Installation

Installation and Calling the Application

Installation Options

Currently available download and installation packages:

• Java Package (jpws.jar, jpws-1-2-2.jar) - use in any Java enabled environment
• EXE Package (jpws.exe, jpws-1-2-2.exe) - for use in MS-Windows

Comment:

1. jpws.jar and jpws-1-2-2.jar are the same in different naming. Multiple LAFs (look-and-feel) are offered in the program as appearence themes, from Java standard and private sources.
2. EXE package is just a jpws.jar wrapped in an MS-Windows starting environment. It still requires you to have the Java Runtime Engine installed on your machine but links you to the Oracle downloding site if Java cannot be found. Notably, the EXE version liberates you from Java calling considerations. If it does not work for you, please try the .jar versions!
3. In order to install the application, you just copy one of the program files into a directory of your choice and make it runnable. Perhaps you have to set an "executable" file permission flag. After this, in some operating systems it suffices to double click the file in the file manager, otherwise you may need to write a start batch containing a calling expression (see below) or open a console terminal and launch the expression there.

System Requirements

• Java 1.8 or higher
• 256 MB free RAM

Calling Expressions

General call expression:

java -jar [path]jpws.jar [jpws-options]

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Force a PORTABLE modus run for drive x (x is a directory path):

java -jar [path]jpws.jar /p /o:x

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Call with a specific database file to open (f is a file path):

java -jar [path]jpws.jar f [options]

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Call with a specific settings environment (x is a path of a JPWS option file):

java -jar [path]jpws.jar /o:x

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Commandline Options

Option	Meaning
/o:path	determine init file (persistent program options) or init directory, 'path' may be a file or a directory; if combined with '/p' it defines the root directory of the PORTABLE modus
/l:lang	run language scheme (locale), 'lang' is one of 'en' (english), 'de' (german), 'es' (spanish)
/c:country	run country scheme (locale), 'country' resolved after JVM locale naming convention
/t	activate facility for the desktop tray icon (on Linux by default off)
/p	force the PORTABLE modus
/n	force the NORMAL modus