Visual J++ 6.0, Technology Preview 1

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Contents

• Welcome to Visual J++ 6.0 Technology Preview 1
• Additional Free Tools Offer
• System Requirements
• Important Release Information
• Installation Instructions

Welcome to Visual J++ 6.0, Technology Preview 1

Microsoft« Visual J++ä 6.0, Technology Preview 1 is the fastest way to harness the productivity of Java and the power of Windows« to build and deploy high-performance, data-driven client and server solutions. Two-way visual design tools combined with the Windows Foundation Classes (WFC) for Java, advanced cross-language and remote debugging capabilities, scalable data access, and one-button application deployment simplify the development of feature rich Windows and Web applications, components, and middle-tier business objects. Top features include:

• High-productivity IDE: Quickly deliver robust software with a high-productivity RAD environment offering two-way visual design of powerful data-driven Windows and Web applications.
• Windows Foundation Classes for Java: Build powerful Windows applications and components with the Windows Foundation Classes (WFC) for Java, an object-oriented framework that encapsulates, simplifies, and unifies the Win32 and Dynamic HTML programming models.
• IntelliSense Technology: Increase development speed with on-the-fly programming assistance, including statement completion, parameter list information, and syntax checking.
• Rich component support: Access thousands of pre-built components from the visual designer with full drag-and-drop support for ActiveX controls.
• Create reusable components: The WFC framework simplifies the creation of components that can be used directly with the visual forms designer or exported for use with other tools.
• One-step COM development: Create reusable COM components in Java – without needing to understand low-level COM details – allowing your code to run in popular applications such as Visual Basic, Delphi and Excel.
• Integrated Debugger: Fix bugs fast with seamless cross-language debugging (Java/VBScript/JScript), point-and-click breakpoints, drag-and-drop watch windows, and more. Easily debug components or client/server applications using cross-process and remote debugging.
• Database development: Build scalable database applications using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) 2.0, a high-level interface to OLE DB that provides high-performance access to any data source.
• Visual Database Tools: Quickly create, update, and view database tables and visually design SQL queries from within the RAD environment.
• Flexible Packaging Options: Easily package, digitally sign, and deploy complete applications into file formats such as Windows EXE, COM DLL, CAB, ZIP, and more.
• One-button Deployment: Reduce the cost of software distribution and configuration with one-button deploy that delivers your entire application to a remote file, web, or transaction server.

Additional Free Tools Offer

• Now that you have the Visual J++ 6.0, Technology Preview, receive FREE samples, controls, web tools and Microsoft Site Builder Network membership by registering at www.microsoft.com/sitebuilder/visualj/.
• The Microsoft Site Builder Network and Visual J++ web site (http://www.microsoft.com/visualj) provide a wealth of tools, techniques, news, information, training and community to enable you to take full advantage of Visual J++ 6.0 and help you stay ahead.

System Requirements

• Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 (w/NT4 Service Pack 3)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or greater
• Pentium 90 MHz or higher processor
• 24 MB RAM (32 MB RAM recommended)
• Hard-disk space:

Important Release Information

• Technical support for Visual J++ 6.0, Technology Preview 1 is not provided with this free trial offer. Please report all suggestions or product issues to http://support.microsoft.com/support/feedback/ . You may also discuss this Technology Preview with other users by connecting to server msnews.microsoft.com with no username or password and join the microsoft.public.java.visualj++.TechPreview newsgroup.
• The Visual J++ 6.0, Technology Preview 1 will expire on Nov 30, 1998. On, or before that date, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/visualj for further information on product availability.
• Visual J++ 6.0, Technology Preview 1 does not support beta versions of Windows NT 5.0 operating systems.
• For further information regarding this release, please review the Visual J++ 6.0 Technology Preview 1 Readme.

Installation Instructions

To install Visual J++ Technology Preview 1 install the following components in the order shown. For Internet Explorer users, click the links below and select "Run this program from current location" when prompted. Otherwise, run the setups directly from the CD locations in parenthesis.

• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
  NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or greater is required before installing Visual J++ on Microsoft Windows NT operating systems. If you do not have this service pack release, install it now from this Visual J++ Technology Preview 1 CD. After installing the service pack, return to this page to install Visual J++ and other components.
  
