What does this mean?

[Carol Murphy]

This is what shows up on the dos window that runs in the background when I'm using the LogApp:

C:\CattleDrive\Cattle Drive LogApp>java -classpath "C:\PROGRA~1\PHOTOD~1.1\ADOBE
C~1;.;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_09\lib;C:\java;C:\java\jrcommon-2-bin.jar;C:\j2sdkee1.3.1\li
b\j2ee.jar;C:\mysql-connector-java-3.0.11-stable\mysql-connector-java-3.0.11-sta
ble-bin.jar;C:\XT\xt.jar;C:\XML\SAX;C:\XML\xp\xp.jar;;C:\CattleDrive\jr.jar" LogApp

I've always wondered exactly what it means. Obviously, it has something to do with classpath, so I'm afraid of it! I'm thinking if I put C:\CattleDrive\jr.jar in my classpath on the new system, the stuff between the "" will show the classpath as it is configured on that system, but what does LogApp>java -classpath "scary stuff goes here" LogApp do? What does it mean?

[Marilyn de Queiroz]

C:\CattleDrive\Cattle Drive LogApp>java -classpath <list of stuff in your classpath with C:\CattleDrive\jr.jar stuck onto the end of the classpath> LogApp

To run Assignment Java 1a, you type

java Hundred

You can do that because you have defined your classpath in your environment variables.

You could also type

java -classpath <put classpath here> Hundred

Does that help?
[ March 25, 2007: Message edited by: Marilyn de Queiroz ]

[Carol Murphy]

So if my classpath is properly defined in the environment variables, could I change the LogApp dos window to read C:\CattleDrive\Cattle Drive LogApp>java LogApp and have it function the same way?
How would I go about doing that?

[Marilyn de Queiroz]

Do you run the LogApp by using LogApp.bat? If so, edit that file to include only

java LogApp

Then it will use only the classpath you have in your environment variables.

[Carol Murphy]

I've been opening it with a shortcut on the desktop. I edited the classpath part out. We'll see what happens. Now I know what a bat file is!