The full list of JAR files in the Saxon distribution is as follows:
|
JAR file |
Contents |
|
saxon9he.jar |
Saxon Home Edition. Contains all the software in Saxon-HE. |
|
saxon9pe.jar |
Saxon Professional Edition. Contains all the software in Saxon-PE, with the exception of the SQL extension. |
|
saxon9ee.jar |
Saxon Enterprise Edition. Contains all the software in Saxon-EE, with the exception of the SQL extension and the code for compiling XQuery to Java. |
|
saxon9ee-qc.jar |
Part of Saxon-EE only. Provides support Java code generation: that is, it translates an XQuery query into Java source code, which can then be compiled and executed in the same way as any other Java program. |
|
saxon9-sql.jar |
Supports XSLT extensions for accessing and updating a relational database from within a stylesheet. Provided with Saxon-PE and Saxon-EE. |
When running any Java application, Saxon included, all Java classes that are needed must be present on the
CLASSPATH. The classpath can be set in the form of an environment variable, or it can be included in the java
command that invokes the application.
The classpath is written as a list of filenames. These will either be the names of directories (folders) that contain relevant classes, or the names of JAR files containing the classes. On Windows, the names in the list are separated by semicolons.
The table above lists the JAR files provided with Saxon that you may need to include on your classpath. In addition, you may need to include some of the following resources:
|
Resource |
Description |
|
saxon-license.lic |
License file. This is needed only for running Saxon-EE. The license file is obtained when you purchase Saxon-EE or when you apply for an evaluation license. |
|
jaxp-api.jar |
These two files implement parts of JAXP 1.4 that Saxon uses. They
are not needed when you run Saxon under JDK 1.6, as the required classes are then included in the standard Java run-time.
It is
needed, however, if you run Saxon under JDK 1.5. This JAR file is not included in the
Saxon distribution because of licensing restrictions. Instead, it must be downloaded from
https://jaxp.dev.java.net/. The jaxp-api.jar file is needed when
you use the |
Source code and documentation is not included in the same download file as the executable code and sample files. Instead, it can be downloaded separately. The documentation is also available online.
The source code for Saxon-HE (on both the Java and .NET platforms) is available in the package
saxon-resources-9.x from either the SourceForge or the Saxonica sites.
Note that it is not necessary to download or
recompile the source code unless you need to make changes. The exception to this is that in Saxon-HE, adapters
for external object models, and localization code for non-English languages, are provided in source form only.
The modules included in the source code of Saxon-HE are
also used, without modification, in Saxon-PE and Saxon-EE. Source code for the additional components of the
commercial editions is not provided. The source code is the same between the Java and .NET platforms:
both products are generated from the same source, though there are some modules that apply only to one
platform or the other. There are no build scripts provided for rebuilding the product from source code, because
most users find it convenient to use their Java IDE for this purpose.
User documentation (this documentation, together with API specifications for the Java and .NET products) is also available for download from the SourceForge site. The download package contains exactly the same information as the documentation section of the Saxonica website. It also contains this documentation in its original XML form, together with the schemas and stylesheets used to publish it. Note that online documentation is available only for the current Saxon version; older versions can be downloaded from SourceForge.
