
     packages can be imported into the VisualAge for Java, Version 3.0
     repository. Refer to your VisualAge for Java online help for
     versioning instructions.
  2. Save your repository to a new location outside your VisualAge for Java
     directory tree. The file name and path of the repository is
     x:\IBMVJava\ide\repository\ivj.dat, where x:\IBMVJava is the VisualAge
     for Java installation directory.
  3. Copy any resource files (such as images or sound files) used by your
     Java applications to a directory outside your VisualAge for Java
     directory tree. By default, resource files for each VisualAge for Java
     project are located in subdirectories called
     x:\IBMVJava\ide\project_resources\project, where x:\IBMVJava is the
     VisualAge for Java installation directory and project is the name of
     the project with which the resources are associated.
  4. Uninstall Version 1.x.  Remove x:\IBMVJava directory, where
     x:\IBMVJava is the VisualAge for Java 1.x installation
     directory. Install Version 3.0. Start the IDE.
  5. You can now import packages and projects from your old repository into
     the new repository. In the Workbench, select File > Import, and then
     select the Repository radio button and click Next. In the Repository
     name field enter the path of your saved copy of ivj.dat. Then select
     the projects and packages that you want to import. You will not be
     able to import any projects or packages that have not been versioned.
  6. To automatically add the selected projects to the workspace, select
     the Add most recent project edition to the workspace checkbox. This
     checkbox is only available when the Projects radio button is selected.
  7. Click Finish.
  8. Copy your backup copy of your resource files into the subdirectories
     x:\IBMVJava\ide\project_resources\project, where x:\IBMVJava is the
     VisualAge for Java, Version 3.0 installation directory and project is
     the name of the project with which the resources are associated.
  9. Once you have verified that your manual migration is successful, you
     can delete the backup copies that you created in steps 2 and 3.

4.0 Limitations and known problems

4.1 Limitations and known installation problems

The following is a list of issues you should be aware of during
installation:

   * If the license agreement screen does not display, or an error message
     appears instead of the license agreement, you must set your
     BEGINLIBPATH environment variable to the following path before running
     the install program:

     <cd drive>\ivj30\install\LAP\JRE_Home\dll

     For example, in at an OS/2 command prompt type the following command,
     then run the install program from that command prompt:

     SET BEGINLIBPATH= <cd
     drive>\ivj30\install\LAP\JRE_Home\dll;%BEGINLIBPATH%

     where <cd drive> is the drive letter of you CD ROM drive.
   * You will need write access to the root "\" directory where VisualAge
     for Java is installed in order to install the NetQuestion Search
     Server. You will not have access to this directory if you attempt to
     install to a NetWare drive. Drives to which you do not have write
     access to the root will not be displayed in the drive selection list
     box.
   * This installation requires at least version 1.22 of the Feature
     Installer run time to be present on your system. This runtime consists
     of Netscape Navigator 2.02 along with the Feature Installer plug-ins.
     The Feature Installer run time can be installed from the main
     VisualAge for Java installation screen. The files are located on the
     CD-ROM in a directory called firun_ns, under the root.
   * You must install the product onto an HPFS drive; however, the
     installation program does not verify that the selected installation
     drive is HPFS. If you select a FAT-formatted drive, the installation
     program will fail.
   * You must not install the product to a (HPFS) path with spaces in its
     name. If you do, error messages will be displayed during the
     installation attributed to the program EAUTIL.
   * During installation, you can select to change drives and directories.
     You should first select the drive to install to, then the directory.
     If you select the directory first,  click anywhere outside the
     directory entry to refresh the page before you select the drive.
   * If you are planning to install Netscape 4.0.4 and FixPak 505 on a DBCS
     OS/2 system, you must install first FixPak 505, then Netscape 4.0.4
     before installing VisualAge for Java, Version 3.0.
   * You must have 10 MB available on your boot drive; Feature Installer
     will create an inventory object for the installation on the boot
     drive, as well as a  temporary object.
   * The installation requires an amount of disk space based on the size of
     the files which will be copied initially. However, to allow for
     expansion in the repository, and to allow for additional space
     requirements by the help system installation, make sure that there is
     at least 50 MB of extra space on the drive you are installing to.
   * If a disk on your system has more than 4 GB free space, and Feature
     Install, Version 1.22 has been installed, the disk space indicator
     will subtract 4 GB from the actual amount of free space. Install
     Feature Install Version 1.23, provided with the product to correct the
     space calculations.
   * Error dialogs are modal, but in some cases, they might not be
     displayed on top of the active window. If an error dialog is
     displayed, activating another window may inadvertently hide the
     dialog. If this happens, use the drop-down task list located on the
     Warp Center and select the Desktop. This will minimize all windows
     other than the error message.
   * On non-English systems, the disk-space indicator on the right-hand
     side of the Drive, Directory and Component Selection panel may not
     appear the first time that page is loaded. If this occurs, select a
     different drive from the left-hand side of the page, and the
     disk-space indicator will appear. You will then be able to select the
     drive you want.
     Attention! The installation cannot continue unless the disk-space
     indicator has been successfully displayed.

