cq-quickstart-5.5.0-20120220 is a folder not a jar file

[alfredo_grant]

I down loaded cq-quickstart-5.5.0-20120220 it is a zip file. When I unzip it it's a folder. It is not in a jar file format. it's in a folder format. What must I do to get .jar format cq-quickstart-5.5.0-20120220.jar???

[Former Community Member]

alfredo.grant wrote...

I down loaded cq-quickstart-5.5.0-20120220 it is a zip file. When I unzip it it's a folder. It is not in a jar file format. it's in a folder format. What must I do to get .jar format cq-quickstart-5.5.0-20120220.jar???

Is there a reason you want to use such an old version ?

Typically you would download software from the Adobe license site using your registered account, is that what you are doing ?

[alfredo_grant]

I logged in and went here:

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1) Download   
  Download Adobe CQ5 from the location below. Save it into a new folder of your choice.Ensure, that a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 6 is available on your computer and the JAVA_HOME environment variable references the JRE home directory. If you are not sure please download and install from Oracle. Particularly out-of-the-box Windows installations do not have Java installed. 
  
     CQ 5.5 - Quickstart JAR (Release Version, Load 25b - Feb 20, 2012)      229543 Kb  
     CQ 5.5 - Application Server WAR (Release Version, Load 25b - Feb 20, 2012)      216700 Kb

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Then I clicked CQ 5.5 - Quickstart JAR (Release Version, Loadb - Feb 20, 2012) 229543 Kb and I downloaded the file but it was a zipped file and it contained the file structure:

\com

\gui

\META-INF

/org

\quickstart

\static

GetProcessID.class

I've attached the zip file that contains the cq5 file I downloaded and opened up. Can you explain to me where I'm going wrong?

[Sham_HC]

as goffinf suggest go with latest one. If you have daycare access aem 5.5 can be downloaded from http://daycare.day.com/home/products/cq_wcm/cq55.html

For aem 6 you shold use lws and it will be jar file only..

[justin_at_adobe · Accepted solution]

Hi Alfredo,

It sounds like what you are saying is that the file got downloaded as cq-quickstart-5.5.0-20120220.zip instead of cq-quickstart-5.5.0-20120220.jar. If so, just rename the file! A jar file is a zip file with some extra metadata, contained in the META-INF folder. The contents you listed above definitely look like what I would expet to be contained in the cq-quickstart-5.5.0-20120220 distribution.

Regards,

Justin