J2Page Quick Start: Overview

Getting started with J2Page is easy - just download and install, and then run the example applications to see how they work.

Download

You will need to download:

Java 5 or greater, if you don't have it already. Note that the Java 5 requirement is for your build environment only - J2Page applications can be deployed on servers running Java 1.4 or other earlier versions.
Eclipse, version 3.2 if you wish to use the Eclipse plug-in version of J2Page
The latest J2Page distribution and examples project from the downloads page.

Install Java if you haven't already and install Eclipse if needed
To install the J2Page Eclipse plugin simply expand the j2page-plugin.x.x.zip file into the root directory of your Eclipse distribution. Then expand the j2page-examples-x.x.zip file into your Eclipse workspace directory.

To run the examples in Eclipse:

Open the examples as a "Java Project" in Eclipse by selecting File -> New -> Project, choose "Java Project", with name "j2page-examples". The sources you unzipped in the workspace should be picked up to populate the project.
Using Eclipse's package explorer or navigator views, navigate to the src/java folder and choose an example j2p file and double-click the file to view the source in the editor pane.
Run the file by right-mouse clicking anywhere in the editor pane and choosing "Run As" -> J2Page

Once you can successfully run the examples, you can learn how to develop your own J2Page applications from the tutorials section (coming soon).