Tools for Windows

Comet Way's Agent Kernel comes with a set of batch files for running agent kernel applications on Microsoft Windows operating systems. These batch files are not a requirement for the Agent Kernel agents to work, but they are a convenient set of tools for use during development.

The batch files discussed below can be found in the ak\bin\ directory, and the utilities for running the Agent Kernel as a service under Windows NT, 2000 and XP are in the ak\demos\msjava\ directory.

This document has the following sections:

• AK.BAT - Starts the Agent Kernel.
• AB.BAT - Starts the Agent Browser for editing agent startup configurations.
• JC.BAT - Compiles java source files and puts the compiled class files into the ak\classes\ directory.
• BUILD_AK.BAT - Compiles and builds the ak.jar file.
• BUILD_DOCS.BAT - Generates HTML documentation using the javadoc tool.
• Running the Agent Kernel as a Windows Service - How to run AK agents as services under Windows NT, 2000 and XP.