Downloading and Installing SAPGUI for Mac OSX

Question

First of all I want to say, that this site has the most un-intuitive interface and complicated navigation system I have ever encountered.  Was it so difficult to create an easy to access download area for all the GUI's to be accessed and downloaded along with detailed instructions on how to install them?
Sigh.
That being said, I would like some help downloading the SAPGUI for Mac.  I know its the java, which can be installed Platform independent.  When I go to the download site, and I get to the basket portion it doesnt let me download it.  It asks me for my credentials (the same ones I had to use to post in here) and then it knocks out my connection and doesnt let me download.
Secondly I would like also the steps I need to do to install the .jar file on a Mac running 10.6.8.  I found a .jar file elsewhere but it runs with errors and doesnt let me get to the familiar interface for configuring SAP.
When I run the .jar file on the mac I get the following error:
Java Plug-in 1.6.0_26
Using JRE version 1.6.0_26-b03 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Users\palaugi
c:   clear console window
f:   finalize objects on finalization queue
g:   garbage collect
h:   display this help message
l:   dump classloader list
m:   print memory usage
o:   trigger logging
q:   hide console
r:   reload policy configuration
s:   dump system and deployment properties
t:   dump thread list
v:   dump thread stack
x:   clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
     at com.sun.deploy.util.DeployAWTUtil.invokeAndWait(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.runOnEDT(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.createApplet(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.util.PropertyPermission com.sap.platin.productType read)
     at java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
     at java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPropertyAccess(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.System.getProperty(Unknown Source)
     at com.sap.platin.micro.Version.guessVersionType(Version.java:244)
     at com.sap.platin.GuiAppletBase2.findProductType(GuiAppletBase2.java:336)
     at com.sap.platin.GuiApplet2.getProductType(GuiApplet2.java:18)
     at com.sap.platin.GuiAppletBase2.<init>(GuiAppletBase2.java:54)
     at com.sap.platin.GuiApplet2.<init>(GuiApplet2.java:14)
     at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
     at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
     at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$12.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
     at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Exception: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
I am not a SAP expert, and no one in my company knows how to work the technical side of SAP on this platform, so I am trying to install and configure this for them so they are able to work.
Thanks!

Answer 1

Hello,
doing a search for "SAPGUI for Java" with your favorite search engine should include the site SAP GUI Family in the top ten of the result list.
This site includes links to navigate directly to the [downloads|SAP GUI Family#section31] of both SAP GUI for Windows and SAP GUI for Java.
On the [same page|SAP GUI Family#section16], there is a [link|SAP GUI Family?rid=/library/uuid/f0dcf725-6b0e-2d10-da9a-96eb3474bdd3] to the online version of the manual which is included with SAP GUI for Java.
Your problem downloading the installer might be related to permissions, please refer to [note 1037574|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1037574] .
Regarding your problem running SAP GUI for Java
I do not understand "When I run the .jar file". From the stack of the Java console, it looks like your are trying to start it in the browser and the version on the web server and the one installed on your Mac do not match (see "Incompatible Certificates" in the known issues section of the manual coming with SAP GUI for Java).
Once you have downloaded a current SAP GUI for Java version and still have issues using it, please provide more information about your scenario.
Best regards
Rolf-Martin