Borland JBuilder 2006

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JBuilder 2006: The leading development solution for JavaTM: Installation

JBuilder 2006

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System Requirements

Accelerate your development with Borland JBuilder 2006, the leading environment for building enterprise Java applications.

JBuilder® 2006 Enterprise System Requirements

Windows® System Requirements

Linux® System Requirements

SolarisTM System Requirements

JBuilder® 2006 Developer System Requirements

Windows® System Requirements

Linux® System Requirements

SolarisTM System Requirements

Please read these instructions entirely before installing JBuilder 2006.

To use the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) Functionality, choose Enterprise|Configure Servers the first time you run JBuilder 2006 to setup the application server of your choice.

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Installing JBuilder 2006

Installation Options

The JBuilder 2006 installation program provides these options:

Installation Installs the following components
Borland JBuilder 2006 Enterprise Installs the core features for Borland JBuilder 2006 Enterprise.
Crystal Reports for Borland JBuilder Installs the Crystal Reports report processing and rendering features.
Fortify Software for Borland JBuilder Installs tools for locating security vulnerabilities in your Java code.
Sybase EAServer Integration Module Installs support for the Sybase EAServer.
Borland Enterprise Server Installs the Borland Enterprise Server so you can use Borland Enterprise Server for your J2EE application development and deployment.

In addition, you can also download trial editions of these Borland products:

Product Description
StarTeam Borland StarTeam provides an automated and comprehensive software configuration management (SCM) system for supporting the management of assets and application lifecycle tasks, all from within a single repository.
InterBase Designed for use in situations where there is no database administrator or IT support, Borland InterBase is powerful enough to support mission-critical applications, yet compact enough to run on very modest systems. Unlike enterprise databases that require expensive ecosystems of support and maintenance, InterBase requires virtually no maintenance. Registered users of JBuilder can also download a Developer version of InterBase. For more information, see Using InterBase with JBuilder 2006.

Install JBuilder 2006 (Windows)

Note: You must have administration rights in order to install JBuilder 2006.

To install JBuilder 2006:

  1. Close all other running applications before installing JBuilder 2006.
  2. If the installation launcher is not running, double-click on install_windows.exe in the top-level directory of your JBuilder 2006 CD to start the installation.
  3. Click "Install Borland JBuilder 2006 Enterprise" button to start the installation program.
  4. Select the products that you want to install, then click Install.
  5. Read the information provided, then click Next.
  6. Accept the license agreement when prompted, then click Next.
  7. Select the installation option you want: Full Install, Minimum Install, or Custom.
  8. Click Next.
  9. If you selected Custom, choose the components you want to install.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Choose the directory where you want JBuilder 2006 installed, then click Next. If you choose a directory path that contains spaces, a warning is displayed. Click Back to choose a different directory path, or click OK to continue with the installation. Important: Some tools and plug-ins (such as the J2ME WTK used for mobile development) will not work if installed into a directory path that contains spaces.
  12. Review the installation options that you have selected. If the options are correct, then click Install to begin the installation.
  13. Switch installation discs when prompted to do so.
  14. When the installation program is completed, click Done.
  15. Click OK when the dialog box is displayed that informs you that the installation was successful.
  16. Click Exit to leave the installation program.

Installation Notes

For additional troubleshooting tips on installing and running JBuilder, see Troubleshooting Your JBuilder 2006 Installation.

Install JBuilder 2006 (Linux)

To install JBuilder 2006:

  1. Start a new command line shell.
  2. From your home directory run /mnt/cdrom/install_linux.sh.
  3. Click "Install Borland JBuilder 2006 Enterprise" button to start the installation program.
  4. Select the products that you want to install, then click Install.
  5. Read the information provided, then click Next.
  6. Accept the license agreement when prompted, then click Next.
  7. Select the installation option you want: Full Install, Minimum Install, or Custom.
  8. Click Next.
  9. If you selected Custom, choose the components you want to install.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Choose the directory where you want JBuilder 2006 installed, then click Next. If you choose a directory path that contains spaces, a warning is displayed. Click Back to choose a different directory path, or click OK to continue with the installation. Important: Some tools and plug-ins will not work if installed into a directory path that contains spaces.
  12. Review the installation options that you have selected. If the options are correct, then click Install to begin the installation.
  13. Switch installation discs when prompted to do so. (Note: If you started the installation program from a shell, you may need to change your file system location in that shell in order to unblock the CD mount point.)
  14. When the installation program is completed, click Done.
  15. Click OK when the dialog box is displayed that informs you that the installation was successful.
  16. Click Exit to leave the installation program.

