Installation and configuration for AdoPhotoAlbumExportJAlbum

Java configuration

Graphic interface is start with script shell 
<AdoPhotoAlbumExportJAlbum directory>/bin/start_adophotoalbumexportjalbum.bat

This tool uses the default java installed in the computer, but some time you have to set java.

In this file, you can modifie Java JRE or JDK, default directory is "C:\Program Files\Java\" and JRE Version, example jre1.5.0_10.
Modifie this line :
set JAVA_HOME=C:\j2sdk\jdk1.5.0_10 with your JRE or JDK directory


Catalogue configuration

This tool connects to catalogue or database Adobe Photoshop Album SE 3 and read photos informations (files name, tags names, collections names, captions, photos edited or not edited, ...)

Find in Windows Registry

The AdoPhotoAlbumExportJAlbum try to read the path and the name of the catalogue in the windows registry.

If  the tool can't read in registry you must precise catalogue emplacement in a configuration file.

Configuration file

To find catalogue emplacement : 
Start Adobe Photoshop Album, select "Help" menu and "System information"
Usefull informations are catalogue name and the catalogue directory
Example :
Catalogue Name : My catalogue.psa
Catalogue directory : C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Photoshop Album\Catalogues\

With this 2 informations, you must modifie configuration file
<AdoPhotoAlbumExportJAlbum directory>/config/config.properties
Modifie psaFile property with absolu file name.
Example :
psaFile=C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data\\Adobe\\Photoshop Album\\Catalogues\\My catalogue.psa
Note : character \ is double \\ because this character have special signification.

Note : You could remplace \ by / character
Example :
psaFile=C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Adobe/Photoshop Album/Catalogues/My catalogue.psa

You have edit the shell script (start_adophotoalbumexportjalbum.bat) to remove comment in the line for launching this tool with configuration file and comment the line with reg parameter