Recovering from a failed installation

To recover from a failed installation, you must perform the following
steps:

  1. Remove the directory "OS2\INSTALL\VisualAge for Java" and its
     subdirectories, if they exist, from the boot drive using the command
     line, or through "Drives" in the "Warp Center". If the boot drive is a
     FAT drive, the directory will be "OS2\INSTALL\VISUALAGE".
  2. Delete the files "OS2\INSTALL\fi.ini" and "OS2\INSTALL\fi.bak" if they
     exist.  You will need to remove their read-only attributes using
     "attrib-R <filename>" before deleting.
  3. Delete the "VisualAge for Java" inventory object:
     a) On your boot drive, open the folder "OS2\INSTALL\Installed
     Features".
     b) Open the folder "VisualAge for Java - Inventory". This is the
     inventory object.
     c) Select the top object listed by clicking on the check box, and then
     click Uninstall button.
     Attention: Using the mouse to click on the checkbox may not
     successfully select the item. If this occurs use the mouse to
     highlight the top object listed, and use the space bar to select it
     before clicking Uninstall.
  4. Restart your system and the installation program.

Installation problems results in unusable system

If there is an installation problem resulting in an unusable system,
perform the following tasks to remove all IBM VisualAge for Java components
from your system:

  1. Delete the desktop folder for IBM VisualAge for Java.
  2. Delete all product files found in the directory where you installed
     IBM VisualAge for Java (for example, C:\IBMVJava).
  3. Perform steps 1 to 4 from "Recovering from a failed installation" to
     remove the Feature Installer objects.

4.2 Limitations and known uninstallation problems

   * Ensure you have enough swap space before beginning the uninstallation
     process— 50 MB free space on your swap drive may be required. In
     addition,  make sure that there is an additional 10 MB available on
     your boot drive; Feature Installer will create a temporary object
     during the uninstallation process.
   * If,  during booting of the system you obtain the error "SYS1718: The
     system cannot find the file x:\OS2\INSTALL\IBMLANLK.SYS", confirm the
     error by pressing Enter, edit the file x:\config.sys, where x: is your
     boot drive, and remove the following two lines.
     DEVICE=X:\OS2\INSTALL\IBMLANLK.SYS X:\OS2\INSTALL\IBMLANLK.LST
     RUN=X:\OS2\INSTALL\IBMLANLK.EXE
   * If an attempt to uninstall the product using the Uninstall icon in the
     product folder on the desktop fails, complete the uninstall by
     following step 3 in "Recovering from a failed installation". Shut down
     and restart your system after deleting the inventory object.
   * Your installation directory is not removed during the uninstallation
     process. Once the uninstallation process is done, you can remove it by
     deleting it and all of its subdirectories, either through the command
     line or through "Drives" on the Warp Center.

5.0 Browser configuration for online help

The VisualAge for Java installation program checks your browser
configuration and offers to change it automatically so you can view online
help. If you select Yes, localhost: 49213 and 127.0.0.1 are added to your
proxy exception settings. If you select No, you may not be able to view
online help.

If you select No, and later decide you want to view online help, you can
manually change your browser configuration to the correct settings. Refer
to the Online Help Release Notes for instructions on how to correctly
configure your browser for viewing online help.

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