How to install Wandora

Before installation

Before installing Wandora you should ensure that you have Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 installed. You should also download Wandora software package before proceeding. See also system requirements before installing Wandora.

Installation

Current version of Wandora has no guided installation procedure or installation wizard found in many commercial software packages. Wandora is installed simply extracting Wandora software package into a desired location of your computer's file system. More precicely installation steps are

• Choose location where to install Wandora
• Unzip Wandora.zip package in the location

Epilogue

After successful installation you should check all required Java libraries locate in build/lib directory. Wandora works fine with enclosed libraries. In you are planning to use database topic maps or some other advanced features of Wandora you may require additional Java libraries. You found a list of required and optional libraries in download page.

Finally you are ready to run Wandora application. Double click Wandora.exe. You may also launch Wandora with bat scripts found in bin. Scripts are especially useful if you encounter problems running the application or need to adjust the Java environment of application for example.

If your operating system is not Windows scripts in bin may need some customization before successful execution of Wandora is possible.