Running PR's OAF Editor

PR's OAF Editor is a Java application designed to run on Java version 1.1. It has been tested on Java 1.2 and it runs there as well. The benefits of the editor being a Java application are numerous. PR's OAF Editor should run on any platform that has a Java 1.1 Virtual Machine. That means it should run on Windows 95/98/NT, OS/2, Macintosh systems as well as many other platforms.

There are a few disadvantages of Java applications. Firstly, they are slightly slower than native applications. They are also harder to install and get running. This section should take you through getting it running.

Java 1.2

If you have Java 1.2 installed, all you have to do is double-click on the OAFEdit.jar file in the directory you installed the program to.

Java 1.1

If you have Java 1.1, you'll probably be using Microsoft's, Sun's, or Netscape's Java Virtual Machine. If you don't have a copy of Sun's JVM, I suggest you get it. See the Packafied Java Installation Page for detailed instructions on getting Sun's Java Virtual Machine for your platform.

You need to execute the class named OAFEditApp from the JAR file OAFEdit.jar. This will vary depending on your platform. If you have Windows 95/98/NT, go to a command prompt, change to the OAF Editor's directory and type
java -cp OAFEdit.jar OAFEditApp
You might have to type jre or jview instead of java. Try all three and see if they work. You might also have to type the full path to java.exe or jre.exe depending on how you installed Java.

If you have Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT, you might already have a copy of Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine, which is run with the jview command. If you do, it is strongly recommended that you go to Microsoft's Java Web Page and download the latest version. Many versions of Microsoft's JVM have bugs that cause PR's OAF Editor to run incorrectly. I have version 5.00.3165, and everything seems fine.

For more detailed instructions, see the Packafied Web Page installation instructions. When running PR's OAF Editor, you can specify an OAF File to load on the command line. This allows you to associate OAF files with the OAF Editor.