XML Technology for OpenVMS  
April 2001


XML Technology Java Installation

Follow these steps to install XML Technology Java kit:

  1. Read the requirements and other documentation.
  2. Install current Java Software.
  3. Download the XML Technology Kit.
  4. Install the software.

1. Read the documentation

Compaq documentation for this XML for OpenVMS release consists of these HTML pages, including requirements, installation instructions, and samples.

Also available are archives of the Apache Software Foundation's XML documentation (10-19-00 release) for the two components offered in this release.

Apache Software Foundation XML Project

2. Install the Java software

Before you install the XML Technology Kit, make sure that your Java environment, including ECOs, is up-to-date.

Go to the Java Technology Software Download Page to get the current releases of the Fast VM, J2SDK, and J2RE. Also make sure you have the required Java software patches (ECOs).

3. Download the Kit

The Compaq XML Technology Kit for OpenVMS is available for the Alpha platform only.

Select the kit and documentation archives you want to install:

  • Selection 1 consists of the API documentation only for Xerces and Xalan from the Apache Software Foundation.
  • Selection 2 consists of the Java class files for Apache Software Foundation's XML parsers and XSLT processors.
  FILE SIZE PURPOSE
  XMLTECH_DOC.ZIP 123KB XML Technology for OpenVMS documentation
1 JAVA_PARSER_API.ZIP 1.51MB The Xerces API documentation only
JAVA_XSLT_API.ZIP 2.28MB The Xalan API documentation only
2 XERCES.JAR 1.37MB An archive of the Java class files for the XML parsers
XALAN.JAR 637KB An archive of the Java class files for the XSLT processors
XML_EXAMPLES.ZIP 24KB Two samples of transforming XML data

 

4. Install the Kit

Save the .JAR files
Save the .JAR files to a directory called XMLTECH. If you are testing XML with Compaq Secure Web Server, you should place the .JAR files in a directory under HTDOCS (or equivalent).

For example: [APACHE:HTDOCS:XMLTECH]

Save and unpack the ZIP files
You can unpack the files to whatever directory you choose. Use of an ODS-5 volume is not required, but will allow preservation of mixed-case file names. Free zip utilities for OpenVMS include: GZIP, INFO-ZIP, and UNZIP.

Sample files
The xml_examples.zip contains the sample files in two directories (EX01 and EX02). You can extract the files to a SAMPLES directory, under XMLTECH.

For example: [APACHE:HTDOCS:XMLTECH:SAMPLES]

Documentation files
All documentation is HTML, and is viewable from a PC or OpenVMS browser. When unzipping the documentation archives, you must preserve the directory structure of the archive to maintain internal links and images. Extract the files to a DOCS directory, under XMLTECH.

For example: [APACHE:HTDOCS:XMLTECH:DOCS]

Begin viewing the documents by opening the readme.html file in the top-level directory of each archive.

Test the samples
When you are ready to test the sample files, you will need to copy the .JAR files to the EX02 directory. Go to the Samples page for more details of how to test XML.


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