Setting up ArcExplorer—Java Edition on a remote UNIX/Linux machine

To use ArcExplorer—Java Edition remotely from another UNIX/Linux machine, follow these steps, which are provided in C shell:

1. Set the following variable in your .cshrc file:

   setenv AEJHOME <ArcExplorer Java Edition Installation Directory>/ArcExplorer

2. In your .cshrc file, add $AEJHOME/bin to your $PATH variable or set an alias to the startup script:

   set path = ( $path $AEJHOME/bin )oralias aejava $AEJHOME/bin/aejava

3. To enable ArcExplorer—Java Edition Help, copy the aimsclient.properties file from <ArcExplorer Java Edition Installation Directory>/Xenv to your $HOME directory, open the file in a text editor and edit the values for:

   WebBrowser=<Web browser installation directory>/<Web browser application> AEJavaHelp=<ArcExplorer Installation Directory>/ArcExplorer/Help/aejava_help.htmSave and close the file.

4. Source your .cshrc file:

   source .cshrc

5. To start ArcExplorer—Java Edition, type the following:

   aejava

You can now use ArcExplorer—Java Edition to view local data and ArcIMS services.

Note:

If your remote IBM AIX computer accesses an ArcIMS Web site created using the Java Standard Viewer on Windows or Solaris, then you will encounter the following warning message: You need a font named Arial to view data from this server. Click OK. This is just a warning message, and it should not affect the functionality of the Java Standard Viewer.