## Installing the Source Code

### Prerequisites

You have installed the development environment.

### Procedure

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1. Download the archive with the source code. See Download.

2. Unpack the archive in any directory.

The V<version> directory is created, where <version> is the version number of the MaxDB software.

3. Execute the installsources.pl Perl script in the V<version> directory.

The initDev_SAPDB(.bat) file and the MaxDB_ORG and MaxDB_DEV directories are created (see Directory Structure of the Development Environment).

### Result

The source code was installed. Before you can change and recreate MaxDB programs, you first have to initialize the development environment.

### Example

The following subdirectories are created when the development environment and the source code of the MaxDB software version 7.5.00.12 are installed in the <MyDevelopmentDirectory> directory:

<myDevelopmentDirectory>

/DevTool

/V75_00_12

/MaxDB_ORG

/MaxDB_DEV