Download

dbbclass.zip (Updated April 5, 2000)

You do not usually have to download the program in order to run it. You can simply run Daily Bible Bread directly from a browser that supports Java.

However, if you do not wish to use the browser to run the program, you can download a stand-alone program that you can run directly. If you have your own Java interpreter, you may download the bytecode (.class files) and run the program as either an application or an applet, on any operating system where a Java interpreter is available.

You may also download the source code of Daily Bible Bread if you wish to learn how the program was developed in Java.

Running the program as a Win32 executable

Look for update in a few days!

Running the applet as a stand-alone program

Only the procedures for Windows 95, Windows NT and MacOS are described here. For other platforms, similar steps can be done to make Daily Bible Bread run as a stand-alone program by using a Java Runtime Interpreter specific to that platform.

Windows 95/98 or Windows NT

  1. Create an empty directory, say C:\Program Files\DBB. I call this the target directory. You may choose any other directory if you like, but replace C:\Program Files\DBB with your directory in the instructions found below.
  2. First, download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE 1.16) (2.7 MB) from JavaSoft. Install it, and remember the file path where you installed it, say C:\Program Files\DBB\JRE.
  3. Next, download dbbclass.zip (<200 KB). Unzip it into your target directory (C:\Program Files\DBB).
  4. Create a shortcut. To create a shortcut, say on the desktop, right click on an empty area in the desktop, and choose New Shortcut. When you are prompted for the command line, enter (in one line):
        "C:\Program Files\DBB\JRE\BIN\JREW.EXE" -cp . BibleBread
    Then click on the Next button. Type Daily Bible Bread. Click on the Finish button. Next, right click on the shortcut icon created, and choose Properties. Click on the Shortcut tab. In the "Start in" field, enter the name of the target directory (C:\Program Files\DBB). Choose your favorite icon if you like. Click on OK.
  5. Now you can run Daily Bible Bread by clicking on the icon!

MacOS

  1. You need to have the Apple Applet Runner - MacOS RunTime Java (MRJ) to run the file. MRJ comes with MacOS 8 and it can be found in the Apple Extra folder. You can also download it (3.6MB) from the AppleJava site. Install the program after you download it.
  2. Next, download dbbclass.zip (<200 KB). Unzip it using either Stuffit Expander together with DropStuff or Zipit for Mac. MacOS 8 should come with Stuffit Expander and you can get DropStuff or Zipit in http://www.mactimes.com/puremac/compen.shtml.
  3. Run the Apple Applet Runner. Go to "File" menu, choose "Open Local HTML File..." and select dbb.html from the dbbclass folder you just expanded from dbbclass.zip.
  4. Now you can run Daily Bible Bread by clicking on the icon!

Downloading the bytecode

The bytecode provided here must not be modified or reverse-enginneered.

You can also download the bytecode (.class files) and other necessary data files to run the program as either an applet or an stand-alone application. You must have your own Java interpreter to do so.

The zip file dbbclass.zip contains
the subdirectory gc, under which the bytecode of the Full version can be found
the subdirectory gc102, under which the bytecode of the Lite version can be found
*.txt, that are data files required by the program
BibleBread.class, that is the main Java applet/application class
dbb.html, that you can use to run Daily Bible Bread

Downloading the source code

The source code provided here must not be reproduced, retransmitted or modified in any form, without the consent of the author.

Only the source code of the Full Version is provided. Minimal comments are included. The .java files must be compiled with a Java 1.1 compiler.

dbbsrc.zip