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Ant PlugIn for VisualAge for Java

+by + +Version 1.0 - 2000/11/09
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Table of Contents

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Introduction

+Visual Age for Java is a great Java IDE, but it lacks decent build support +for creating deliveries. On the other hand, Ant supports the build process +very good, but is (at least at the moment) command line based. So we decided +to write a small visual Ant frontend to make running Ant from VAJ possible. +We use the Tool API to integrate Ant in VisualAge for Java. In combination +with the VAJ targets (vajload, vajexport, vajimport) you can load defined +defined versions of projects into your workspace, export the source code, +compile it with an external compiler and build a jar without leaving the +IDE. Of course compile messages are viewed in a logging window. Concluding: +This tool provides a comfortable deployment VAJ has not (out of the box)!
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Installation

+At the moment the installation has it's rough edges. If something described +below doesn't work for You, it's probably not Your fault but incomplete/wrong +instructions. In this case, please contact one of the +authors.
+We assume C:\IBMVJava as VAJ install directory. +If You have installed it elsewhere, adapt the pathes below. Execute following +steps to get the PlugIn up and running: + +
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Usage

+Beeing sure the tool is installed correctly and your Ant build file is +configured, it is really easy to use.
+Go to your Workbench, select the project you want to deploy and open +its context menu. In the submenu Tools you should find the new +entry Ant Build. Klick it to start the tool! +

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+After a short time this frame should pop up: +

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+This frame contains the following: + +After you have set up your buildprocess you might find it useful to save +the data you've just entered, so we implemented an option to save it to +the repository into your selected project. Make sure that you have an open +edition of your project before selecting Save BuildInfo To Repository +from the File menu. Now your information is saved to this edition +of your project and will be loaded automatically the next time you start +Ant Build.
+If you have closed the log window accidentally, it can be reopened with +the Log item in the File menu, and if you want to know who +developed this, just select About in the Help menu. +
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Frequently Asked Questions

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F: I want to load, export and build more then one Visual Age project to +one jar! How to?
+A: The VA tasks are able to load and export several Projects all at +once. You can choose whatever project you like for storing the tool +information, it doesn't really matter.

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VisualAge for Java Versions

+This tool integration has been tested with versions 3.02 and 3.5 of VisualAge +for Java. It should run with the 2.x Versions, too, but we didn't try. +The graphical user interface is build with AWT so it is JDK independent +by now!
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Copyright © 2000 Apache Software Foundation. +All rights Reserved.

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