Download and install isCOBOL WebDirect
Windows
1. If you haven't already done so, Download and install isCOBOL EIS .
2. Go to "https://support.veryant.com".
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 or Windows x86 32-bit. Select isCOBOL_2024_R1_n_WEBD_Windows.arc.msi, where n is the build number and arc is the system architecture.
6. Run the downloaded installer to install the files.
7. Select the desired set of libraries when prompted.
o Install Jakarta servlet libraries if you’re going to work with a Jakarta servlet container (e.g. Tomcat 10);
o Install JEE servlet libraries if you’re going to work with a JEE servlet container (e.g. Tomcat 9 or previous);
o Install both items if you’re going to work with both kinds of servlet container.
8. Select the isCOBOL SDK where you want to add the WebDirect items.
Quiet mode
The isCOBOL WebDirect setup supports the msi quiet mode. Settings can be driven with a response file.
A response file is a text file with name-value pairs that represent installer variables.
A response file is generated automatically after an installation is finished. The generated response file is found in the .install4j directory of the isCOBOL SDK and is named response.varfile.
When an installer is executed, it checks whether a file with the same name and the .varfile extension can be found in the same directory and loads that file as the response file. For example, if an installer is named foo_setup.msi on Windows, the response file next to it has to be named foo_setup.varfile.
For more information about msi setups and their command line options, see Microsoft Standard Installer Command-Line Options.
Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OSX and SunOS
1. If you haven't already done so, Download and install isCOBOL EIS .
2. Go to "http://support.veryant.com".
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 product and platform you require.
6. Extract all contents of the archive. For example,
on Linux 32 bit:
gunzip isCOBOL_2024_R1_*_WEBD_Linux.32.i586.tar.gz tar -xvf isCOBOL_2024_R1_*_WEBD_Linux.32.i586.tar |
on Linux 64 bit:
gunzip isCOBOL_2024_R1_*_WEBD_Linux.64.x86_64.tar.gz tar -xvf isCOBOL_2024_R1_*_WEBD_Linux.64.x86_64.tar |
on FreeBSD:
gunzip isCOBOL_2024_R1_*_WEBD_FreeBSD.64.tar.gz tar -xvf isCOBOL_2024_R1_*_WEBD_FreeBSD.64.tar |
on Mac OSX:
gunzip isCOBOL_2024_R1_*_WEBD_MacOSX.64.x86_64.tar.gz tar -xvf isCOBOL_2024_R1_*_WEBD_MacOSX.64.x86_64.tar |
on SunOS:
gunzip isCOBOL_2024_R1_*_WEBD_SunOS.64.tar.gz tar -xvf isCOBOL_2024_R1_*_WEBD_SunOS.64.tar |
7. Change to the "isCOBOL2024R1" folder and run "./setup", you will obtain the following output:
=============================================================================== isCOBOL EVOLVE Installation For isCOBOL Release 2024R1 Copyright (c) 2005 - 2024 Veryant =============================================================================== Install Components: [0] All products...................................... (no) [1] isCOBOL WebDirect.library.for.Jakarta.Servlet..... (yes) [2] isCOBOL WebDirect.library.for.JEE.Servlet......... (no) Install Path: [P] isCOBOL parent directory: UserHome/veryant [S] Start Install [Q] Quit ============================================================================== Please press [ 0 1 2 P Q ] |
8. (optional) Type "1", then press Enter if you wish to disable the installation of Jakarta libraries. These libraries are suitable for Jakarta servlet containers like Tomcat 10.
9. (optional) Type "2", then press Enter if you wish to enable the installation of JEE libraries. These libraries are suitable for JEE servlet containers like Tomcat 9 or previous.
10. (optional) Type "P", then press Enter to provide a custom installation path, if you don’t want to keep the default one.
11. Type "S", then press Enter to start the installation.
Distribution Files
The WebDirect items must be copied into the proper directory in order to be available to the web application. If you're using Tomcat, copy these items to the proper location according to the below table.
WebDirect is composed of:
Name | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
iscobol.css | WebDirect stylesheet | resources/css |
iscobol.properties | Configuration file for the web application | WEB-INF/classes |
iscobol.jar | isCOBOL Runtime Framework | WEB-INF/lib |
iswd2.jar | isCOBOL WebDirect Implementation | WEB-INF/lib |
javassist.jar itext-2.1.7v5.jar xmlbeans-3.1.0.jar poi-4.1.2.jar poi-ooxml-4.1.2.jar poi-ooxml-schemas-4.1.2.jar | Additional isCOBOL libraries | WEB-INF/lib |
bsh.jar commons-codec.jar commons-collections.jar commons-fileupload.jar commons-io.jar commons-logging.jar Filters.jar flashchart.jar gmapsz.jar gson.jar jackson-annotations.jar jackson-core.jar jackson-databind.jar sapphire.jar silvertail.jar slf4j-api.jar slf4j-jdk14.jar timelinez.jar timeplotz.jar zcommon.jar zel.jar zhtml.jar zk-bootstrap.jar zk.jar zkbind.jar zkex.jar zkmax.jar zkplus.jar zml.jar zsoup.jar zul.jar zweb.jar | ZK Framework and its dependences | WEB-INF/lib |
portlet.xml | ZK loader for ZUML pages | WEB-INF |
web.xml | Deployment Descriptor. To configure servlets, listeners and an optional filter | WEB-INF |
zk.xml | Configuration descriptor of ZK. This file is optional. If you need to configure ZK differently from the default, you could provide a file called zk.xml under the WEB-INF directory. | WEB-INF |
All the above files are installed in $ISCOBOL/webdirect.