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In order to compile and run sample clients for that come with WSO2 products, it is necessary to install Apache Ant on Windows.

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Refer to  Installation Prerequisites for the list of all applications necessary to install and work with the WSO2 product you plan to install.

Follow the instructions below to install Apache Ant.

Step 1. Check Java

Make sure you have a JDK installed on your system. Refer to Apache Ant System Requirements for details.

Step 2. Download Apache Ant

1. Open a Web browser and access the following URL:

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4. A dialog box opens with a request for download confirmation. Click "OK."

5. The download starts.

Step 3. Extract the Archive

After the download is complete, extract installation files to the user-defined folder. For example, c:\wso2\apache-ant-1.8.2.

Step 4. Set up Environment Variables for Apache Ant

Before you run Ant, there is additional configuration you need to do:

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Environment variables are global system variables accessible by all the processes running under the operating system.

Setting ANT_HOME

Follow the instructions below to set up ANT_HOME.

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5. ANT_HOME variable is added to system variables.

Adding bin to PATH

Follow the instructions below to add the "bin" directory to the PATH variable.

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Variable set up will be effective for the CMD opened after this operation. In case a CMD was run before the variable was set up, this change will not be effective for it. To ensure the variable set up is effective, and variable value is reset, close and reopen the CMD you will run the product from, or close and reopen the browser you run the CMD from.

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titleWindows Note

The ant.bat

script

makes

use

of

three

environment

variables

ANT_HOME,

CLASSPATH

and

JAVA_HOME.

Ensure

that

ANT_HOME

and

JAVA_HOME

variables

are

set,

and

that

they

do

not

have

quotes

(either

'

or

")

and

they

do

not

end

with

\

or

with

/.

CLASSPATH

should

be

unset

or

empty.

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Setting JAVA_HOME

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Refer to  Installing on Windows for instructions on setting the JAVA_HOME.

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