Installing BBj - Windows

Follow these instructions for installing on Windows 2000/XP/Vista. For BBj versions earlier than 4x on Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0/200/XP, click here.

In addition, find details below on the BASIS Product Suite components and requirements, and installation steps for Web download and CD-ROM installations. See also Silent Installation - BBj.

BASIS Product Suite Components

The BASIS Product Suite includes the following components:

BBj

BBjServices
Thin Client

Admin Tools

Admin
Enterprise Manager

Utilities

AutoLic
BASIC Web Utility (BWU)
C Library
Extended Utility Programs (EXT)
Grid Management Library (GML)
J Library
MKRECOVER
Standard Utility Programs (STD)

Additional Development Tools

Compiler/Lister
Configurator
DDBuilder
Demos
GUIBuilder
Performance Analyzer
ResBuilder
ResConverter

BASIS License Manager*

Admin

BASIS IDE (NetBeans)**

Barista Application Framework

AddonSoftware

ODBC (Windows only)

JDBC

*Only one BASIS License Manager (BLM) can run on a single machine. If another BLM is running on your machine, uninstall it prior to installing the BLM included with the BASIS Product Suite. The BBj BLM can use any BASIS license, including licenses that the previous BLM handled. However, remember to install those licenses during the BLM installation wizard process.

**The BASIS IDE requires a J2SE Development Kit .The JRE installation will not provide the option of installing BASIS IDE.

BASIS Product Suite System Requirements (return to top)

Windows 2000/XP/Vista requirements

Java Runtime Edition (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK)
Password-protected local administrator account

All operating system requirements

A full installation of the BASIS Product Suite requires 453 MB of permanent disk space and an additional 294 MB of temporary disk space.
Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT) requires a 256-color display for successful installation. If the system has a color resolution less than the required color depth, the installation will fail.

Web Download Installation Steps (return to top)

Windows 2000/XP/Vista

1. Log in as an admin user.

2. Download the self-extracting .jar file from:

https://www.basis.com/devtools/bbj/download.html

3. Initialize the installation in either of the following ways:

If the Java file associations on your operating system are set up to run an executable jar file, double-click or execute the downloaded jar file. The install proceeds automatically.
If Java file associations differ and do not run the file automatically, execute the following so Java runs the file:

%JAVAHOME%\bin\java -jar <jar_file_name>

Note: It is possible to force the selection of the JVM via a command line parameter to the installation: -is:javahome <Java home directory>.

This additional parameter specifies the home directory location of the JVM used for the installation. The JVM that resides in the specified directory must be a BASIS-supported JVM for this command line option to take effect.

Example:

%JAVAHOME%\bin\java -jar 2166501.jar -is:javahome "C:/jdk1.6.0_11"

CD-ROM Installation Steps (return to top)

Windows 2000/XP/Vista

1. Log in as an admin user.

2. Insert the BASIS Product CD.

With AutoRun, the BASIS Product Installation menu displays automatically. To begin the installation, click the "Install BASIS Product Suite" button in the lower left-hand corner of the display.
Without AutoRun, navigate to the appropriate directory on the CD. To start the installation, double-click the 'Windows.exe' executable. Example:

<cdrom drive>\bbj\rev900\windows.exe

Note: It is possible to force the selection of the JVM via a command line parameter to the installation: -is:javahome <Java home directory>.

This additional parameter specifies the home directory location of the JVM used for the installation. The JVM that resides in the specified directory must be a BASIS-supported JVM for this command line option to take effect.

Example:

<cdrom drive>\bbj\rev900\windows.exe -is:javahome "C:/jdk1.6.0_11"

Installing BBj - Windows

BASIS Product Suite Components

The BASIS Product Suite includes the following components:

BASIS Product Suite System Requirements (return to top)

Web Download Installation Steps (return to top)

Windows 2000/XP/Vista

1. Log in as an admin user.

2. Download the self-extracting .jar file from:

3. Initialize the installation in either of the following ways:

If the Java file associations on your operating system are set up to run an executable jar file, double-click or execute the downloaded jar file. The install proceeds automatically.

If Java file associations differ and do not run the file automatically, execute the following so Java runs the file:

%JAVAHOME%\bin\java -jar <jar_file_name>

Note: It is possible to force the selection of the JVM via a command line parameter to the installation: -is:javahome <Java home directory>.

This additional parameter specifies the home directory location of the JVM used for the installation. The JVM that resides in the specified directory must be a BASIS-supported JVM for this command line option to take effect.

Example:

CD-ROM Installation Steps (return to top)

Windows 2000/XP/Vista

1. Log in as an admin user.

2. Insert the BASIS Product CD.

With AutoRun, the BASIS Product Installation menu displays automatically. To begin the installation, click the "Install BASIS Product Suite" button in the lower left-hand corner of the display.

Without AutoRun, navigate to the appropriate directory on the CD. To start the installation, double-click the 'Windows.exe' executable. Example:

<cdrom drive>\bbj\rev900\windows.exe

Note: It is possible to force the selection of the JVM via a command line parameter to the installation: -is:javahome <Java home directory>.

This additional parameter specifies the home directory location of the JVM used for the installation. The JVM that resides in the specified directory must be a BASIS-supported JVM for this command line option to take effect.

Example: