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README FILE

JNBridgePro v12.0
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Copyright 2001-2025, JNBridge, LLC
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April 7, 2025

For support, contact JNBridge, LLC:

Phone: 303-545-9371

E-mail: support@jnbridge.com

Contents:
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1. Special notes to users
2. Steps to install/configure
3. System requirements
4. What's new
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1. SPECIAL NOTES TO USERS
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The installer for JNBridgePro v12.0 installs two copies of the product: a .NET Framework 4.8-targeted version, and a .NET Core-targeted version. The 4.8-targeted version generates proxy assemblies that can be referenced in .NET Framework 4.8 projects. The 4.8-targeted version, and .NET Core-targeted version provide both 32-bit and 64-bit support.

Components of the 4.8-targeted version contain an internal file version number of 12.10.0.0 for historical reasons. The .NET Core-targeted version components contain an internal file version number of 12.0.0.0 (and cannot be deployed to the GAC).

Proxy DLL files generated by JNBProxy v8.2 and earlier not will work with JNBridgePro v9.0 or later.

Version 12.0 can co-exist with versions 11.0 and earlier, and can be installed side-by-side.

This product contains software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org).

This product contains software licensed under the Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL): http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/licenses.mspx#Ms-PL 

2. STEPS TO INSTALL AND CONFIGURE
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See the Users’ Guide for complete information.

1. Download the distribution
2. Run the installer
3. Configure JNBridgePro for communications
4. Obtain an activation key.


3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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For .NET-side:

• When using .NET Framework: Windows 10, Windows 8 or 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 (or R2), Windows Server 2008 (or R2), Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 (or R2), Windows XP, Windows Vista.  Both 32-bit and x64 are supported.
• When using the .NET Core: Any version of Windows or 64-bit Linux (but not, currently Mac OSX) on which .NET Core is supported.
• At least one of the following .NET runtimes:
• A copy of the .NET Framework runtime	 (which may be obtained by installing Visual Studio .NET, the .NET Framework SDK, or the .NET Framework redistributable) .NET Framework 4.8 is supported.
• Alternatively, a copy of the .NET runtime, .NET 8 or above. We currently support both x86 and x64 Linux, as well as Windows (but not, currently, Mac OSX). 

For Java-side:

• Any operating system that will support the underlying JVM or application server
• Java 2 Software Development Kit (JDK) or Java Runtime Environment (JRE) v1.8 or above.
• If using a J2EE application server, any such application server supporting Java EE 8.

For the plug-ins:
• For the Visual Studio plug-in, Visual Studio 2017 or 2019
• For the Eclipse plug-in, Eclipse 3.2 through 4.13 (32-bit or 64-bit) and .NET Framework 4.8

4. WHAT'S NEW
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Please see the release notes.