Re: Installing WebMathematica on a PC Windows XP Problems
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- Subject: [mg81928] Re: [mg81884] Installing WebMathematica on a PC Windows XP Problems
- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
- Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 05:25:35 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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Download JDK (Java Development Kit) from Sun's web page: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp JDK includes all the development libraries for Java from Sun along with a subsidiary JRE (Java Run-Time Environment). Richard Palmer wrote: > ... running windows xp pro service pack 2. > > Per Mathematica's installation instructions: > > > It is recommended to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable for the > environment in whichTomcat runs. This can be done with a script used to > launch Tomcat or more conveniently with the Control Panel. > > If you go to the Control Panel and open the System icon, you will see > the System > Properties window. From this, select the Advanced tab and then the Environment > Variablesbutton. Enter JAVA_HOME as a system variable, setting it to the > top-level directory containing yourJDK. For example, if your JDK is > installed in c:\j2sdk, this is the setting for JAVA_HOME. > > It can also be useful to amend the PATH environment variable to include the > directory that contains the jawt.dll library. Typically this is found in > JAVA_HOME/jre/bin. > > OK... > > I look for JDK on my system using the search feature. Sadly, there is no > instance of JDK on my machine. However there are two folders that might > work. Both are in Wolfram Research Folders. The most promising seems to be > > > f:\program files\wolfram > research\Mathematica\6.0\SystemFiles\Converters\Java > > and that does not seem to be very promising. > > In any case, I follow instructions and download the latest version of tomcat > per > > http://documents.wolfram.com/webmathematica/updates/install/tomcat/current > > Tomcat is currently running on my system. There is still no JDK anywhere. > the Apache Website gives me no clues on how to get one (nor does wolfram). > I have no clue on either how to stop tomcat (it does not show up on the task > manager) or how to get things started. > > I have premier service. That does not appear to mean much. Does anyone > have any idea of whom to contact or what to do next to get the system up and > running? > > Thanks in advance for any help! > -- Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu Mathematics & Statistics Dept. Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 Amherst, MA 01003-9305
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- Installing WebMathematica on a PC Windows XP Problems
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- Installing WebMathematica on a PC Windows XP Problems