Other installation options

Installation Installation Instructions
Crystal Reports for Borland JBuilder Run install.bin from the Premium/crystal/Linux directory on JBuilder Enterprise Disc 2.
Fortify Software for Borland JBuilder Run install.bin from the Premium/fortify/Linux directory on JBuilder Enterprise Disc 2.
Sybase EAServer Integration Module Run SilentInstall_Unix.sh from the Premium/sybase/Linux directory on JBuilder Enterprise Disc 2.

Installation Notes

For additional troubleshooting tips on installing and running JBuilder, see Troubleshooting Your JBuilder 2006 Installation.

Install JBuilder 2006 (Solaris)

To install JBuilder 2006:

  1. Start a new command line shell.
  2. From your home directory run /cdrom/jbuilder2006/install_solaris.sh.
  3. Click "Install Borland JBuilder 2006 Enterprise" button to start the installation program.
  4. Select the products that you want to install, then click Install.
  5. Read the information provided, then click Next.
  6. Accept the license agreement when prompted, then click Next.
  7. Select the installation option you want: Full Install, Minimum Install, or Custom.
  8. Click Next.
  9. If you selected Custom, choose the components you want to install.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Choose the directory where you want JBuilder 2006 installed, then click Next. If you choose a directory path that contains spaces, a warning is displayed. Click Back to choose a different directory path, or click OK to continue with the installation. Important: Some tools and plug-ins will not work if installed into a directory path that contains spaces.
  12. Review the installation options that you have selected. If the options are correct, then click Install to begin the installation.
  13. Switch installation discs when prompted to do so. (Note: You will need to explicitly unmount each CD before changing to the next one. To do so, close the file browser window which you opened to launch the installation program. If you started the installation program from a shell, you may need to change your file system location in that shell in order to unblock the CD mount point.)
  14. When the installation program is completed, click Done.
  15. Click OK when the dialog box is displayed that informs you that the installation was successful.
  16. Click Exit to leave the installation program.

Other Installation Options

Installation Installation Instructions
Crystal Reports for Borland JBuilder Run install.bin from the Premium/crystal/Solaris directory on JBuilder Enterprise Disc 2.
Fortify Software for Borland JBuilder Run install.bin from the Premium/fortify/Solaris directory on JBuilder Enterprise Disc 2.
Sybase EAServer Integration Module Run Install_Sybase.sh from the Premium/sybase/Solaris directory on JBuilder Enterprise Disc 2.

Installation Notes

For additional troubleshooting tips on installing and running JBuilder, see Troubleshooting Your JBuilder 2006 Installation.

Silent Installation

To install JBuilder without using the GUI installer:

  1. Create a file that specifies an installation directory and request a silent installation.
  2. The file should contain these lines:

    This file uses $/$ as a platform-independent separator.

  3. Launch the installation program with an -f argument followed by the name of the file you created:
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Troubleshooting Your JBuilder 2006 Installation

General

If the installation can be performed successfully on another machine (with the same OS platform), the resulting installation directory can be copied from one machine to another. This can be the easiest way to workaround installation problems, but is only useful when other machines on a network are available.

Error -1 when starting the installation program from a CD-ROM

This error occurs when the CD-ROM driver is having trouble reading from the CD. In this case, try copying the contents of the CD into a temporary directory on your hard drive and then launch the installer from that location. If the files cannot be copied from the CD-ROM to the hard drive because of read errors (e.g. error -1, read errors, etc.), check the CD for scratches. If the CD is visibly damaged, please call disk replacement to be issued new media by calling 831-461-9190.

If the contents of the CD-ROM still cannot be copied to the hard drive, an alternative is to simply download and install the appropriate trial version of JBuilder. The trial product will be converted to a full product by using your serial number during registration. Make sure that you choose the download that matches the license (e.g a serial number for Developer will NOT activate the Enterprise Trial). The Trial downloads may be accessed from the following location:

http://borland.com/products/downloads/download_jbuilder.html

In this case, make sure to download and install any supplementary files on the same page as the main download (e.g documentation, samples, extras).

The main installation program does not launch when the CD-ROM is inserted

To eliminate possible conflicts with other third-party software, disable anti-virus software (e.g. stop the service), exit out of any other currently running software, and then retest the installation.

