Welcome to ArgoUML!

(This file was last updated by $Author: mvw $ on $Date: 2005-09-25 10:41:13 +020 0 (Sun, 25 Sep 2005) $.) In case you just downloaded and unzipped your ArgoUML distribution, here's how to proceed. First, you need the runtime environment for Java (J2SE) installed, get it from http://www.java.com for your platform. At least a JRE 1.4 is required. Please let us know if you experience any JDK related problems. Try typing "java" in a console window to see if Java is successfully installed. You should get a list of your options. If not, try reinstalling Java. Now (after unpacking the distro, which you obviously have done, because this file was in it) you should have a bunch of .jar files (argouml.jar, gef.jar and others...) in your directory. Please do NOT unpack the .jars! Just leave them as jar files. Now you can start the argouml.jar, on a Windows platform by (double-)clicking it. Alternatively, you can type the following at a command line console: java -jar argouml.jar The same effect can be obtained by creating a batch-file (in the same dir as argouml.jar), with the following contents: java -jar argouml.jar which can then be started via a shortcut on the desktop. Detailed instructions in running ArgoUML from a command line console on Windows: Suppose that you have downloaded ArgoUML to the C: drive, so your directory looks like this: c:\ArgoUML Open your DOS command prompt and type cd \ to set the current directory to the root. Then type: c\:>cd ArgoUML which will give you the prompt: c:\ArgoUML> Then type: dir to see everything in the ArgoUML folder. You should have the argouml.jar file present in this folder. Note that you need all downloaded jar files together in this directory. Then type java -jar argouml.jar That's it, ArgoUML should start up now. If not, there is a problem with the downloading on your computer. Please have a look at http://argouml.tigris.org in the FAQ and then consider posting an issue. Modules:

If you downloaded the modules archive, which contains the support for code generation of other languages then Java, then put their jar files in a subdirectory named ext. Memory: If you have plenty of memory and wants ArgoUML to be able to handle large projects, try: java -Xms250M -Xmx500M -jar argouml.jar Batch mode: The following is an example of how ArgoUML is run in batchmode: java -jar argouml.jar -batch -command "org.argouml.uml.ui.ActionOpenProject=test .zargo" -command org.argouml.ui.cmd.ActionGotoDiagram=A -command "org.argouml.um l.ui.ActionSaveGraphics=test.PNG" Instead of "test.zargo", it may be better to include the complete path, e.g. c:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\My Documents\test.zargo Have fun!