Quick Start: Introduction 

Distributed NetBeans for OpenVMS is a plug-in to the standard NetBeans that allows you to edit, build, execute, and debug programs on an OpenVMS system on the network.

This topic describes how to set up and configure Distributed NetBeans client on Windows, and how to create an OpenVMS 3GL project and a Java project using the Distributed NetBeans client.

To set up Distributed NetBeans client for OpenVMS on Windows, the following installations must be done:

–  Install the latest Java JDK Version 5.0 Update 14 or later. You can download and install Java JDK from the following web address:

http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp

–  Install NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Version 6.5 for Windows, which is an open-source on Windows client. You can download and install NetBeans IDE Version 7.0.1 from the following web address:

http://netbeans.org/downloads/7.0.1/index.html

–  Install the Distributed NetBeans client for OpenVMS, which is a plug-in for NetBeans running on your desktop. You can download and install the Distributed NetBeans client module (.nbm file) from the following web address:

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/ips/netbeans/distnb_files.html
 

Prerequisites

For hardware and software prerequisites see: 

Desktop System Requirements
Server System Requirements