In Windows XP, you can automatically do this using the msconfig.exe tool to restart your system in a diagnostic mode that prevents third-party services from starting up. To do this:

  1. Choose Start|Run.
  2. Enter msconfig and click OK.
  3. Under the General tab, select Diagnostic Startup and click OK.
  4. Restart your system and start the JBuilder installation program again.

After successfully installing JBuilder, repeat these steps, changing Diagnostic Startup to your usual Startup mode.

Nothing happens after the installation program is started

If the main installation program does not automatically launch when the CD is inserted into the CD-ROM drive:

  1. Navigate to the CD-ROM drive.
  2. Navigate to the Disk1\InstData\<platform>\VM\ directory.
  3. Double-click on the installation executable (install.exe or install.bin in most cases).

The installation programs seems to start, but then freezes at the splash screen

To troubleshoot installation graphics driver issues, try the following:

Installing JBuilder as "root" (Linux or Solaris)

This note applies if you are installing JBuilder as a super-user through the "su" command or a different user from the one who started the X server process.

XWindows has security restrictions that can cause a GUI application to fail if running the application as a different user than the one logged in. One such case is when you open a terminal window and use the "su" command to become "root". The error message issued is usually 'Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server'. This is a security feature, not a bug. To avoid this problem, open a terminal window and type the following commands:

xhost +localhost
export DISPLAY=yourmachinename:0.0

This command notifies XWindows that any user on your machine is authorized to use your display. After the installation you can run the command:

xhost -localhost

to reset the value to the default.

On Linux, another possible side effect of this is that you will get an icon for JBuilder 2006 installed on your desktop that does not work when selected. To fix this:

  1. Log back in as root using the "su" command.
  2. Copy the link created for the icon to your local desktop.

Insufficient available disk space reported with NFS volumes mounted (Solaris)

If you have any NFS volumes mounted, the installation may fail with an error reporting insufficient available disk space. If you encounter this error and are certain that you have enough disk space available for installation, disable NFS before installing JBuilder, then re-enable it after the installation has successfully completed.

The installation progress bar stays near the end for a very long time (Linux)

In most cases, the installation will complete successfully after waiting for a while.

Known problems

Known problems (Linux)

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Registering JBuilder 2006

When you run JBuilder 2006 for the first time, you will need the serial number and key provided with your copy of the product. You can use JBuilder 2006 for seven days after installation without registering. After seven days, JBuilder 2006 will not run until it has been registered. (Note: There is no grace period for upgrade and trial versions, or for Optimizeit products. These products must be registered before they can be used.)

Trial users: See the front label of your product CD for the URL or visit http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/download_jbuilder.html to obtain your trial activation files.


Starting JBuilder 2006

  1. Start JBuilder 2006 by doing one of the following:

    Windows:
    • Choose Start|Programs|Borland JBuilder 2006 Enterprise|Borland JBuilder 2006 Enterprise.
    • From the File Manager: In the bin folder under the folder where you installed JBuilder 2006, double-click on jbuilder.exe.
    • From the command line: Enter <drive:>Borland\JBuilder2006\bin\jbuilder.
    Linux:
    • From the command line: Enter ./bin/jbuilder from the directory where you installed JBuilder 2006.
    Solaris:
    • From the File Manager: In the bin folder under the folder you where installed JBuilder 2006, double-click on jbuilder.
    • From the command line: Enter ./bin/jbuilder from the directory where you installed JBuilder 2006.

    Note: If you did not install JBuilder 2006 to the default directory, change jbuilder2006 to the path and directory where you installed JBuilder 2006.

  2. When the Borland Registration Wizard appears, select one of the following options, then click Next:

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Registering with a Serial Number

If you have the serial number and key from your JBuilder 2006 installation flyer:

  1. Enter your serial number and key, then click Next.

  2. Review and accept the licensing terms, then click Next.

  3. Select one of the following options:


  4. Click Next.

Completing direct registration

If you are using direct registration:

  1. Enter your Borland customer account information.
  2. If you use a proxy to connect to the Internet, then enter your proxy settings when the Proxy Settings dialog appears. Otherwise, click Next. (If you don't know whether you use a proxy or your proxy settings, check with your System Administrator.)
  3. When the Information Summary dialog appears, verify that the information to be registered is correct. If the information is correct, click Next. Otherwise, click Back and correct the information before proceeding.
  4. Your registration information will now be transmitted and processed. When the message "Registration completed successfully!" is highlighted, click Next.
  5. Click Finish. The registration process is completed.

