Setup:

• Setp 1: Down load and install WLS 8.1

  You can down load WLS 8.1 here. Follow the instructions to install the server.

• Setp 2: Create a domain configuration

  • Start configuration wizard. On windows click: Start->Programs->BEA Weblogic Platform 8.1-> Configuration Wizard
  • Follow the instructions to create a new domain in development mode. Let us call the new domain "tutorial".

• Setp 3: Start server

  cd to the domain directory. eg:

  cd D:\bea810\user_projects\tutorial

  start server by using the script available in this directory. on windows use startWebLogic.cmd:

• Setp 4: Download sample

  Download sampleXXX.zip file. unzip sampleXXX.zip to your local directory (refered as ${tutorial_root} )

• Setp 5: Edit property file

  ${tutorial_root}/properties.txt to modify the following properties

          #temp directory to output generated files
          temp_dir=/tmp/
  
          #applications dir of the server.
          application_dir=d:/bea/user_projects/tutorial/applications
          
          #base url of the server. 
          #http://${host-name}:${port-number}/
          server_url=http://localhost:7001/
  
          #location of the browser exe
          browser=C:/Program Files/Internet Explorer/IEXPLORE.EXE
  
          #temp output dir
          output_dir=${temp_dir}/output
  
          #dir to output client clases
          client_classes=${temp_dir}/client_classes