Installation Guide
1. Pre-requisites
Windows Azure SDK for Java consists of a simple Java archive file It can be integrated in all IDEs for developing Java application to access the Windows Azure Storage.
The only pre-requiste is Java SDK 1.6 or +. Please note that this release is certified only on Windows Vista / 7 with 32 bits and 64 bits edition.
2. Installation
Java Applications can take advantage of Windows Azure SDK for Java either Standalone or through Windows Azure Tooling for Eclipse which bundles Java SDK as part of the installation package
The source package will come soon.
2.1 Stand Alone Installation:
Download the jar file of Windows Azure SDK for Java from sourceforge download page
2.2 Installing from eclipse
Eclipse Development for Windows Azure Java storage SDK Environment
- Windows Vista/7 32 or 64bits
- JDK/JRE 1.5 (or above)
- Eclipse Galileo: any of the following Eclipse standard
distribution
- Java IDE with Eclipse 3.5
Open Eclipse, select Help->Install New Software...
In the Available Software, Click Add... button.
In the pop-up dialog, fill in the Location with http://www.windowsazure4e.org/update and Name is user defined (Recommend Windows Azure Site here).
Select All available sites. If the list of categories doesn't contain the entry "Windows Azure", you need to restart eclipse.
Select Windows Azure Java Development Toolkit and click Next button.
In the next dialog, check Windows Azure Java Development Toolkit and click Finish button.
