HOW TO INSTALL DROOLS CORRECTLY
1. install JAVA STANDARD ENVIRONMENT J2EE to c:\program files\java...
2. go to control panel>system>advanced>environment variables
3. create new USER VARIABLES AND SYSTEM VARIABLES using this path:
JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_05
4. go to CMD or DOS
go to C:\ directory
type SET JAVA_HOME = .;"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_05";
5. install MAVEN 1.1 to c:\
the installer will create by default c:\maven
6. go to control panel>system>advanced>environment variables
7. create new USER VARIABLES AND SYSTEM VARIABLES using this path:
MAVEN_HOME = C:\maven
8. go to CMD or DOS
9. go to c:\
10. type SET PATH = .;"C:\maven\bin";%PATH%
11. [ the prompt will invoke again to C:\ ] type in c:\> maven
(maven will build itself)
12. DOWNLOAD tarball.zip FROM THE CVS DOWNLOAD PAGE OF DROOLS AND and unzip the
'drools' folder
inside it to c:\
the directory should look like c:\drools
13. go to start>run> and type CMD
14. change directory to c:\drools
15. type c:\drools> maven
16. Maven will build DROOLS and automatically download dependencies from the
specified websites
it opens, you should be connected to the internet
17. dependencies will be installed and it will display BUILD SUCCESSFUL
18. then you are done!!!
INSTALLING MAVEN IN NETBEANS
1.download mevenide plugin from Apache
1. open netbeans
2. go to tools>update center
3. go to manually install
4. press ADD
5. go to directory of mevenide plugin and install *.NBM files
6. then you are done!!!
INSTALLING DROOLS IN NETBEANS
1. open netbeans
2. file>new project
3. project name: Drools
project location: c:\drools
set as main project: checked
create main class: checked
4. drools will build itself
5. file>open project
6. select each directory at a time:
drools-core
drools-java
drools-examples
....etc..
press ADD PROJECT FOLDER..
it will add itself to the PROJECTS Window..
right click the project name and BUILD PROJECT
HOW TO MAKE A NEW DROOLS PROJECT IN NETBEANS USING MAVEN
1. MAKE AN org.drools.thesis package under Drools-Example-Library
2. Create a new java file named Assessment.java
3. edit maven.xml under the C:\drools\drools-examples directory and add this
xml code: this
command will look for the main class which is Assessment.java so that it can
trap the commands
and execute them
4. RIGHT click the Drools::Example::Library Parent Directory
5. go to Execute custom goal>ASSESSMENT-JAVA
6. it will now build and execute your new project
HOW TO CONNECT THE MYSQL-JDBC DATABASE DRIVER FOR DATABASE ACCESS
IN DROOLS
1. right click drools::example::library and click Properties
2. go to Build, under it is Java/Jar, point your mouse to it.
3. on your right pane, click Edit... beside the Default Platform dropdown button
4. go to Sources tab
5. click add jar/folder
6. open the location of the mysql-connector from
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_05\lib\ext\mysql-connector-java-3.0.17-ga-bin.jar
7. the source file will display under the Sources TAB
8. go to directory called 'Dependencies' under Drools-Examples
9. right click Dependencies and choose 'Add Dependency'
10. A dialog box will open. click the button 'Repository'
11. under the + sign indicating ' Local at file:/C:/Documents%20... '
12. click + mysql then + jar
13. as you move down, you will notice that there is not jar file included.
14. copy the mysql-connector jar file to the .maven repository directory at
C:\Documents and
Settings\user\.maven\repository\mysql\jars
15.repeat step 9 to 12
16. this time, the connector appears already highlight it and click the button
that has a
Downward Arrow icon saying 'Download Artifact'.
17. Click OK.
18. the Add Dependency dialog appears again but this time with the information
already supplied.
19. Click Ok to confirm then you are done!!!
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