Downloading and installing Tcl/Tk



Once you have connected to the Active State site follow these steps listed below to initiate the download.
 
STEP 1)Scroll down to the most recent version (ActiveTcl8.4.1 in this case) and click on link for download


 
 
STEP 2)Click on the Active Tcl Binaries


 
 
STEP3) Click on the Downloads link 


 
 
STEP4) You can safely ignore this by hitting Next


 
 
STEP5) Select the MSI link under Windows in the 8.4.1.0 section and the download process will begin.


 

Once the download has completed then you can click on the Active State icon to begin the installation

 
STEP1) Click the Setup button to begin the installation


 
 
STEP2) The installer will begin to uncompress some files it needs


 
STEP3)  There are lots of tools in this package.   Just hit Next to accept the list.


 
 
STEP4) Go ahead and accept the licence


 
 
 
STEP5) Just take the default which is current user


 
 
 
STEP6) Once again just accept the default location for demos


 
 
 
STEP7) The full installation will begin now.    Take note of these directories.   You'll be wanting to create some shortcuts into at least the C:/Tcl one.


 
 
 
STEP8) This will take a few minutes as all the files are safely stored away.      The tclsh.exe and wish.exe are 2 files you will be wanting to create shortcuts for this course.


 
 
 
STEP9) Installation is complete.   Just hit Finish to exit the installer.


 
 

NOTE:
Tcl/Tk is a very active developer community.     They are constantly improving the toolset and issuing new releases.  If the "tcl8.4.1" is not the current version you are downloading NOT TO WORRY.   Just use the latest and greatest version.   Then let us know by email so we can update this webpage.