[solved] add external jar for windows command line compile

[David Westbrook]

hey,

i prefer working on my java programs over windows command line, and i would like to add an external jar file so i can start writing some servlets. i've googled, but haven't found any walkthrough for something like this (which surprised me) - anyone happen to know good way to do this?

regards and thanks in advance.
[ January 02, 2009: Message edited by: David Westbrook ]

[Kristofer Treutwein]

If you simply want to compile or run apps from command line, you can just add the jars to the classpath:
win: javac -classpath c:\path1\ext1.jar;d:\path2\ext2.jar de\example\MyClass.java

When running a java application, you have to add the classes folder as well
win: java -classpath bin;c:\path1\ext1.jar;d:\path2\ext2.jar de.example.MyClass


Note that under *ux* OS not a semicolon( , but a colon( is used to separate classpath parts.

[Ulf Dittmer]

Do you mean something like this

javac -classpath servlet-api.jar com/mywebapp/MyServlet.java

Or are you asking where to get that servlet jar file? In that case, look here.

[David Westbrook]

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/tooldocs/windows/javac.html

Found the answer here. Thnx for anyone who looked anyway

[David Westbrook]

@Ulf and Kristofer, that is pretty much what I ended up doing. Thank you for the help!