Velocity is a template language written in Java. Velocity is a library that you must integrate into your Java applications. It is not an application that you install. Java applications themselves are also not installed like other Windows applications. They run on the JVM (Java Virtual Machine), and not the native OS. To compile a new Java application that uses Velocity, you will need not only a JVM installed, but also the JDK (Java Developer Kit). To create a web page with Velocity, you must first know if you are generating a static page that will be generated once, then served up identically for each HTTP request your server handles, or a webapp that renders pages dynamically. Most Velocity users are doing the latter. For a Java webapp, you will also need a Servlet engine like Jetty or Tomcat, and probably a server-side framework of some sort, whether a full one like Spring Boot or something minimal like the VelocityViewServlet in the VelocityTools project. Handling framework dependencies and your Velocity dependency is best done via a build tool that can do package management for you (e.g. Maven or Gradle).
Educating you on the JDK, Servlets, Jetty/Tomcat, how to create a Java webapp in general, and dependency managers is very much out of scope for this project. Once you have a foundation in those, we would be happy to point you to the example webapp in the VelocityTools project as a model for easily using Velocity and VelocityTools to create a webapp, and answer any questions specific to those things. I do not think, though, that any one here has time to walk you thru the other stuff. I suggest searching via Google for a tutorial on creating your first Java webapp. Or perhaps before that, even on just installing the latest JDK and getting started with Maven. Judging from your questions, you have a fair bit to learn. The good news is that the internet is chock full of tutorials on these subjects. On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 4:53 AM Kevin Yick <lh...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Dear Apache, > > Is there a step-by-step instruction on where to download the files needed > to install Velocity on a Windows 10 64-bit PC and the step-by-step > instruction on how to install it before I can start using it on my Windows > 10 PC to learn how to use Velocity? > > Is there a tutorial to learn the basics on how to write a simple Velocity > webpage? > > Thanks. > Kevin > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@velocity.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@velocity.apache.org > >
