Exception at runtime

[sruthi laya]

Hi ,

I am trying to execute a java class , i am getting a run time exception saying "Error in Thread main : NoClassDefFoundException" . I had set my classpath as C:\jdk1.3\bin . I am working on Windows xp .

needed a solution , please help me out to sort this .

Thanks in advance ,
sruthi .

[Thomas Thevis]

Hello Sruthi,

there were several people with similar problems in the last days. Try to search this forum for these threads first, as for instance Not able to run a class file. If all these threads do not help, come back here and post what you tried so far.

Someone will know how to help

Regards,
Thomas

[marc weber]

Originally posted by sruthi laya:
... I had set my classpath as C:\jdk1.3\bin...

That's the problem. You should not set a classpath.

Was there anything in the classpath before you set it? If not, then you should remove the classpath variable entirely.

If there was something in the classpath before you set it, then you might need to keep it, but you should add a dot (.) for the current directory. For example...

.;C:\whatever...;etc.
^
|
dot for current directory

(Note: It's the PATH -- not the CLASSPATH -- that should include your Java bin directory. These are different things.)

[Campbell Ritchie]

And why are you still using Java 1.3?

[sruthi laya]

Hi ,

Thanks for the replies ,

Actually i was trying to have tomcat as well as java on my system.

i had set PATH :C:\jdk1.3\bin
JAVA_HOME : C:\jdk1.3\bin
CATALINA_HOME : C:\Tomcat4.1

and deleted CLASSPATH ;

Please guide me how can i run tomcat as well as my java programs .
CLASSPATH is needed for java right ?

please clear my doubts .

thanks ,
sruthi.

[Campbell Ritchie]

You only need a CLASSPATH set on some systems; on Windows it must contain . and doesn't have to contain anything else.

Get it working for ordinary Java first, then think about Tomcat.

[sruthi laya]

Hey guys ,

I got my java program executed , but still facing a problem with tomcat.
it is not starting .



Anyway thanks a lot

[Campbell Ritchie]

Well done ( ) so far.

I think this is turning into a Tomcat-related question, so would sit better no the Tomcat forum . . . moving.

[Rene Larsen]

Your JAVA_HOME is still wrong - it should be without the 'bin' folder

Like this: JAVA_HOME=C:\jdk1.3

[William Brogden]

How was tomcat installed - unzipping a zipped package or installing as a service?
How are you trying to start Tomcat?
What happens when you do?
What operating system is this? If you are stuck with Windows98 then you are probably running into the environment space problem.

Bill