Setting up your Java programming environment

Before you create any code to extend IBM Director Sever, you need to prepare to compile the Java code for your extension.

The basic idea

These are the main things you should consider about the compiler:

  1. The Java compiler level - You should match the compiler level for this version of IBM Director.

    For IBM Director 4.x. Use the 1.3.1 JDK. For IBM Director 5.1, use the 1.4.2 JDK.

  2. Classpath - You should include the appropriate IBM Director JAR files in the classpath.

    For most extension programming, you will require DirLibs.jar and Director.jar to be added to your classpath.

Walkthrough of the development environment


An exampler of a Java development environment is described in the sections under Starting to program your extension in the Table of Contents.