README for the HP Neoview JDBC Type 4 Driver (Upd1 R2.4 SP1)

Installation Package
The HP Neoview JDBC Type 4 Driver can now be installed from a Windows Installer file named
hp4jdbc_2.4.v.msi. You can install the software interactively or in unattended or quiet mode.
To override the default when you
launch the MSI installer, specify:
In unattended or quiet mode,
the default value is:
In prompt mode, select or
specify:Option
INSTALLDIR=pathname
If any element of the pathname
contains a space or other special
character, enclose the pathname in
quotation marks, (for example,
“\Program Files\JDBC”
C:\Program
Files\Hewlett-Packard\Neoview
JDBC\
A pathname, or accept the
displayed default
Installation folder
Alternatively, you can install the driver from the .tar file or the self-extracting .jar file:
• As a downloadable TAR file, hpt4jdbc_2.4.<v>.tar
• As a self-extracting JAR file, hpt4jdbc_installer_2.4.<v>.jar
Note that you do not need WinZip installed on your workstation to install the driver from
self-extracting JAR file.
File ContentsSupported PlatformDistribution File
hpt4jdbcSanityCheck.class
hpt4jdbcUninstall.class
hpt4jdbc.jar
DBMetaSample.java
hpt4jdbc.properties
PreparedStatementSample.java
product.contents
Readme (five, one for each sample set)
ResultSetSample.java
sampleUtils.java
StatementSample.java
Windows, HP-UX,
Solaris, or Linux
hpt4jdbc_2.4.<v>.tar or
hpt4jdbc_installer_2.4.<v>.jar
By default, a new version of the JDBC Type 4 driver will be installed in these directories unless
you specify different directories during installation:
• /install
• /lib
• /samples/DBMetaSample
• /samples/PreparedStatementSample
• /samples/ResultSetSample
• /samples/StatementSample
• /samples/common
Installation Requirements
The HP Neoview JDBC Type 4 Driver requires Java enabled platforms that support the Sun
Microsystems Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.4.1 or higher.
Installation Instructions
Downloading the JDBC Type 4 Driver
1. Locate or create a download directory or folder for the TAR or self-extracting JAR file
anywhere on the client workstation.
2. Close all applications running on the workstation, except the Web browser.
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