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

  1. A 32-bit version of the Windows operating system (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT or Windows 2000).
  2. 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:
    • 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).
    • download and install Microsoft's standalone JVM
    • 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.

Installation

  • using Setup.exe
    1. Find Setup.exe in Windows Explorer. Double-click on it.
    2. Follow the instructions displayed.
  • using vqServer.zip
    1. 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.
    2. 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.

Startup

  1. Find the vqServer entry in your start menu. Click on it. The vqServer window appears.
  2. Alternatively, find vqServer.exe in your website/ folder. Double-click on it.
  3. 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.

  1. Open an MS-DOS window by selecting Programs|MS-DOS Prompt from the Start menu.
  2. 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!
  3. Start your Java interpreter, specifying the application class file location classes/classes.zip and the executable class vq.server.console:
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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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