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Compiling Java Programs

 
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Hi

I have been using ms-dos to compile and run my Java programs. However i no longer have ms-dos on my system and wonder what other systems i can use to compile and run my programs. I am now running windows XP on my system. What program(s) do i need to install if any?

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You still have the command line.

Click Start->Run
In the run window, type: cmd
 
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It's also available through "Start / All Programs / Accessories / Command Prompt."

From there, you can right-click to send to desktop as a shortcut (and then drag the shortcut to the Quick Launch Bar if you like).
[ January 02, 2005: Message edited by: marc weber ]
 
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You might also want to consider a program like Netbeans. I once did not know of these (IDE) programs, and when I took a closer look, I came to know and love them. Best of all, I don't have to do any configuring!
 
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Originally posted by Parth Sagdeo:
You might also want to consider a program like Netbeans...


Good suggestion!
http://www.netbeans.org
http://www.eclipse.org
 
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bad solution in fact. You still need to know how to run and compile your creations outside the IDE, something people never get to know if you give them an IDE to solve their inability to use a commandline...

I have been using ms-dos to compile and run my Java programs



You haven't. There never was a version of Java for MS DOS...
 
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Originally posted by Jeroen Wenting:
bad solution in fact...


Well, a "bad solution" for figuring out how to compile on XP, but a good suggestion to consider in addition to the Command Prompt.

(Personally, I still perfer a simple text editor with the Command Prompt, but I see the value of a good IDE for streamlined development.)
 
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