Windows Installation


Installing on Windows from the Download File

New versions of JDesignerPro can be installed straight over the top of your current install with no loss of files, your applications or any system data. However, do not install a new trial version over a license. Your licensed JAGGServer will be replaced with the trial version. In this case, install the new trial version into a separate directory or buy the upgrade to your license.

If you encounter problems during the install, during development or any other time, please consult the Troubleshooting guide. If that does not help, please send e-mail to support@bulletproof.com with a detailed description.

Typical Installation

  1. Double-click the JDP.exe file you obtained from BulletProof. It will prompt you to expand into your temp directory. Press OK. This will launch the InstallShield Setup.
  2. Read the License and Information screens and press Next. The InstallShield will now take a moment to check your disk drives. Once finished, the screen titled Choose Installation Option appears.
  3. Choose the Typical install. This installs the entire system with a minimum of questions. The Compact install is the same as the Typical install. For details about the Custom install, see the Custom Install section immediately following this one.
  4. Setup will then prompt you to select which webserver you are using, if any. Your development machine can act as a server to run JDesignerPro through a browser. The "None" option will allow you to run JDesignerPro only as an application on this local machine, not through a server/browser system. Choose "None" if you have no webserver software installed. Later you can reinstall JDesignerPro into a webserver for deployment of your applications.
  5. If setup cannot locate your webserver software’s root content directory, setup will prompt you to browse the correct location. Once located, press Next.
  6. If Setup cannot locate your webserver software’s CGI or Scripts directory, Setup will prompt you to browse the correct location. Once located, press Next. Make sure that CGI has been activated for this directory from your webserver control panel.

At this point Setup will install the necessary files with a status bar indicating progress. When complete you will see a message explaining how to start JDesignerPro. Please read it carefully then press OK.

You are better off running JDesignerPro by choosing the JDP icon in the Program group instead of through a browser, if you are running JDesignerPro on the same machine on which it is installed.

Custom Installation

If you choose to do the Custom install there are additional screens that appear during Setup.

  1. You will be prompted to enter the IP address of your machine. The installer will search for this but if it cannot determine it, a value of ‘localhost’ will be used for the default. If you know your IP address or machine domain name then enter it here otherwise leave the default value. For licensed users, the value in this setup window must be identical to the value given to BulletProof at the time of purchase.
  2. Setup will next prompt for the location of the Webserver’s root directory for documents to be published to the Web. Later in the install it will prompt for the location of the CGI directory to place the JAGG CGI in case you need for future use.
  3. Setup will try to find the Sun JDK. If it cannot, you will then be prompted for the path. JDesignerPro requires this so it can automatically compile Java source that it creates. The setup program searches for this and should find it provided that you have installed the Java JDK.
  4. Setup will then ask to choose between the JAGGServer or CGI. The CGI is used for deployment if you need to have encrypted transmission from the server to clients via HTTPS, secure protocol. Contact BulletProof for help with an https installation. You must use JAGGServer if this is an install to be used for development. We strongly recommend you use JAGGServer rather than the JAGG CGI.
  5. Setup will try to find the Classes.zip file. If it cannot, you will then be prompted for the path to the Classes.zip file. JDesignerPro requires this so it can automatically compile Java source that it creates. The setup program searches for this file and should find it provided that you have installed the Java JDK.
  6. If there is a problem starting JDesignerPro or JAGGServer, check that the Target property in the alias icon "JDP" has the following: The root directory for javac.exe and classes.zip must be the same. i.e.: C:\Java\bin… and C:\Java\lib… both come from the root, C:\Java\.
  7. If you experience troubles getting JAGGServer to start, please see the Troubleshooting section at the end of the Manual for details about path settings that should correct the problem.

Windows NT Installaion

The setup program will automatically install JAGGServer as an NT service and start it for you. This means there is no need for you to manually start JAGGServer as it will start each time your system boots. In some circumstances you may wish to see the JAGGServer console output. In this case you can either stop the JAGGServer service and then start JAGGServer using the icon in the JDesignerPro program group or you can change the JAGGServer NT service to Interact with the desktop.

If you reinstall JDesignerPro on your NT machine, you must first stop or remove the JAGGServer service. Do this in the Services Control Panel found under the Settings menu.