Install BSF4ooRexx on Windows 64-bit

Java is a prerequisite for installing BSF4ooRexx. Java's and ooRexx's bitness must match (i.e. both must be 32 bit or both must be 64 bit)

First, check if you have either Java, ooRexx or both installed already.

Java ooRexx

Check the following table to see what to do next

Java
32-bit installed64-bit installedNot installed
ooRexx 32-bit installed Go to section BSF4ooRexx
  1. Go to section Java, install 32-bit version
  2. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
  1. Go to section Java, install 32-bit version
  2. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
64-bit installed
  1. uninstall ooRexx
  2. Go to section ooRexx, install 32-bit version
  3. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
If you do not want to interact with Microsoft Office
  1. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
If you do want to interact with Microsoft Office
  1. Uninstall ooRexx
  2. Go to section Java, install 32-bit version
  3. Go to section ooRexx, install 32-bit version
  4. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
If you do not want to interact with Microsoft Office
  1. Go to section Java, install 64-bit version
  2. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
If you do want to interact with Microsoft Office
  1. Uninstall ooRexx
  2. Go to section Java, install 32-bit version
  3. Go to section ooRexx, install 32-bit version
  4. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
Not installed
  1. Go to section ooRexx, install 32-bit version
  2. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
If you do not want to interact with Microsoft Office
  1. Go to section ooRexx, install 64-bit version
  2. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
If you do want to interact with Microsoft Office
  1. Uninstall ooRexx
  2. Go to section Java, install 32-bit version
  3. Go to section ooRexx, install 32-bit version
  4. Go to section BSF4ooRexx
  1. Go to section Java, install 32-bit version
  2. Go to section ooRexx, install 32-bit version
  3. Go to section BSF4ooRexx

Java

Install Java

  1. Download Java (check the table above to see if you need 32 or 64 bit)
    32-bit: http://www.google.com/search?q=download java 32 bit windows
    64-bit: http://www.google.com/search?q=download java 64 bit windows
  2. Install Java (double click the downloaded file)

ooRexx

Install ooRexx

  1. Visit https://sourceforge.net/projects/oorexx/files/oorexx/
  2. Choose the newest ooRexx version (as of July 2016: 4.2.0)
  3. Download the exe file for windows (check the table above to see if you need 32 or 64 bit)
    32-bit: (as of July 2016: ooRexx-4.2.0.windows.x86_32.exe)
    64-bit: (as of July 2016: ooRexx-4.2.0.windows.x86_64.exe)
  4. Execute the downloaded file (double click)
  5. Go through the screens

BSF4ooRexx

Java and ooRexx should be installed now. Continue here