Preface

Purpose of This Document

This document describes the BEA JoltBeans product and gives instructions for using a tool for creating applications.

Who Should Read This Document

This document is intended for developers who are interested in building applications using JavaBeans and Jolt. It assumes a familiarity with BEA Jolt, BEA TUXEDO, Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), JavaBeans, and Java programming.

How This Document Is Organized

The BEA Jolt JoltBeans Developer's Guide is organized as follows:

How to Use This Document

This document, BEA Jolt JoltBeans Developer's Guide, is designed primarily as an online, hypertext document. If you are reading this as a paper publication, note that to get full use from this document you should install and access it as an online document via a Web browser.

The following sections explain how to view this document online, and how to print a copy of this document.

Opening the Document in a Web Browser

To access the online version of this document, open the following HTML file in a Web browser:

/beansdoc/index.htm

Note: The online documentation requires a Web browser that supports HTML version 3.0. Netscape Navigator version 2.02 or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0 or later are recommended.

Figure 1 shows the online document with the clickable navigation bar and table of contents.

Figure 1 Online Document Displayed in a Netscape Web Browser

Printing from a Web Browser

You can print a copy of this document, one file at a time, from the Web browser. Before you print, make sure that the chapter or appendix you want is displayed and selected in your browser. (To select a chapter or appendix, click anywhere inside the chapter or appendix you want to print. If your browser offers a Print Preview feature, you can use the feature to verify which chapter or appendix you are about to print.)

The BEA Jolt Online Home Page also includes Adobe Acrobat PDF files of all of the online documents. You can use the Adobe Acrobat Reader to print all or a portion of each document.

Documentation Conventions

The following documentation conventions are used throughout this document.

Convention Item

boldface text

Indicates terms defined in the glossary.

Ctrl+Tab

Indicates that you must press two or more keys sequentially.

italics

Indicates emphasis or book titles.

monospace text

Indicates code samples, commands and their options, data structures and their members, data types, directories, and file names and their extensions. Monospace text also indicates text that you must enter from the keyboard.

Examples:

#include <iostream.h> void main ( ) the pointer psz

chmod u+w *

\tux\data\ap

.doc

tux.doc

BITMAP

float

monospace boldface text

Identifies significant words in code.

Example:

void commit ( )

monospace italic text

Identifies variables in code.

Example:

String expr

UPPERCASE TEXT

Indicates device names, environment variables, and logical operators.

Examples:

LPT1

SIGNON

OR

{ }

Indicates a set of choices in a syntax line. The braces themselves should never be typed.

[ ]

Indicates optional items in a syntax line. The brackets themselves should never be typed.

Example:

buildobjclient [-v] [-o name ] [-f file-list]... [-l file-list]...

|

Separates mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. The symbol itself should never be typed.

...

Indicates one of the following in a command line:

.
.
.

Indicates the omission of items from a code example or from a syntax line. The vertical ellipsis itself should never be typed.

Related Documentation

The following sections list the documentation provided with the Jolt software, and other publications related to Jolt and TUXEDO technology.

Jolt Documentation

The Jolt information set consists of the following documents:

BEA Jolt User's Guide

BEA Jolt Release Notes

Note: The BEA Jolt Online Documentation Home Page also includes Adobe Acrobat PDF files of all of the online documents. You can use the Adobe Acrobat Reader to print all or a portion of each document.

BEA Publications

The following BEA publications are also available:

TUXEDO System Reference Manual

TUXEDO System Programmer's Guide, Volumes 1 and 2

Contact Information

The following sections provide information about how to obtain support for the documentation and software.

Documentation Support

If you have questions or comments on the documentation, you can contact the BEA Information Engineering Group by e-mail at docsupport@beasys.com or by telephone at +1.408.542.4193. (For information about how to contact Customer Support, refer to the following section.)

Customer Support

If you have any questions about this version of BEA Jolt Add-ons, or if you have problems installing and running BEA JoltBeans, contact BEA Customer Support through BEA WebSupport at www.beasys.com. You can also contact Customer Support by using the contact information provided on the Customer Support Card, which is included in the product package.

When contacting Customer Support, be prepared to provide the following information: