Before You Begin

Before you can start the lessons, you must have SmartSockets and the SmartSockets Java class library installed on your system. The complete information for installing SmartSockets and the SmartSockets Java class library is in the TIBCO SmartSockets Installation Guide shipped with your order. Be sure to check the online README file for any last minute changes or corrections.

Required Software

The SmartSockets Java class library is compatible with SmartSockets 5.0 or higher. In addition, the Java class library was built using Java2. You must have Java 2 Software Developer Kit (JSDK), Version 1.3 or higher, to develop SmartSockets Java programs.

Including the Java Class Libraries

Remember that to include SmartSockets Java class libraries, you must specify the path to those class files in your development environment.

On Solaris using the C shell, set your environment variable using:

setenv CLASSPATH $RTHOME/java/lib/ss.jar:{$CLASSPATH} 

For other shells, see your operating system documentation.

On Windows NT, edit the %RTHOME%\bin\i86_w32\ssvars32.bat batch file by adding a semicolon to the end of the current path and append the path to the ss.jar file:

%RTHOME%\java\lib\ss.jar