Adding modules with the Update Center
When you use the Update Center, the IDE leads you through a wizard which compares the IDE's modules with the currently available modules and enables you to choose which ones to update or add. The Update Center is designed to update the IDE by installing modules directly from the Forte for Java web site, but it can also work with ZIP files previously downloaded to your computer.
To update the IDE directly from the Forte for Java web site:
- Choose Help | Update Center... from the main menu to bring up the Update Center wizard.
- On the first page of the wizard, choose the Check the web for available updates radio button. If you are checking for updates for the Community Edition, you do not need to enter a registration number. If you are looking for updates for non-Community Edition modules (such as those available to members of the Forte for Java Early Access Program), enter the appropriate registration number.
If you need to set a proxy or the proxy host or proxy port, press Configure Proxy... to bring up the Proxy Configuration dialog box. See Adjusting proxy and firewall settings for more information.
- Click Next to move to the second page.
- The IDE will access the Forte for Java web site where the latest versions of all modules are available. Depending on your system/network configuration, this may mean your machine will dial and connect to your ISP. Once connected to the Forte for Java Auto Update web page, it will determine which modules are missing or not current in your IDE.
Wait for the IDE to finish its check of the web site. When the check is finished, the status line at the bottom of the wizard page will report whether any new or updated modules are available. If it reports "Done. Updates Available", click Next to move to the third page.
- The third page of the wizard displays a list of modules that you do not have the most recent version (or any version) of. In the Available Modules list, select the ones you would like to install and click Add> (or Add All> if you want to update all of the modules).
If any modules have interdependencies, for example new module A requires the updated module B, the required additional module updates are automatically selected.
Note: After you select a module or modules to be downloaded and click Add> or Add All>, you will be presented with the license agreement, which you will need to accept before any modules can be downloaded.
The Details panel provides information about the module selected in the Available Modules, including the version numbers of the module installed and its update, the size of the module in kilobytes, and a description of its function. The Total Size field indicates the total size of all of the selected modules.
You can get a more detailed description of a module by selecting it in the Available Modules combo box and then pressing the Home Page button to link to the module's description on the web site.
- Click Next when you have made your choices.
The IDE will then download the modules that you have selected and check for their digital signatures to determine if the module has arrived intact and whether it has a certificate. You will be prompted if the download is unsuccessful, the downloaded file is corrupted, or the file contains an unrecognized or untrusted certificate. See Authenticating Update Center downloads for more information on certificates.
- When the download is finished, click Next to move to the fifth panel.
- Click Finish to restart the IDE and begin working with the newly installed modules.
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