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Platform-Specific Details: Setting Environment Variables

The directory paths used below assume that you have installed both the JDK and Swing releases under /home/me (for Solaris) or on drive C (for Windows). You should adjust the directory paths to reflect your installation.

Solaris

Set the environment variables with commands like the following:

setenv JAVA_HOME /home/me/jdk1.1.8
setenv SWING_HOME /home/me/swing-1.1.1

Windows 95

Open your favorite text editor and add the following to your system's AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

set JAVA_HOME=C:\JDK1.1.8
set SWING_HOME=C:\swing-1.1.1
set CLASSPATH=.;%JAVA_HOME%\lib\classes.zip;%SWING_HOME%\swing.jar
set PATH=%PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin

Windows NT

Double-click the System icon inside the Control Panel. When the System Properties dialog box opens, choose the Environment tab and then place the following in the lower list box, which is labeled "User Variables":

JAVA_HOME     C:\JDK1.1.8
SWING_HOME    C:\swing-1.1.1
CLASSPATH     .;%JAVA_HOME%\lib\classes.zip;%SWING_HOME%\swing.jar
PATH          %PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin

Note: Be careful not to change your system environment variables, which appear in the upper list box.

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