OK I know I'm doing something wrong. I got to be part of this problem

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Downloaded YAAC for source forge, unzipped it, looked for an .exe file not there..ummmm (windoze 10)

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Downloaded it on my Ubuntu machine unzipped it and there was the .exe file. (Ubuntu install went fine)

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I got Java running on the windoze machine (the enable box checked in the runtime environment)

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What am I doing wrong ???

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Be kind I'm old.

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don

Run the file YAAC.jar just like you'd run an .exe file. If Windows asks you to select a program to run this filetype then select Java.

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If everything goes right YAAC should start.

hummm thought I did that too....let me go back and try that.

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thanks

don

nope that didn't work.? I'm gonna download the file again and unzip it.? Maybe I? got a corrupt file.

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don

Here's a few things to check before you try again:

1. On your Windows system, open a Command window (the old-style DOS prompt). In that window, type the command

java -version

(Note that the hyphen "-" is required as part of the "-version" option to the "java" command)

This will verify that the Java runtime (a prerequisite for YAAC) is installed properly and print out what version of the runtime you are using. If this command does not work, then you need to fix your Java runtime installation before you go any further with YAAC.

2. Assuming you passed the Java runtime test, and still using the Command window, cd into the directory where you unzipped the YAAC.zip file. Issue the DIR command and verify that the YAAC.jar and YAACMain.jar files are present in that directory, and there is a subdirectory named images.

3. Assuming all the above-mentioned files are there, type the command

java -jar YAAC.jar

This will start up the Java runtime running the program inside the YAAC.jar file. Do not discard what gets printed out after you run this command; if the YAAC map window does not open and prompt you to run the configuration wizard, then the text printed in the Command window will be critical to determining why YAAC didn't start up.

Hope this helps.

Andrew, KA2DDO

author of YAAC

Make sure that you are installing the Java Runtime Environment. I got mine from java.com/download/ie_manual.jsp

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After it is installed go to the command prompt and type java -version

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If it installed correctly you should get a message listing the version number and identifing itself as the Java SE Runtime Environment.

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Now you should be able run YAAC through the GUI by clicking on YAAC.jar or if you are comfortable with a command line you can run it from it's home directory with the command java -jar YAAC.jar

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Make sure that you are in the YAAC directory and that you aren't accidentally inside of the .zip file. This is such an easy mistake to make on windows that I usually delete .zip files or move them to a USB drive after unzipping the contents.

OK yup Java checks out. Its installed and enabled

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Problem is the YAAC.jar and YAACMain.jar are missing. Images subdirectory is missing too

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Going to delete all the YAAC files and download it again. I have a slow connection living in a rural area so a download takes a while.

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OR maybe I take the download the zipped file from my Ubuntu computer and drag it over to the Windoz machine. I know that one worked. Its all one file right ? It doesn't query the OS before download does it ?

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don

The YAAC distribution (the zip file) is just one file. But the contents have to be extracted into a directory of your choice ("YAAC" is a good name, because that directory name will be created by YAAC anyway if it doesn't already exist to contain the log files and map data). When the files are extracted, there should be about 491 files (not counting logs, map data, and any plugins you install) scattered across the base directory and three subdirectories. Lots of .png files for map icons.

As hartmangj pointed out, you can't run the YAAC program from inside the zip file; you have to unzip all the files into a directory tree first.

The zip file is just a static pile of files. It is not a program in its own right, but just a "shipping container" for the program files.

Hope this helps.

Andrew, KA2DDO

author of YAAC

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