About the Examples

This section tells you everything you need to know to install, build, and run the examples.

Required Software

Java Web Services Tutorial Bundle

The example source for the technologies in this tutorial is contained in the Java Web Services Tutorial bundle. If you are viewing this online, you need to download the tutorial bundle from:

Application Server

Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9 is the build and runtime environment for the tutorial examples. To build, deploy, and run the examples, you need a copy of the Application Server and the J2SE 5.0. Building the Examples

Build properties and targets common to all the examples are specified in the files <INSTALL>//examples/common/build.properties and <INSTALL>//examples/common/targets.xml. Build properties and targets common to a particular technology are specified in the files <INSTALL>//examples/tech/common/build.properties and <INSTALL>//examples/tech/common/targets.xml.

<JAVAEE_HOME> refers to the directory where you have installed the Application Server.

Set the javaee.tutorial.home property to the location of your tutorial. This property is used for asant deployment and undeployment.

For example, on UNIX:

javaee.tutorial.home=/home/username/javaeetutorial5

On Windows:

javaee.tutorial.home=C:/javaeetutorial5

Do not install the tutorial to a location with spaces in the path.

If you did not use the default value (admin) for the admin user, set the admin.user property If you did not use port 8080, set the domain.resources.port property

Set the admin user's password in 
<INSTALL>/javaeetutorial5/examples/common/admin-password.txt 
  AS_ADMIN_PASSWORD=mypassword