practical100.txt 0.05alpha            UTF-8                  dh:2006-10-24

                       Practical Java ODMA Access 1.00
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                   EVOLUTIONARY PROTOTYPE VERSION 0.05alpha

The info.odma.practical100 package provides basic interfaces, classes, and
other definitions for implementing ODMA 1.0 access from Java-based
desktop applications on Microsoft Windows.  The component interfaces are
designed to shield Java-based applications from ODMA API details.  The
package provides a practical level of ODMA-aware operations suitable for
typical office-desktop applications.

    Content
        1. The Package
        2. Installing Version 0.05alpha
        3. Compiling and Exercising the Material


1. THE PACKAGE

   This version contains definitions for three interfaces:

        info.odma.practical100.OdmConnection

        info.odma.practical100.OdmPendingDocument

        info.odma.practical100.OdmWorkingDocument

   In addition, there are is now an implementation of a null-connection
   class,

        info.odma.practical100.OdmNullConnection

   In addition to these components, there are additional interfaces and classes that are used as part of the implementation.  For ODMA-aware
   applications, it is the above three interfaces and the single null-
   connection class that are important for early testing and review.

   The material in the package is organized in a Java class-path hierarchy:

     a. At the root, there is this document, d061001d.txt, the informal
        manifest for all of the material.

     b. at the end of the folder hierarchy

        info\odma\practical100

        all of the contents for package info.odma.practical100 are provided.

     c. at the end of the folder hierarchy

        info\odma\practical100\test

        there is a test program with supporting utility classes and scripts.


2. INSTALLING VERSION 0.05alpha

   If you have installed 0.01alpha, it is recommended that you completely
   remove the previous material and the folder hierarchy.  It will be
   necessary to recustomize the file MyJava.bat.  You can save the earlier
   one to review for the previous custom alterations.

   Choose a folder that can be used as a Java classpath node.  Extract all
   content of the d061001d-practical100-0.05alpha.zip file into that folder.
   This should provide the additional subfolder path info\odma\practical100

   It will also provide the subfolder path info\odma\practical100\test


3. COMPILING AND EXERCISING THE MATERIAL

   The material is designed to be compiled using the javac command-line
   compiler.

   The MyJava.bat file in info\odma\practical100\test must be customized.
   There are two settings that must be corrected.  The file describes the
   modifications that are required.

   The BuildAlpha.bat file in the same directory is executed to confirm
   that the package classes compile successfully.  To run BuildAlpha.bat,
   the current working directory must be info\odma\practical100, wherever
   that is on your machine.

   To build the test application, change the current working directory
   to info\odma\practical100\test on your machine.  The BuildTest.bat
   script in that directory relies on the MyJava.bat and BuildAlpha.bat
   scripts in the superior directory and will build everything fresh.

   The program TestNullConnection.class can be run using RunTest.bat.
   The compiled classes are also included so that RunTest.bat can be
   run without first attempting compilation.  MyJava.bat must be adjusted
   before the program can be run properly.  The TestNullConnection.log
   file provides a copy of the kind of output to expect when RunTest is
   performed.


0.03 2006-10-24-01:15 Correct the name of this file and the archive.

0.02 2006-10-24-00:53 Update for the info.odma.practical100 0.05alpha
     evolutionary release.

0.01 2006-10-19-00:17 Update information to reflect the included material,
     its installation, and how to duplicate the compilation of the classes.

0.00 2006-10-18-11:47 Create Basic Structure for the first alpha prototype
     The class-path directory structure is created and this file initiated
     as the current overview.

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