MIMS Installation Instructions

The MIMS Framework is designed to operate in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (version 1.4).

Below you will find instructions on:

Checking your current version of the Java Runtime Environment in Windows:

Using the Windows Start menu:

Select Find
Select the File or Folder menu option
Search for java.exe on your local drives. You should check the box next to "Include subfolders" and then hit the "Find Now" button.

If you find the file, use a DOS prompt to put yourself in the directory the file is in. If you have more than one copy, check the one in the Windows or WINNT directory first.
If, for example, java.exe is in the folder c:\Windows\system\, you would type
- > cd windows\system
at a command prompt (i.e., a DOS window). Note that in DOS, file names must be reduced to 8 characters or fewer.
Then type (at the command prompt:

Installing MIMS for Windows Systems:

Install the Java 1.4 Java Runtime Environment (for non-developers) or Java Development Kit, available for free from Sun at http://java.sun.com/j2se/.
Download the MIMS Framework installation file from http://www.epa.gov/asmdnerl/mims/software/index.html.
Execute the downloaded zip file (mims_rel.exe) or run PKUNZIP or WinZip on (mims_rel.zip) to extract the MIMS files.
dit the batch file bin\runMIMS.bat to set the MIMSHOME variable to the directory where you installed MIMS (default is c:\mims).
Put Java on your path (using system properties on NT; this won't take effect until after you reboot) or edit runMIMS.bat to explicitly refer to the Java executable. The Java installations from Sun usually contain a bin directory, which contains the Java executable.
On Windows 98/Me, set the memory properties of the runMIMS.bat file so the initial environment has at least 2560 bytes.
Double-click runMIMS.bat or its shortcut (Windows 98/Me) to start the MIMS framework.
An example scenario is included and limited on-line help is available.
See the Demo QuickStart in the on-line help for an example using MIMS.

Installing MIMS for UNIX Systems:

Have your system administrator install the Java 1.4 Java Runtime Environment (for non-developers) or Java Development Kit, available for free from Sun at http://java.sun.com/j2se/.
Download the MIMS installation file from http://www.epa.gov/asmdnerl/mims/software/index.html.
Expand and untar the downloaded compressed tar file.
Edit the shell script file bin\runMIMS.sh to set the MIMSHOME variable to the directory where you installed MIMS.
Put Java 1.4 on your path or set the java_home environment variable.
Execute the runMIMS.sh to start the MIMS framework.
An example scenario is included and limited on-line help is available.