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Chapter 8: Working in the OpenEdge Environment on UNIX
Setting Java environment variables
By default, the OpenEdge installation program tailors all the necessary OpenEdge and
Java environment variables to the directories where they are installed. For example,
the installation automatically sets the %DLC% environment variable to your OpenEdge
installation path.
OpenEdge bundles the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component and the Java
Development Kit (JDK) component with certain products that you install. For more
information, see the “Java considerations” section on page 44. For additional details
regarding Java and platform-specific information, see the “Requirements for using
Java” section on page 62. And, for more information on Java environment variables for
OpenEdge products, see your specific product documentation.
Notes: OpenEdge supports Java version 6.0. For specific information about these
components, see the OpenEdge 10 Platform & Product Availability Guide on
the Progress Software Corporation Web site
http://www.progress.com/products/lifecycle/index.ssp.
Setting the JDK environment variable
In most circumstances, you will not need to set the JDK environment variable. When
you load your installation medium, the Installation Program determines whether JVM is
on your machine. It also verifies that you have the correct JVM version required to run
OpenEdge. See the “Starting the installation process” section on page 162 for more
information. If necessary, you can correctly set up your JDK environment for products
that rely on the environment variables set by the script file $DLC/bin/java_env (for
example, JDKHOME and JREHOME).
To correctly set up your JDK environments if this task was not accomplished when your
installation medium was loaded, you must edit this file and change the JDKHOME
value from:
#JDKHOME=
To:
JDKHOME=/usr1/jdk-directory
Where /usr1/jdk-directory is the JDK install directory.
Note: This modification applies to the HP-UX sections of the $DLC/bin/java_env
file. The JDK is bundled on the Sun Solaris platform, and therefore is not
needed. The root directory owns the java_env file, and the individual
modifying the file must have root access.
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