Installing PaperScope

PaperScope is programmed in Java and is distributed as an executable .jar file with a folder containing several libraries needed by the program.  It has been tested on Windows and Linux operating systems, and should work on any machine with these OS's and a properly configured Java 6 runtime environment.   NOTE: it currently does not work on Mac's, as there is no support for Java 6 on the current Mac OS.  A Macintosh friendly version of PaperScope is under development and will be released soon (October 2007).

Installation procedure

Follow these instructions to install and run PaperScope on your computer:

1. Install and Configure Java 6 (JRE 1.6 or higher) - Download Java 6 here
   Be sure to configure the JAVA_HOME environment variable once you've installed Java.  Instructions: Windows, for Linux simply edit your profile (i.e. .bashprofile, .profile, etc) to include the line-  export JAVA_HOME=..path/..to../java..

2. Download PaperScope

3. Unzip paperscope-x.x.zip into a directory of your choosing (preferably in "Program Files" for Windows machines, or where ever you keep user applications on Linux)

4. Once unzipped you can create a Windows shortcut, or Unix link, to the PaperScope.jar file and place it somewhere easier to access (like your desktop) for starting the program

5. PaperScope is now installed, refer to the instructions below for running it!      

Running PaperScope

Now that you've downloaded the program and unzipped it, running it should be simple (assuming you've properly setup Java...)

Windows -  Double click on the .jar file (or the shortcut you created to it) - This should open the program, if not it means you haven't configured JAVA_HOME properly.  If double clicking does not open the program try these steps:

• Open a command prompt, navigate to the folder containing the PaperScope.jar file and type the following command:
       java -jar PaperScope.jar

• If that produces and error saying that the "main" class cannot be found then try the following:
       java -jar -classpath . PaperScope.jar

Linux - Open a terminal and navigate to the folder containing the PaperScope.jar file and type the following command:
       java -jar PaperScope.jar

• If that produces and error saying that the "main" class cannot be found then try the following:
       java -jar -classpath . PaperScope.jar

Troubleshooting

• If you are having trouble running PaperScope then see our troubleshooting guide.