Saturday, September 8, 2012

OAF - Difference between jdevW.exe, jdev.exe and jdeveloper.exe

When we unzip Jdev 10g with OA extension, it creates three folders viz.
1. jdevbin : Contains necessary executables
2. jdevdoc : Contains documentation inlcuding OAF developer's guide
3. jdevhome : Folder where you can keep your project related files

There are three types for executables available:
1. jdeveloper.exe : When we open "jdevbin" folder, we find this executable and other subfolders.
2. jdev.exe : When we open "jdevbin\jdev\bin", we find this executable
3. jdevW.exe : When we open "jdevbin\jdev\bin", we find this executable

Now, if we are working in Windows, you can use either of these three(Reference: "Oracle JDeveloper (10.1.3.3.0) Installation Guide"). There is no difference at all. Difference between "jdevW.exe", "jdeveloper.exe" and "jdev.exe" is that, "jdev.exe" will display console window for internal diagnostic information.

Generally, when we refer to any standard documentation of OAF, they usually refer to use "jdevW.exe", but we can also use "jdeveloper.exe" also. Both are same.