FAQ

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jPOS FAQ

What is jPOS, what can it be used for? 

click WhatIsjPOS for a description.

Are there any ISO-8583 specs available online? 

You can buy ISO-8583 specs here.

Is there a C version available? 

You can buy a $500 payware here.

I've bought the Programmer's Guide. Am I entitled to priority support? 

No, Please check our commercial support options.

Which Java version do I need? 

Our baseline is Java 1.4.x.

Which is the latest version? 

The latest released version is 1.5.0.
The current development version is 1.6.0, available via Subversion.
You can also get an usually up-to-date snapshot.

Which Subversion modules should I use? 

We have the following Subversion modules at the moment:

• branches: We don't use this subversion feature right now.
• tags: Is where you can find the sources of previous releases ordered by version number.
• trunk: Is the development tree, the 'bleeding edge'.

You can browse subversion for details.

I've got the modules from Subversion; how can I build them? 

• jPOS
  • You may require a few extra libraries in order to build jPOS, have a look at ext/README
  • bin/build clean jar will create dist/jpos-<version>.jar
  • please note that an usually up-to-date version of jpos.jar is available in q2modules/lib
• q2
  • bin/build dist would create the full tarball (including javadocs)
• q2modules
  • bin/build jars would create dist/q2mod_<modulename>.jar

Buy versus Build? 

There's a nice analysis in the BuyVersusBuild page.

Is there a "credit card processing usual terminology glossary" or FAQ available ? 

You may find what you are looking for in this glossary or in this FAQ

Where can I find information about pinblk, key management, etc.? 

Please have a look at ANS X9.24 specs. You can buy them online at ANSI.ORG
Have a look at org.jpos.security javadocs.

I've asked a question in jpos-dev mailing list, but I get no answers 

This will definately help: Smart Questions.

I found in the mailing lists the IM address of many jPOS developers, should I throw all my questions via IM to them?

NO! use the jpos-users mailing list please.

How can I use jPOS as an Eclipse project? 

Here you can find some instructions extracted from extracted from jpos-dev

I'm trying to print to a printer model XXX 

Wrong project. Try JavaPOS, Mercator and FreeMercator

I'm having difficulty installing JPOS. I have downloaded the zip file from jPOS.org. can anyone help in the procedure for installation? 

You may get support in jpos-users. Please check the archives before asking, an answer to your question may be there already.

Is there a way to create my own package in jpos?