JasperReports Library How-To
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1. ANT
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In order to compile the project or to run the samples applications 
you need to have ANT build tool installed on your system. 
You can get a copy of this tool and details about how to use it 
at this address: http://jakarta.apache.org

There are several ANT specific build.xml files in this project that 
help perform different task. Comments can be found in each of them, 
explaining every possible task.



2. tools.jar
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Copy the tools.jar file from your JDK_HOME/lib directory into the
lib directory of the JasperReports project.



3. Compile the Source Files
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In the project's root directory there is a build.xml file that 
exposes different targets and helps compiling the java source files, 
the documentation or build the jar file.



4. Run the Samples
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The demo directory contains some JasperReports sample applications 
and a HypersonicSQL database. The demo/how.to.txt file brings more details 
about how to run those samples.