Java Glossary : J: drive

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J: drive

You may have been puzzled by links in the Java glossary to the J: disk drive. This refers to the drive where you store your Java stuff, i.e. JDK, JRE and possibly a mirror copy of the mindprod website in J:\mindprod. You would map it to the drive where this stuff really exists, e.g. C: or E:.

Why have a J: Drive?

If you map your J: drive to whatever drive you installed the JDK, then you can use the J: links in the Java glossary to rapidly navigate the documentation on your local hard disk. e.g.

What's new in the JDK : available:

on the web at java.Sun.com
on J: in the JDK 1.4.2_04: J:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\docs\relnotes\features.html
on J: in the JDK 1.5 beta: J:\Program Files\Java\j2sdk1.5.0\docs\relnotes\features.html

or a link like this: J:\mindprod\jgloss\jdrive.html into your local hard disk mirror of the Java glossary kept up-to-date via the Replicator. This way you can browse the Java Glossary and the Sun documentation rapidly, even when you are offline.

Setting Up Your J: Drive

Lets assume you installed the JDK on drive E:. To map your entire E: drive so you can also access it as J:, first click My Computer | right click E: properties | sharing | share this folder | ok. Then click My Computer | right click E: | open | tools | map network drive. Choose J: as the drive and type in the name //roedy/E$ as the share name where roedy is your computer's name. Infuriatingly, you can't simply browse to the E:\ directory.

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