Upgrading the WebLogic 6.1 Service Pack 2 Examples Server to WebLogic Server 7.0

set PATH=%WL_HOME%\bin;%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%PATH% @echo.

@echo Your environment has been set.

:finish

above-listed setExamplesEnv.cmd script modified to boot WebLogic Server 7.0

@echo on

@rem This script should be used to set up your environment for @rem compiling and running the examples included with WebLogic @rem Server. It contains the following variables:

@rem

- This must point to the root directory of your

@rem WL_HOME

WebLogic

installation.

@rem

@rem JAVA_HOME - Determines the version of Java used to compile

@rem

and run examples. This variable must point to the

@rem

root directory of a complete JDK installation. See

@rem

the WebLogic platform support page

@rem

(http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/platforms/index.html)

@rem

for an up-to-date list of supported JVMs on

Windows NT.

 

@rem

 

@rem When setting these variables below, please use short file @rem names(8.3).

@rem To display short (MS-DOS) filenames, use "dir /x". File @rem names with spaces will break this script.

@rem

@rem jDriver for Oracle users: This script assumes that native libraries

@rem required for jDriver for Oracle have been installed in the proper

@rem location and that your system PATH variable has been set appropriately.

@rem For additional information, refer to Installing and Setting up WebLogic

@rem Server (/install/index.html in your local documentation set or on the

@rem Internet at http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs61/install/index.html).

@rem Set user-defined variables.

@rem changed: set WL_HOME=C:\bea61sp2\wlserver6.1

1.Set the WL61_HOME variable so that you can access your WebLogic Server 6.1 classes.

set WL61_HOME=C:\bea61sp2\wlserver6.1

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