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Cleverbum@hotmail.com - 04 Oct 2006 17:12 GMT

I've been programming in java for some time now, but always on a
university machine that was already set up to do so.
I'm having trouble setting up my own machine to use the compiler. I've
downloaded and installed " J2SE(TM) Development Kit 5.0 Update 9" for
the right version of windows, but whenever I type "javac myclass.java"
at the command prompt it tells me javac is not recognised... where am I
going wrong?

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ge0rge - 04 Oct 2006 18:24 GMT

> I've been programming in java for some time now, but always on a
> university machine that was already set up to do so.
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> at the command prompt it tells me javac is not recognised... where am I
> going wrong?

Set yout PATH to the java bin directory.
On Windows, this is done in Control panel .... environment variables.
On Linux/Unix, there are various places you can do this.

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adwords@pulpjava.com - 05 Oct 2006 03:33 GMT

Getting a Java program to compile can be one of the must frustrating
experiences, but it is absolutely required if you want to have any
street cred in the Java community.

Sometimes text editors append a .txt to the end of the Java file. Be
careful. Also, everything is case sensitive. Be careful of that.

Here are some multimedia tutorials on how to compile a Java class using
javac and J2SE version 1.5. It's the basic HelloWorld.java stuff, but
it shows you everything you need.

http://www.technicalfacilitation.com/examscam/get.php?link=../scja/tutorials

There's also some tutorials in there and mock exam questions that will
help you if you're studying for the Sun SCJA exam (Sun Certified Java
Associate)

Cheers!

-Cameron McKenzie

www.scja.com www.pulpjava.com www.cameronmckenzie.com

> > I've been programming in java for some time now, but always on a
> > university machine that was already set up to do so.
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> On Windows, this is done in Control panel .... environment variables.
> On Linux/Unix, there are various places you can do this.

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