First, you set up the environment variables required for using Developer.

Note

The following procedure is for Windows XP: When using an OS other than Windows XP, follow the respective procedures to set up the environment variables for each OS.

Operation procedure

To set up the environment variables required for using Developer:

1. From the Windows menu bar, select Control Panel, and then System.
   The System Properties dialog box appears.
   
2. Under the Advanced tab, click the Environment Variables button.
   The Environment Variables dialog box appears.
   
3. If the variable TZ exists within the System variables frame, select the variable TZ, and then click the Edit button. If the variable TZ does not exist, click the New button.
   A dialog box for editing or adding the system environment variables appears.
   
4. Set up the following value:
   

   Variable name	Variable value
   TZ	JST-9

   When using in Japan, specify JST-9 in the time zone (TZ).
   
   • When the environment variable TZ already exists and JST-9 has not been set up, select the specified variable name, and click the Edit button. A dialog box appears. Add or change the values of the environment variables in the displayed dialog box.
   • When the environment variable TZ does not exist, click the New button. A dialog box appears. Add environment variables and values in the displayed dialog box.
5. Click the OK button.
   The dialog box for editing or adding the system environment variables closes.
   
6. If the System environment variables box has a variable Path, select the variable Path, and click the Edit button. If the variable Path does not exist, click the New button.
   A dialog box for editing or adding the system environment variables appears.
   
7. Specify the following values.
   When editing the variable Path, add the following value at the beginning. Replace the Developer-installation-directory with the actual directory to be used.
   

   Variable name	Variable value
   Path	Developer-installation-directory\jdk\bin

   • When the environment variable Path already exists, select the variable name to be specified, and click the Edit button. A dialog box appears. In the displayed dialog box, add the value of the environment variable at the beginning. Replace the Developer-installation-directory with the actual directory to be used.
   • When the environment variable Path does not exist, click the New button. A dialog box appears. Add environment variables and values in the displayed dialog box.
8. Click the OK button.
   The dialog box for editing or adding the system environment variables closes.
   
9. In the Environment Variables dialog box, click the OK button.
   The Environment Variables dialog box closes.
   
10. In the System Properties dialog box, click the OK button.
    The System Properties dialog box closes, and the setup of environment variables completes.
    

At this stage, the setup of environment variables required for using Developer is completed.