You can compile, build, execute, or debug Java programs and Jar files locally on your desktop system or remotely on your OpenVMS system.
To
compile, build, execute, or debug your Java program or Jar file locally
or on a remote OpenVMS system
1. In the NetBeans IDE, click on the Filesystems tab.
2. Right
click on a Java source file with a Java icon next to it.
(Or right click while your cursor is in the editor
window for your Java source file.)
-
For remote commands, choose Remote Compile, Remote Execute,
Remote Build, or Remote Debug. You also can use the remote
operations toolbar.
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- For local commands, choose Compile, Build, or Execute. You can also use the regular local toolbar.
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- The
remote toolbar is grayed-out when you are editing or pointing to a file
on your local desktop system. It is located just above the Editing, GUI
Editing, and Debugging tabs, but you can move it to another location by
dragging it.
Note
You
can set options for remote commands. See Remote
Options.
By default, compiler settings are copied from the local system to the remote
system. You can change this value by changing the Local Settings
property to False.