Installation Instructions for JavaStar 

Download the javastar file appropriate for your platform. Replace xxx in the file name with the version number of javastar you are retrieving.  For example, if you are getting JavaStar 1.2, retrieve javastar-12.zip, and interpret javastar-xxx in the remainder of this document as javastar-12.

For Windows 95/NT 

After you download the javastar-xxx.exe file, run it by:  javastar-xxx.exe creates a directory called javastar (the default is C:\SunTest\javastar) and unpacks the JavaStar files.  It also creates a program group "SunTest" and places  a link to a batch file for running JavaStar in it. To run JavaStar from there, click on the "Start Menu" and select JavaStar under SunTest. 

Note for non Sun JDK:

If  you want to use JDK other than Sun's with JavaStar, please create the following bat file: 
set CLASSPATH=<Directory of JavaStar>\javastar.zip
where <JDK version> can be either 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5 , 1.1.6, 1.1.7, or 1.2

Special Note for Symantec Cafe:

If you want to use the JDK in Symantec Cafe with JavaStar, please create the following bat file:  where 

For UNIX 

After you download the javastar-xxx.tar.Z file, install it by:  This creates a directory called javastar in the directory where you untar the tar file and unpacks the JavaStar files.  Please refer to Chapter 2 of JavaStar's User Guide for using JavaStar. 

For other platform 

After you download the javastar-xxx.zip file, install it by:  This creates a directory called javastar in the directory where you unzip the zip file and unpacks the JavaStar files. 
 Please refer to Chapter 2 of JavaStar's User Guide for using JavaStar.