Installing and Configuring JDeveloper IDE - Oracle ADF 11gR2 Development Beginner's Guide - page 6

What just happened?
Congratulaions! We just installed JDeveloper 11 g R2 Studio Ediion on Windows; this means
that the iniial and most important step for developing this next generaion enterprise
applicaion is complete.
Staring JDeveloper is the next easy task that follows the installaion.
Have a go hero - check the folder structure of JDeveloper
Now it is ime for you to have a look at the installaion directory of JDeveloper. Perform the
following steps to check the folder structure of JDeveloper:
1. List down the folders that you see inside MW_HOME .
2. Familiarize yourself with the directory structure .
3. What can you infer from the folder structure ?
Time for action - launching JDeveloper for the first time
By now you will be excited to launch JDeveloper, but since this is your irst ime, it will be
good to know the opions available:
1. Launch Oracle JDeveloper 11g from the Quickstart wizard ater the installaion
is complete. The Quickstart wizard is also available from All Programs | Fusion
Middleware 11.1.2.3.0 .
2. The newly installed products are pinned to the Start menu for easy access.
Click on JDeveloper Studio 11.1.2.3.0 .
3. You can also click on All Programs from the Start menu, locate Oracle Fusion
Middleware 11.1.2.3.0 , and click on JDeveloper Studio 11.1.2.3.0 .
The locaions from where you can start JDeveloper apart from
the shortcuts are:
MW_HOME/jdeveloper/jdeveloper.exe
MW_HOME/jdeveloper/jdev/bin/jdevw.exe
MW_HOME/jdeveloper/jdev/bin/jdev.exe
The irst two opions have the same purpose. The last opion will
open along with a console for diagnosic purposes.