Setting the environment variables

The following environment variables should be set for JDeveloper. JDEV_USER_HOME is mandatory and needs to be set before launching JDeveloper.

• JDEV_USER_HOME points to the directory which contains my projects.

• JDEV_JAVA_HOME points to the Java SDK that is required for development. It is not usually required to set this variable.

How to do it...

To set the JDEV_USER_HOME environment variables, perform the following:

On Windows:

1. Right-click on My Computer or Computer, and select Properties from the menu.

2. Click on Advanced System Settings to open the System Properties window.

3. Click on the Advanced tab.

4. Click on the Environment Variables button.

5. Select the New button for user variables.

6. In the Variable name field, enter JDEV_USER_HOME.

7. In the Variable value field, enter the directory of the jdevhome\jdev directory, for example, C:\oaf\jdevhome\jdev as shown in the following screenshot:

   

8. Click on the OK button.

On Unix, at the command prompt, run the following command:

export...