Completing registration by email

If you are completing your product registration by email:

  1. Enter your Borland customer account information.
  2. When the Information Summary dialog appears, verify that the information to be registered is correct. If the information is correct, click Next. Otherwise, click Back and correct the information before proceeding.
  3. When the Email Registration dialog appears, click Clipboard Copy to copy the information provided to your system clipboard. You will need to paste this into the body of an email message.
  4. Send an email to reg@borland.com and paste the information from your system clipboard into the body of the message.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Click Finish.
  7. When you receive the email containing your activation file, you will need to repeat the registration process, this time choosing the Have Activation File option.

Completing registration using the web

If you are completing your product registration using the web page:

  1. Click Next.
  2. Record the Registration Key provided. You will need this to complete your registration.
  3. Click Finish.
  4. Using your web browser, go to http://reg.borland.com to complete the registration process.
  5. Click Finish.
  6. When you receive the email containing your activation file, you will need to repeat the registration process, this time choosing the Have Activation File option.

Completing registration by telephone

If you are completing your product registration by telephone:

  1. Enter your Borland customer account information.
  2. Select your location from the Telephone Number list.
  3. Call the Customer Service number for your location.
  4. Keep the Phone Registration displayed. You will need the information it contains to complete the registration process.
  5. Click Finish.
  6. When you receive your activation file, you will need to repeat the registration process, this time choosing the Have Activation File option.

Using or creating a Borland Developer Network or Software Registration account

Select one of the following options:

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Registering with an Activation File

To register using an activation file:

  1. Enter the path and filename of your activation file, or click the ellipsis (...) button to browse to the location of the file.
  2. Click Next.
  3. Click Finish. The registration process is completed.

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Troubleshooting

The following list shows possible errors and their solutions. If the problem cannot be resolved after attempting the solutions described here, please contact our licensing department.

When I log in using an account in a different Windows Domain, why can't I use the previously registered licenses for my Borland Products?

Borland products are licensed per user. The Windows operating system sees these accounts in other domains as different users, even if they share the same account name and password.

If both domains exist in the same organization, a trust could be established between the domains. With this configuration, a single domain login can be given access to resources in both domains. This would allow the one Windows login to use the resources in both domains, removing the need for multiple accounts.

Related Microsoft Knowledge Base "How To" Documents:

If the domains do not exist in the same organization, consider installing and using the software with a local user account. A local user account cannot automatically be provided access to resources in a domain, but instead would be prompted for credentials when attempting to access each resource. These credentials would be specific to the particular domain in which the resource is located.

Error: Cannot detect internet connection. Please confirm the internet connection is available.

Your connection to the internet failed while attempting to obtain authentication from the licensing server. Retry connecting to the internet to obtain the licensing key again.

Error: Borland Developer Network web site is not available now.

Either the network connection is not available or your DNS settings are incorrect.

Error: Either the login name, e-mail address, or password is not correct.

The login information entered does not match the information that you have previously entered.

Error: The install number entered is not correct.

Either the serial number or license key was entered incorrectly. Please verify that both of them are correct. In particular, check for numbers entered as letters, or incorrect punctuation characters.

Error: The number of users exceeded the limit allowed in this install number.

The user registration limit has been reached. Please contact our licensing department.

Error: The install number is used by another user.

Please contact our licensing department by phone. The serial number is used for the registration of other users. Unless additional licenses are purchased, the same serial number cannot be shared by multiple users.

Error: The login name that you selected is already used by other users. Please select a different login name.

The user name is important for identifying each customer. The name can be set arbitrarily, but when the same user name is used by another user, you have to set a different user name.

The e-mail address that you entered is already registered. This e-mail address cannot be used for registering a new user.

Multiple user names cannot be set on the same e-mail address. Specify a new e-mail address.

Error: Information necessary for registering a new user has not been provided.

Please specify a unique user name, e-mail address, and password.

Error: Cannot find the registration server

You may not be connected to the network, or the proxy setting could be incorrectly configured. Please ask your network administrator to configure the proxy setting.

The connection to the registration server is dropped

Please connect to the Internet again to complete registration.

Notes:

For information on how to login to Borland Developer Network, please connect to Account Menu in http://bdn.borland.com and refer to the login information.

