No, you need to add path to your jdk bin directory to your PATH system variable. Here you can find more info and instructions how to do that: http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/environment.htm
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Tomatoe <[email protected]> wrote: > > Alright I have figured out one problem I was having it was because I > did not have javac in the same directory as the file so now I am > getting a message saying exception in thread "main" > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/tools/javac/Main > > > On Feb 21, 1:11 pm, Tomatoe <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Thank you for responding, I did exactly what you told me to do down to > > the last letter > > and the cmd is saying that javac is not recognized as an internal or > > external command, > > operable program or batch file. > > > > On Feb 21, 12:45 pm, Anton Shaykin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, there! > > > Suppose, you using Windows, then you have to run Command Prompt first. > > > After that go to the directory where your program is (*.java) typing > > > in "cd C:\[my directory]". Then type "javac [NameOfProgram].java". > > > After the program successfully compiled, type in "java > > > [NameOfProgram]". All this stuff you have to do from Command Prompt > > > typing appropriate commands, not having to deal with javac.exe > > > directly. > > > Good luck! > > > > > On Feb 21, 8:30 pm, Tomatoe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, I joined this class after learning about it not long ago > > > > through an email, and I am having trouble compiling .java programs > > > > that I have made. Specifically I am having difficulty turning them > > > > into .class files using javac. I interpreted the intructions as that > > > > there is supposed to be a program in JDK 6 that is supposed to > compile > > > > the .java files and I believe it is supposed to be called javac. I > > > > have tried opening the .java program with an application called javac > > > > in the directory: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_12\bin. but a cmd > > > > window pops up then disappears very quickly without doing anything. > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- With best regards, Pavel Vassiliev Sr Software Engineer, Core Systems, Information Technology, WellCare HealthPlans --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaprogrammingwithpassion?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
