java problem

[qacwac]

Okay here is my situation.

I don't think I don't think it has anything to do with a mistake in my program but maybe so.
When try to compile my program by typing

javac Short.java

it says "Bad command or file name"
I can run the program by typing

java Short

but I get
"Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Short

The only thing my autoexec.bat has in it is
SET BLASTER=A220I5D1T4
I added
path=c:\Program Files\dk1.1.8\bin
not really knowing why but just that I read the path had to be changed. When I rebooted it said "Too many file paths" but went ahead adn booted but it still doesn't work. Someone please explain the purpose of the path and what it means.

Thanks.

 

[gittyup]

The problem is that it can't find javac to compile the program before running. Do a Find Files and search for javac. Whatever the path is to javac add to
your path. Each path entry is separated by semi colons.


set PATH=give the path here

For example, my PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\JBUILDER3\JAVA\BIN\

 

[michaelh20]

Like he said, sounds like it just can't find javac, which is weird if it can find "java" On an interesting note, I had a program where the thing didn't compile *all* of the files involved, so I wound up with a class not found exception too, till I compiled the lone file that didn't

 

[U2fan]

Whoops

wrong place

 

[qacwac]

Thanks guys. I won't get to try and fix until Tuesday though.

One more question. Is there a directory to install it in so that it automatically does it.

 

[michaelh20]

::I added
:ath=c:\Program Files\dk1.1.8\bin
::not really knowing why but just that I read the path had to be changed.
::When I rebooted it said "Too many file paths" but


I don't think you added it right, it needs to be the short version of the directory, unless I am mistaken, or else you could try "c:\Program files\etc." but I don't know if that works. Try just "path" under a dos box and it should tell you what the path currently is and see if the right path is there. It's probably "c:\progra~1\jdk1.1.8\bin" actually.