BSF4ooRexx, 4.52 15 Aug 2016 (Beta) ================================================================================= This is a package that creates a bridge between ooRexx and Java. For that reason Java must be installed on your machine as well, which is easy and a one click away e.g. from <http://www.java.com>. See box below for an important information. *IMPORTANT* ! *AFTER DOWNLOADING* the installation zip-archive (e.g. BSF4ooRexx_install_v452-20160815-beta.zip), but *BEFORE UNZIPPING* make sure that no "security" attributes are attached to it. On *WINDOWS*: right mouse click on the zip-file and choose "Unblock" from the Property menu, *then* unzip. Here are directions by Microsoft: <https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/delay/p/unblockingdownloadedfile/> [If you do not do this, unexpected/unexplainable errors may occur, when using the new .NET support, as the Windows unzip utility would mark all unzipped files as a security risk.] ******************************************************************************* HINT: after unzipping the zip-archive you can get additional installation information beyond this readme file by placing your browser to the file: bsf4oorexx/information/0_startHere.html ******************************************************************************* * *ATTENTION* Java's bitness must match the bitness of ooRexx ("rexx -v"): * * * * - if ooRexx is 32-bit, then you must install the 32-bit version of Java, * * - if ooRexx is 64-bit, then you must install the 64-bit version of Java * * * * -> consult after unzipping: bsf4oorexx/information/0_startHere.html * * * ******************************************************************************* 0) If there is a previous version of BSF4Rexx or BSF4ooRexx installed on your system, please deinstall it first! Best use the menu "BSF4ooRexx -> Installation -> Uninstall". [A fallback, manual deinstallation, would be to locate the path to the installation directory "bsf4oorexx", named "path2-bsf4oorexx" in the following commands, and then run (e.g. by double-clicking) the appropriate uninstall script: - "path2-bsf4oorexx\install\uninstallBSF.cmd" (Windows) or - "sudo path2-bsf4oorexx/install/uninstallBSF.sh" (Linux) ] 1) Unzip the downloaded installation archive "BSF4ooRexx_install-*.zip" (this will also unzip the Apache OpenOffice scripting-support for ooRexx) 2) change into the unzipped subdirectory "bsf4oorexx/install/windows" or "bsf4oorexx/install/linux" or "bsf4oorexx/install/macosx", depending on your operating system and then run as Administrator/superuser/sudo - the setup program named "install.cmd" (Windows) or "install.sh" (Linux, MacOSX), e.g. by double-clicking the installation scripts or opening a console/terminal changing to the above location and enter "install.cmd" or "install.sh" manually which will cause elevation to Administrator/uperuser/sudo (you may need to run from the console/terminal as lately some installations inhibit running files downloaded from the Internet from a GUI interface) Good luck and have fun! Rony G. Flatscher WU Wien Vienna (Austria, Europe)