Difficulty in setting the class path variable

[prachi mishra]

Hello friends

I am trying to complie a java program in textpad, but the compiler cannot find the file specified. I have set the enviornmental variable. Could you please help me out on this?
[ September 23, 2008: Message edited by: prachi mishra ]

[Henry Wong]

If you can't compile the program, how are you running the program???

Henry

[prachi mishra]

Ohh im sorry. Actually at that time i ran a previously compiled program.
[ September 23, 2008: Message edited by: prachi mishra ]

[Henry Wong]

Well, we definitely need more details... What is the classpath? What is the command that you are using to compile? Command to run? The exact error message? etc.

Henry

[prachi mishra]

I have followed the following steps -

1- In Control Panel click on System.
2- Click on the advanced tab.
3- Click on Environmental variables
4- Create a new user Environmental variable
5- I have set the variable name as classpath and variable values as .;%CLASSPATH%.
6- Apply the changes and exit the dialog boxes.
7- In textpad go to Configure-Preferences-Tools- Complie java
8- In compile java set the parameter as -classpath . $FILE and initial folder as $FileDir.
9- In compile java set the parameter as -classpath . $BaseName and initial folder as $FileDir.


I am getting the error as " The system cannot find the file specified."
[ September 23, 2008: Message edited by: prachi mishra ]

[Leonid Shchervinsky]

Hi Prachi:

Is there a reason you are using TextPad and not a full featured IDE like NetBeans 6.1? There are differences between the two, including price...

Leonid

[prachi mishra]

I have used textpad previously and iam comfortbale with that. I have never used netbeans 6.1

[Leonid Shchervinsky]

Originally posted by prachi mishra:
I have followed the following steps -

1- In Control Panel click on System.
2- Click on the advanced tab.
3- Click on Environmental variables
4- Create a new user Environmental variable
5- I have set the variable name as classpath and variable values as .;%CLASSPATH%.
6- Apply the changes and exit the dialog boxes.
7- In textpad go to Configure-Preferences-Tools- Complie java
8- In compile java set the parameter as -classpath . $FILE and initial folder as $FileDir.
9- In compile java set the parameter as -classpath . $BaseName and initial folder as $FileDir.


I am getting the error as " The system cannot find the file specified."

[ September 23, 2008: Message edited by: prachi mishra ]

Here are some of the changes for your process:

> environment variable name: CLASSPATH
> must contain: ;.
> keep all the default in TextPad
> Ctrl+1 to compile
> Ctrl+2 to run

Hope this helps.
Leonid

[prachi mishra]

Thanks guys ..its working now

[Ankit Garg]

Shouldn't this be in the Beginner Section???