  NT4.0 Service Pack 3 English (nt4_sp3\enu\nt4sp3_i.exe)
  NT4.0 Service Pack 3 (i386) Japanese (nt4_sp3\jpn\nt4sp3_i.exe)
  NT4.0 Service Pack 3 (NEC) Japanese (nt4_sp3\jpn\nt4sp3_n.exe)
  
  
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01
  IE4.01 must be installed before installing Visual J++ Technology Preview 1. After installing IE4.01, return to this page to install the Visual J++ and other components.
  
  Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 English (vj\ie4\ie4setup.exe)
  Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Japanese (ie401_jpn\ie4setup.exe)
  
  
• Visual J++ Technology Preview 1
  This component contains all necessary files to run Visual J++ Technology Preview 1. You must have installed IE4.01 prior to running setup for VJ++. After installing Visual J++, return to this page to install the Visual J++ documentation.
  
  Visual J++ Technology Preview 1 (vj\setup.exe)
  
  
• Visual J++ Documentation
  This component contains all documentation and online help for Visual J++ Technology Preview 1. This component is optional, although failing to install it will cause errors if you try to access any online help or documentation.
  
  Visual J++ Documentation (docs\setup.exe)
  
  
• Visual J++ Samples
  This component contains several useful samples that demonstrate working with WFC, Java controls, and Java-based server components. This component is optional.
  
  Visual J++ Samples (samples\vj6sampl.exe)
  
  
• IIS Posting Acceptor Update
  This installer updates IIS servers to allow Web pages and Java components to be deployed directly from Visual J++. This component must be installed on the server to enable deployment features of Visual J++. This component is optional.

  Visual J++ can deploy client-side Web content (for example HTML pages, applets, and other Java classes and ActiveX controls) directly to Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) or Personal Web Server (PWS) without any additional configuration of the server. Installing this update is all that is needed.

  If you want to use Visual J++ to deploy server-side components (for example, ASP pages and COM components) you must do some additional configuration steps to your IIS or PWS Web server. The following instructions show how to configure IIS to work with server-side component deployment from Visual J++.

  • Note when installing PWS on Windows NT Workstation you will need to install the Internet Service Manager
    1. Run NT Option Pack setup and select Custom (rather than Minimum or Typical).
    2. In the components list select Personal Web Server, and click on Show "Subcomponents".
    3. Ensure that Internet Service Manager is selected.
    4. Click OK and continue Installation.

  Install Posting Acceptor 2.0
  
  Install IIS Posting Acceptor Update (deploy\pasetup.exe) onto the web server machine.
  

Open the PWS/IIS Management Console and locate your server

1. Open the PWS/IIS Management Console by selecting the following menu items on the Windows NT Start menu.
2. Click Programs, then click Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack. Click the Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) (on NT Server) or Microsoft Personal Web Server (on NT WorkStation), and then click the Internet Service Manager.
3. Expand the Console Root folder in the left-hand pane. Under this folder you will see an Internet Information Server folder.
4. Expand the Internet Information Server folder. You will see your IIS server(s) listed below this folder.
5. Expand the IIS server node for the server that you want to configure. You will see a number of nodes including a node called Default Web Site. This is the location of your server.

Set Write permission on folders you want to deploy to

1. Open the Default Web Site Properties dialog by selecting the Default Web Site, and selecting Properties from the Action menu
2. Click the Home Directory Tab. Check that the Access Permissions "Write" check box is selected.
3. Click Apply. The Inheritance Overrides dialog box appears, which contains a list of folders which are affected by the setting you just made. Select the folders you want to deploy to.
4. Click OK on the Inheritance Overrides dialog box.
5. Click OK on the Default Web Site Properties dialog box.

Confirm that the Scripts folder has execute permission

1. Expand the Default Web Site Node. There are a number of folders, including a folder called Scripts. Choose the Scripts folder.
2. Click Properties from the Action menu.
3. Click the Virtual Directory Tab. Check that the Permissions Radio button is set to Execute (including script).
4. Click OK on the Scripts Properties dialog box.