

         README.TXT                                            June 1999

         Welcome to JXT - the JAVA EXPLORATION TOOLS!

         The  JCT  Java  Class  Tree  Generator  is  a powerful  program
         development,  maintenance and  documentation tool.  It provides
         the  programmer the ability to analyze the  Java source code or
         Java Class  Files of applications, no matter how big or complex
         they  are. JCT is very useful to  explore new, unknown software
         and to support software reuse and maintenance.

         By scanning and analyzing the program source code or Java Class
         Files,  this program builds  an internal  representation of the
         data  type relations.  The analysis is  done with  the original
         source  code, no additional  editing to mark  functions or data
         types in  the source code is necessary, or with the binary Java
         Class  Files. Several  features and options  allow the  user to
         customize the  generated hierarchy tree chart output and to get
         a large set of useful information about the source code.

         The  analysis  results  can  be  viewed  with the  Windows 95 /
         Windows NT versions with a tree and list browser. An integrated
         source  code  browser  with  code  colorizing  can  be used  to
         navigate inside the source code by double clicking on function/
         data type names.

         An  important feature is  the database  generation which allows
         the  recalling of information without  reprocessing the source.
         This  database can again be read from  JCT to produce different
         outputs  or  to add  new files  to the  database.  The database
         format  is dBASE  compatible. A  special recall  program called
         JCTN  allows  fast searching  for  items in  the  database. The
         program  can be used  within any environment,  for example from
         inside editors like BRIEF, QEDIT or MicroEMACS (DOS and WINDOWS
         version), to  provide a full software project management system
         with  access  to all  data types  with just  a  keystroke. This
         feature makes  a comfortable "hypertext source code browser and
         locator" system out of the editor. The windows version provides
         an additional DLL for database access.

         The  generation  of  HTML  output  files  compatible with  WWW-
         Browsers  like Netscape  Navigator / Communicator  or Microsoft
         Internet Explorer  is supported. It is also possible to produce
         RTF  output files (which can be compiled  for Windows Help) and
         output  for the Rational  Rose CASE tool  as well  as input for
         graph layout programs like Graphlet, VCG, DOT or daVinci.

         Other features  are the calculation of the deepest type nesting
         level.  A  class  inheritance graph  can  be  generated.  It is
         possible  to generate formatted ASCII text  files with lists of
         the data types and the scanned files which can be used as input
         for   other  programs  like  word   processors  or  spreadsheet
         calculators.

         This  software package  is provided  as  a ZIPped  archive file
         JXTnmm.ZIP  (JAVA EXPLORATION TOOLS version  n.mm). The Windows
         version  is named  JXTWnmm.ZIP (JAVA EXPLORATION  TOOLS version
         n.mm for Windows). These files only contain the Windows 95 / NT


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         versions.  The  versions  for  other  operating  systems  (DOS,
         DOS386,  Windows 3.1,  OS/2, LINUX) are  packaged as  add-on in
         separate archives.

         All documentation files are ASCII files and should be printable
         on every printer. The PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

         For more  information about usage, hardware and software system
         requirements, installation, trademarks, warranties, license and
         registration   details   see  the   appropriate  documentation,
         especially   SXT.DOC,   INSTALL.DOC   and   REGISTER.US   resp.
         REGISTER.GER.


         This  software is Copyright  (C) 1988-1999  by Juergen Mueller,
         Eastleighstrasse 14, 70806 Kornwestheim, GERMANY. This software
         is NOT public domain or free software, but is being distributed
         as SHAREWARE.

         Email: sxt@bigfoot.com
         Homepage: http://www.bigfoot.com/~sxt







































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