extract Processing folder/files....

JG101

(new to coding)

extracting Processing files two files appear Processing and Processing-Java applications

do I extract both files or just one. if I extract both files do I have both files merge into one folder named: processing-3.3

Or do I extracted files from Processing application, and then run the file processing-java application ?

Is there a benefit from opening one 1st rather than the other?

thank you in advance for any help/info provided

kfrajer

When you download the zip file from the Processing Foundation's website, you unzip the file and it will generate a folder. Go into this folder (you might need two go two levels in) and click in the Processing.exe. The second file, processing-java.exe is to run Processing in command line so it is not need it in most cases.

Kf

JG101

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cathybuffum

I don't see the exe on the end of the extracted file. Just processing

kfrajer

What Operating system are you using? You will have processing.exe for the Processing files downloaded for Windows. For linux and Macs, the executable doesn't have and exe extension.

Kf

koogs

Windows hides extensions as well, depending on your settings.

kfrajer

Good point @koogs.

Kf