Offbeat Server Offbeat Server v1.0.0p - Getting Started

Thank you for your interest in the Offbeat Server! Now that you are reading this document, you have successfully installed the server. The next step is to start the server and try out the demo applications.

Starting the server on Windows

You can start the server by double clicking the Offbeat-v1_0_0p.exe in the win directory of your Offbeat installation. The server start in a console.

Starting the Java version of the server

First you need to make sure you have the JRE 1.4.X (where X stands for the subversion number) installed on your system. To start the server, append to the bin directory of your Offbeat installation and type: "java -jar Offbeat-v1_0_0p.jar".

Running the Demo Applications

After you have started the server, you can start testing the demo applications. Included are five applications, all residing in the apps directory of your Offbeat installation. The SWF files are in the files directory of your Offbeat installation. All demo applications have a README.txt file in the application root directory. Below is a list of the demos. You can open the files by clicking the links.

    AdvancedChat: Open the demo, open the README.txt

    SimpleChat: Open the demo, open the README.txt

    RemoteEditor: Open the demo, open the README.txt

    ControlDemo: Open the Motor, open the Alert window, open the Control window, open the README.txt

    AddressBook: Open the README.txt

Documentation

The documentation is in PDF format in the docs directory of your Offbeat installation. Below is the list of documents provided:

    Offbeat Manual v1.4
    Offbeat Flash Client Manual v1.1
    Offbeat Java Client Manual v1.1


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