WebBLAST 3.0 Client

ABOUT

SequenceUploader Version 0.01

This document contains instructions for installing and running the SequenceUploader and associated files.

FTP Site: ftp://ftp.nhgri.nih.gov/pub/software/webblast/client/

INSTALLATION

NOTE: You must have Java 1.2 or better.

Macintosh Installation Procedure

• Download Apple's MRJ (Macintosh Runtime for Java) if necessary.

• If MRJ is installed, you will see a folder called "MRJ Libraries" in the System Folder>Extensions Folder.
• If MRJ is not installed, download the latest version from Apple:
  • http://developer.apple.com/java/download.html (under the "DOWNLOAD MRJ 2.2.5 SOFTWARE" section)

• Download Swing libraries, if necessary.
• The SequenceUploader uses the Java Swing Libraries. These libraries do not come with Apple's MRJ download. The Swing libraries, if installed, are in files called "swingall.jar" and "mac.jar", in the Systems Folder>Extensions Folder>MRJ Libraries Folder> MRJClasses Folder.
• If the libraries are not installed, download them from: ftp://ftp.nhgri.nih.gov/pub/software/webblast/client/swing.sit

This archive file should decompress during downloading and install a folder called "Swing libraries" on your Macintosh. The library files needed are contained within this folder.

• Save the swing library files in the correct location:
  • Drag the files "swingall.jar" and "mac.jar" from the new "Swing libraries" folder in to the MRJClasses folder in the System Folder->Extensions Folder->MRJ Libraries.

• Download the SequenceUploader:
• ftp://ftp.nhgri.nih.gov/pub/software/webblast/client/webblast_client.sit

This will install a folder called "webblast_client" on your Macintosh. The program is inside this folder and is called "WebBLAST_Uploader".

• Once have downloaded both archives, you should be able to run the Mac version of the WebBLAST_Uploader by double-clicking it.




Windows/UNIX/Linux Installation Procedure

• Make sure that you have Java version 1.2 or higher installed. If you do not, you can download the latest version from Sun:
• http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/

You can check to see if you have Java installed and get the version by running "java -version" on the command line or at the command prompt.

• Download the SequenceUploader:
• ftp://ftp.nhgri.nih.gov/pub/software/webblast/client/webblast_client.jar

You will get a file called webblast_client.jar.

• If you have Java installed you will be able to run the file from the command line with "java -jar webblast_client.jar", or on Windows you can double-click the webblast_client.jar file.

RUN

Windows

Double-click the webblast_client.jar file.

Macintosh

Double-click the WebBLAST_Uploader icon.

Unix and Linux

From the command line, run: java -jar webblast_client.jar.

CONFIGURE

When you first launch the application, you are asked for a URL. Enter the URL where webblast.cgi is installed at your site. At NHGRI the URL you will use is: http://research.nhgri.nih.gov/webblast/

You also need to make sure that the WebBLAST administrator has given you a valid password.