Building the Java API
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## Building the Java API

Java support is not built automatically. The following instructions assume that you have installed the Sun Java Development Kit in `d:\java`. Of course, if you installed elsewhere or have different Java software, you will need to adjust the pathnames accordingly.

1. Set your include directories. Choose Tools -> Options -> Projects -> VC++ Directories. Under the "Show directories for" pull-down, select "Include files". Add the full pathnames for the `d:\java\include` and `d:\java\include\win32` directories. Then click OK. These are the directories needed when including jni.h.
2. Set the executable files directories. Choose Tools -> Options -> Projects -> VC++ Directories. Under the "Show directories for" pull-down, select "Executable files". Add the full pathname for the `d:\java\bin` directory, then click OK. This is the directory needed to find javac.
3. Set the build type to Release or Debug in the drop-down on the tool bar.

4. To build, right-click on db_java and select Build. This builds the Java support library for Berkeley DB and compiles all the java files, placing the resulting `db.jar` and `dbexamples.jar` files in one of the following Berkeley DB subdirectories, depending on the configuration that you chose:

   `build_windows\Win32\Debug`
   `build_windows\Win32\Release`

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