Cmlog Java Swing Browser



CMLOG Java Browser is implemented using Java Swing package and Java Cmlog Browser APIs which requires Java 1.2+ run time environment on your desktop. It can be started either from command line or from the Java WebStart which automatically downloads and manages all jar files related to the cmlog package. The Java Browser needs read/write privilege of a configuration file on one's desktop. Therefore you should grant this privilege when the WebStart ask you for this permission even though the WebStart warns about granting this permission.

Using Java Swing Browser through the WebStart.
  1. Install the Java Web Start software.
  2. Click the link to launch the Java Swing Cmlog Browser.

    Using Java Swing Browser via Command line.
    1. Download cmlog.jar file from CMLOG java Jar file or you can build this jar file from the latest CMLOG source distribution. The Java package has to be compiled inside directory CMLOG/java after creating classes and docs sub-directories in the directory.
    2. Install the jar file in any directory and add the jar file to your java CLASSPATH environment variable. Then the browser can be invoked by "java cmlog.gui.Jcmlog".

      Where should the configuration file be installed?
      The Java browser requires a configuration file called .jcmlogrc which currently can be identical to the configuration file for the Motif browser. This file on Unix machines should be located in one's home directory. On Windows 2000 (NT) machines it most likly should be located in C:\WINNT\Profiles\xxxxxx\ directory where xxxxxx is the logging name for a user on that machine. In addition the .jcmlogrc can have several more fields related to the Java browser. They are :
      • server which specifies possible cmlog server host names.
      • port which specifies possible cmlog server port numbers.
      • protocol which specifies what protocol this browser is using. It can be either 1 or 2.
      Please take a look at a sample .jcmlogrc file.

      Capabilities of the Java Browser.
      The Java browser has most capabilities that the Motif browser offers. But it lacks several features such as displaying error code in different color, displaying strings for a set of integers, and invoking user script. Those features will be added in future releases.