Can't get any program to run

[MehItsMe]

Hey all.

I've only started learning java today and i'm having trouble getting programs to run - even hello world! :)

The contents of hello.java are:

public class hello {
public static void main (String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello, world");
}
}

When I type
"java hello.java" I get
h t t p : / / img12.imageshack.us/img12/4046/javaerror.png
I'm sorry for breaking the rules so early on - I did try to pipe the output to a file so I could copy & paste it but it wasn't working - sorry!

I kno that i'm only new, but i'm not convinced its my code; I get the exact same message if I point it to a file that doesn't exist - the only difference being the file name.
I'm writing in notepad then using java via the command prompt to run my program. I've installed jdk 6 update 16 and java db 10.4.2.1 along with java 6 update 16.

If anyone could help me out at all with this issue i'd be very greatfull.

Thanks for reading.

[Andyj]

I'm pretty new to this as well but I think you need to compile it first:

javac hello.java

and then run the class file

java hello

[MehItsMe]

Thanks; that was the problem - everythings working fine now!
I've set the directory where javac is as part of my path so I can work with in my java directory which is nice.

Thanks again - enjoy the rep.