isCOBOL WebClient : Getting Started : Download and install isCOBOL WebClient 64-bit
Download and install isCOBOL WebClient 64-bit
Windows
3. Sign in with your User ID and Password.
4. Click on the "Download Software" link.
5. Scroll down to the list of files for Windows x64 64-bit. Select isCOBOL_2023_R1_n_WEBC_Windows.64.msi, where n is the build number.
6. Run the downloaded installer to install the files.
7. Select the desired items from the list of products when prompted.
 
Note - By default only WebClient and WebClient Admin are installed.
8. Select your JDK/JRE when prompted
Note - WebClient Test Tool requires Java version 11 or 17. The other products work also with Java version 8. Select the proper Java version depending on the products that you installed and you plan to use.
9. Follow the wizard procedure to the end. In the process you will be asked to provide the installation path ("C:\Veryant" by default) and license keys. You can skip license activation and perform it later, as explained in Activate the License.
10. You will also be asked if you want to install the WebClient tools as system services or not. If you don't install the services during setup, you will need to start the WebClient components in the foreground or install the services from a command prompt. You will also need to set the secret key manually in the webclient.properties and webclient-admin.properties files.
Linux
3. Sign in with your User ID and Password.
4. Click on the "Download Software" link.
5. Scroll down, and select the appropriate .tar.gz file for the Linux 64 bit platform.
6. Extract all contents of the archive:
gunzip isCOBOL_2023_R1_*_WEBC_Linux.64.x86_64.tar.gz
tar -xvf isCOBOL_2023_R1_*_WEBC_Linux.64.x86_64.tar
7. Change to the "isCOBOL2023R1" folder and run "./setupwebc", you will obtain the following output:
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                         isCOBOL WebClient Installation
                           For isCOBOL Release 2023R1
                        Copyright (c) 2005 - 2023 Veryant
 
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Install Components:
 
    [0] All products...................................... (no)
    [1] isCOBOL WebClient................................. (yes)
    [2] isCOBOL WebClient Admin........................... (yes)
    [3] isCOBOL WebClient Cluster......................... (no)
    [4] isCOBOL WebClient Session Pool.................... (no)
    [5] isCOBOL WebClient Test Tool....................... (no)
 
 
Install Path:
    [P] isCOBOL parent directory: /home/veryant/veryant
 
JDK Path:
    [J] JDK install directory: .
 
[S] Start Install        [Q] Quit
 
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Please press [ 0 1 2 3 4 5 P J S Q ] 
 
8. (optional) Type "3", then press Enter to select isCOBOL WebClient Cluster.
9. (optional) Type "4", then press Enter to select isCOBOL WebClient Session Pool.
10. (optional) Type "5", then press Enter to select isCOBOL WebClient Test Tool.
11. (optional) Type "P", then press Enter to provide a custom installation path, if you don’t want to keep the default one.
12. Type "S", then press Enter to start the installation.
 
Other Unix
The WebClient product is qualified only for the Windows and Linux platforms.
Distribution Files
For information on a specific distribution file, please see the README file installed with the product.