Transcription of Running Java and Eclipse From Your USB Flash Drive
1 CSU - CIS 260 Page 1 Running java and Eclipse From your USB Flash Drive Problem & Solution If you work in different computers and some of them do not have the java JDK & Eclipse IDE software, and/or you do not have administrator s rights on the machine to change its configuration, you may want to install java and Eclipse in a portable USB Flash Drive . Next time you work on that machine, all you need to do is insert the USB Flash Drive , run a batch program to tell Windows to look first in your Flash dive for java libraries, and execute Eclipse . In the rest of these notes, we will assume E: represents the location of the Flash driver in your Windows machine (adjust if you have to). Setup Steps (one time setup instructions) 1. You need a USB Flash Drive with approximately 500 MG ( Gb) free to install both packages. 2. Download and install java -JDK in the Flash Drive (see instructions below) 3. Download and install (unzip) the Eclipse IDE for java Developers software in your Flash Drive 4.
2 You are almost done!. Each time you run java from your Flash Drive you need to: (a) Run a DOS Console Screen (Start | run | type: cmd). (b) Change directory location to your Flash Drive (type c> E:). (c) Type in the following DOS command to temporarily adjust the java class path variable Set Path= java \jdk6\bin;%Path% Perhaps it is more convenient to write this line in a batch program say , next time instead of retyping the command you just execute (see notes bellow) 5. Run Eclipse (type e:> Eclipse \ Eclipse ) 6. It is advisable to create an Eclipse Workspace in the Flash Drive , so your user created code and source files are saved in the same device where java -&- Eclipse reside. At this point you are done!. your Flash Drive is ready to support your java programming in any Windows machine. CSU - CIS 260 Page 2 java SETUP 1. Push button: Accept > 2. This is a critical step! Push button: 3. Folder Name: e:\ java \ \ 4. Push button: OK 5. Push button: Next > 6.
3 Wait, this step could take several minutes 7. Push button: Finish java JDK has been installed. CSU - CIS 260 Page 3 Reminder We assume you have already created a batch file in the (root) of the USB Drive to redirect java path. If not, use to enter the file. Call it Put the following line in it: E:\ java \ \bin Normal Operation Using your USB Flash Drive Open a DOS Console Window (Start | | type in: cmd) From the Windows Console enter the following commands: E: myUsbJava Eclipse \ You should see a screen similar to the one below You are ready to go.
