Register a Plug-In wizard

The Register a Plug-In wizard consists of three pages: Plug-in Registration, Plug-in Loading, and Plug-in Directory Paths.

Register a Plug-In wizard: Plug-in registration page 

The Plug-in registration of the Register a Plug-In wizard has the following components:

Register a plug-in by specifying a plug-in registration file    Select this option if you know the name of the plug-in registration (.jpr) file, and enter the path and file name. The .jpr file contains the name and location of the plug-in .jar file and the classpath information.

You can also click Browse to locate the .jpr file.

Register a plug-in by specifying a JAR or class file    Select this option if you cannot specify a .jpr file name, and enter the path and file name. With this method, you may need to enter a classpath at a later step.

You can also click Browse to locate the file.

Tips 

In the Register a Plug-in wizard, you can choose to automatically load the plug-in when you start Sybase Central.

After you register a plug-in, you can add additional Java class files or JAR files to the plug-in's classpath on its property sheet.

Register a Plug-In wizard: Plug-in loading page 

The Plug-in Loading page of the Register a Plug-In wizard has the following components:

Automatically load on startup    Select this option if you want this plug-in to be loaded automatically when Sybase Central starts.

Use class loader    Select this option if you want this plug-in to be loaded with its own class loader. When you select this option, the plug-in's classes do not have to be located in the system classpath.

Register a Plug-In wizard: Plug-in directory paths page 

The Plug-in Directory Paths page of the Register a Plug-In wizard has the following components:

Directory paths box    Specify any additional directory paths that need to be added to the classpath when loading this plug-in. The directory paths must be listed one per line.