I am new to the Java programming world. I
have learned the basics of the Java language.
I am looking for some 'practical' Java
programming books. There are many excellent

I am trying to read environment variables in Java using
System.getProperty(). I run java as
set myvar="XYZ"
java -Dmyprop="%myvar%"

I began doing some JSP and trying out something. One of the first
things I learned was what the error-Site of Tomcat 5 looks like... My
problem: The following code is reported to have an error:
<snip>

Will the code below work as:" if devFaultType is equal to
RbsTypes.RBS_DEV_FAULT_GENERAL_HW_ERROR or
RbsTypes.RBS_DEV_FAULT_TOO_LOW_MAIN_LOAD or ...
RbsTypes.RBS_DEV_FAULT_TMP_SENSOR_FAULT then set result equals true?".

there's something about java's API that baffles me...  when I put code
like this at the beginning of my programs..
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

I have been reading all over the place that a stand-alone class always
has to have the name of the file that contains the class, AND that the
class always has to be public.. however, I just realized now, looking at
some stuff I have done as I've been following books, tutorials, ...

I have been programming in Java for the last 5 years (J2SE, not J2EE)
I would like to obtain my SCJP and SCJD, and eventually the SCWCD.
My question is, which cert should I begin with?  I am leaning towards the
SCJP first, since this validates core Java skills.  Is the SCJD ...

i wanted to tomcat server 5.0.27 but i just cant seem to start it.
when i double click on startup.bat it gives me error which is as below:
Cant load server.xml
Following are the environment variables that i have set in my windows xp machine.

I have to do something like have a map and when click in a diferents
region  I have do some things, open others windosws or change the
color of this regions... I know doing this in html with "map" but in
java??? I don´t know, never use this!!! Can anyone say me what can I

I am trying to find out how long it would take for a method to run in
miniseconds(Timing Methods) and then write the result to file. Please can
you help me. Thanks

Hi! I can't get I.E. to acknowledge that java is enabled and Netscape
won't recognize it, either. Is this the right newsgroup to get help with
that? If not, can you point me to the right one? Thanks!!

I have a Java application and it requires various classes that are contained
in JAR file to run.
When I attempt to run the Java application at the command line with Java
TodoList it returns an error that it cannot find the classes that are

I'm still a bit stuck with defining classpath for multiple-class
applications.
I'm trying to get an application with multiple classes to compile and
run under Windows. (NT 4)

I was just wondering if anyone can tell me how do I get java to clear the
screen.
I know there is a cls; command in C but I cant find one for Java.
Thanks

I have to build an installer for a J2EE app.  I'm trying to weigh my options
and decide how to go about it.
1. Build my own - ugh
2. Use a commercial product and customize it for our app