For the latest troubleshooting information, please refer to JBuilder Support Information.

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Checking out a concurrent license

When you're using a concurrent license for your Borland product, you might have occasions where you want to work offline, rather than connected to the Borland License Server. The License Manager provides Check Out and Check In features that allow you to work offline. When you check out a license, you need to specify the duration of the check out. Once you've completed your offline work, you can check in the license to return it to the license pool. The client product has to be able to reach the license server in order to check in the license.

Concurrent licenses are listed on the server in a userlist-concurrent.txt file. The maximum checkout time is set by the server administrator for each user.

Follow these simple steps to check out a license:

  1. Choose Tools|License Manager to open the License Manager.
  2. Right-click the Concurrent Network License node in the tree on the left and choose Check Out License.
  3. Enter the duration time in hours in the License Duration (hours) field. You can't exceed the maximum checkout time set by your server administrator. See your administrator for the maximum setting.
  4. Click OK to close the Checkout License dialog box. A Checkout Successful message displays. Click OK to close it. A red check mark displays next to the Concurrent Network License node to indicate that you're disconnected from the Borland License Server and can use the product offline.
    Important: Notice that the remaining checkout time is displayed next to the Concurrent Network License node in parenthesis. For example, Concurrent Network License (1 hour left). To refresh the checkout time, right-click the Concurrent Network License node and choose Refresh Time Left.

Checking in a concurrent license

Once you've completed your offline work, you need to check the license in to return it to the license pool.

Follow these simple steps to check in a license:

  1. Choose Tools|License Manager to open the License Manager.
  2. Right-click the Concurrent Network License node in the tree on the left and choose Check In License.
  3. Click Yes in the Confirm License Checkin dialog box to check the license in.

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Installing and configuring the Borland Enterprise Server

JBuilder Enterprise Trial users: Borland Enterprise Server is not included with trial editions of JBuilder. You can download a trial edition of Borland Enterprise Server 6.5 from Borland Enterprise Server Downloads.

Licensing issues with Borland Enterprise Server in JBuilder 2006 Developer and Enterprise

If you install both JBuilder 2006 Enterprise Edition and JBuilder 2006 Developer Edition (usually done for demonstration purposes) and also install Borland Enterprise Server in both cases, Borland Enterprise Server will not function due to conflicting licenses. To make Borland Enterprise Server work in this situation, do not install Borland Enterprise Server with either JBuilder Edition. Instead, download and install a trial version of Borland Enterprise Server 6.0RP1; this version can be used by both JBuilder editions.

Adding a Borland Deployment Op-Center license to a Borland Enterprise Server installed with JBuilder 2006

This configuration is not currently supported, as there is no user-based license available for Op-Center. Until this is available, download and install a trial version of Borland Enterprise Server 6.0RP1, then apply both the Borland Enterprise Server 6.0 Trial license and an Op-Center Trial (or Production) license.

Upgrading Borland Enterprise Server installed with JBuilder 2006 to a Borland Enterprise Server Production license

This requires that a configuration file be modified, and the Borland Enterprise Server management agent be restarted. A procedure for this upgrade will be available on the Borland Enterprise Server FAQ site at http://info.borland.com/devsupport/bes/faq/6.0/index.html.

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Configuring JBuilder for Mobile development

J2ME Mobile development is automatically installed when you choose a full installation of JBuilder. A separate serial number and key is not required. For information on configuring JBuilder for mobile development, see readme.html.

See Developing Mobile Applications in the JBuilder documentation for information on using JBuilder Mobile development.

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Using InterBase with JBuilder 2006

The Development version of InterBase is provided with JBuilder Enterprise and is included on the Premium Tools CD. JBuilder Developer customers can get InterBase from the JBuilder download site. (There is no Premium Tools CD for JBuilder Developer.) For links to downloads, please visit the JBuilder registered user page at http://www.borland.com/downloads/registered/download_jbuilder.html

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JBuilder 2006 Partner CD

For the online location of the contents of the JBuilder 2006 Partner CD, please see the BDN article at: http://bdn.borland.com/article/0,1410,29797,00.html

Please unzip the contents of the JBuilder 2006 zip file and the Premium Tools zip file to separate directories. This will prevent files from being overwritten.

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Uninstalling JBuilder 2006

Windows

To uninstall JBuilder 2006, do one of the following:

Linux or Solaris

To uninstall JBuilder 2006, do one of the following:

Known problems

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