Classpath for new package

[Kay Kumar]

Hi there,

I am a complete begginer so hold back the abuse for now

I have downloaded a new package called javabook. I am using a new text book (author = Wu), in which they use a package that i need to download.

My classpath is .;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\lib\tools.jar

Where do i put the javabook package so that i can use it in my programs.

Thanks

Kap

[Lionel Badiou]

Hello Kay,

Where do i put the javabook package so that i can use it in my programs.

Just put your jar in your classpath

The simplest way to set up the classpath is :

javac -classpath /mypackagename/javabook.jar ...

Note that javac required that your jar must be in /mypackagename directory.

You may take a look at this article to quickly understand how classpath works.

Hope that helps,

[Kay Kumar]

posted February 28, 2005 05:04 AM
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Hi there,

I am a complete begginer so hold back the abuse for now

I have downloaded a new package called javabook. I am using a new text book (author = Wu), in which they use a package that i need to download.

My classpath is .;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\lib\tools.jar

Where do i put the javabook package so that i can use it in my programs.

Thanks

Kap
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Lionel Badiou
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posted February 28, 2005 05:24 AM
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Hello Kay,


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Where do i put the javabook package so that i can use it in my programs.
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Just put your jar in your classpath

The simplest way to set up the classpath is :

javac -classpath /mypackagename/javabook.jar ...

Note that javac required that your jar must be in /mypackagename directory.

You may take a look at this article to quickly understand how classpath works.

Hope that helps,
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Rite

So do i add another classpath which is

.;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\javabook.jar

Is that rite?

Or, would i just add as below
.;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\lib\javabook.jar

Sorry if being very thick

[Lionel Badiou]

Hello Kay,

You have two ways to set up a classpath :

1 - Specify classpath to the javac compiler (through the -classpath option)
2 - Set classpath at system level (that implies to modify an environnement variable of your operating system). This is the variable you mentionned in your posts.

I suggest you to use the first method this way :
javac -classpath %CLASSPATH%;pathToMylibs\javabook.jar pathToMyCode\myCode.java

(assuming windows os)

This command line compiles myCode.java and sets the classpath to the system classpath + javabook.jar (a .jar file should be considered as a directory). Doing this, myCode.java may use javabook.jar methods.

Check out this article for details.

Hope that helps,

[Kay Kumar]

Thanks

I'l give it a go.

If i get stuck il give you a shout.

Thanks again

[Layne Lund]

You may also want to take a look at "How to Set the CLASSPATH" in our FAQ.

Layne