Installing the Client API

The Client API is used to integrate Spectrum™ Technology Platform functionality into your applications. If you will be creating your own program to call Spectrum™ Technology Platform, you need to install the Spectrum™ Technology Platform Client API on the system where you will be developing your application. The Client API allows access to Spectrum™ Technology Platform through several programming languages, including Java, C++, and web services.

To run the Client API install and uninstall procedures, you must have the Spectrum™ Technology Platform-supported version of Java installed on your machine. Add the /jre/bin location to $PATH. If you are installing the Client API on the same machine as Spectrum™ Technology Platform, you can use the version of Java included with Spectrum™ Technology Platform by sourcing the server/bin setup script in your Spectrum™ Technology Platform install location.

  1. Open the folder where you have downloaded the Spectrum™ Technology Platform Client API installer.
  2. Type the following:

    ./sdkinst.bin

  3. The installer guides you through the installation process.