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.