vqServer Windows
This page covers requirements, installation and use of vqServer on
a Windows computer. Ignore it if you're using a Macintosh or UNIX-like system.
Requirements
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A 32-bit version of the Windows operating system (Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows NT or Windows 2000).
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A compatible Java Virtual Machine (JVM). If you're using Internet Explorer
version 4 or above you probably already have a suitable JVM. If not you can:
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install Internet Explorer version 4 or 5 (Note: it is possible to install
Internet Explorer without installing the accompanying JVM, in which case
vqServer.exe won't run and the Start menu shortcut won't work. To
remedy this, re-install Internet Explorer).
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download and install
Microsoft's standalone
JVM
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download and install
Sun's JVM
for Windows. If you follow this route you won't be able to use the
vqServer Windows executable, vqServer.exe, or the Start menu
shortcut created by Setup.exe.
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using Setup.exe
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Find Setup.exe in Windows Explorer. Double-click on it.
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Follow the instructions displayed.
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using vqServer.zip
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Unzip vqServer.zip to a folder (which will be refered to as your
website/ folder or directory in this documentation) using a utility
such as ZipCentral.
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If you want, create shortcuts to the vqServer windows executable,
website/vqServer.exe in your Start menu or on the desktop. Don't copy
vqServer.exe to another folder: it won't work!
The vqServer installation process does not have any side effects:
it does not make any changes to system files such as the Windows registry,
does not create any hidden files and does not copy any files to system
directories. You can uninstall vqServer by deleting your
website/ directory.
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Find the vqServer entry in your start menu. Click on it. The
vqServer window appears.
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Alternatively, find vqServer.exe in your website/ folder.
Double-click on it.
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Read the after starting
vqServer section of the documentation.
You won't be able to start vqServer in this way if you're using Sun's
JVM. You won't be able to use the
vqServer console if you start
vqServer in this way. See the command line section below for more
information!
Command line startup
Starting vqServer from the command line allows you to use different
JVMs and allows use of the vqServer
console.
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Open an MS-DOS window by selecting Programs|MS-DOS Prompt from the
Start menu.
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Change to your website/ directory by typing cd website in the
MS-DOS window and press the Enter key. Do not omit this very important
step!
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Start your Java interpreter, specifying the application class file location
classes/classes.zip and the executable class vq.server.console:
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If you're using Microsoft's JVM, type jview /cp:p classes\classes.zip
vq.server.console in the console window and press the Enter key.
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If you're using JavaSoft's JDK or JRE version 1.1.7, type jre -cp
classes\classes.zip vq.server.console in the MS-DOS window and press
the Enter key.
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If you're using Java Platform 2 (JDK or JRE version 1.2), type java -cp
classes\classes.zip vq.server.console in the console window and press
the Enter key.
This process can easily be automated by creating a batch file which contains
the appropriate commands.
If you always start vqServer using the command line you don't need
the vqServer Windows executable, website/vqServer.exe, so you
can delete it.
vqServer version 1.9. Copyright © 1997-2000
Steve Shering and
vqSoft. Last updated 7 June 2000. |
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