Jave Code Error : "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFound

[Shujak]

Plz have a look at the code snippet at Learn Java by Examples - How do I generate UUID / GUID?
I am new to Java and need to run the UUID code snippet kept at above given link.
Heres what i have done
1.Installed jdk1.5.0_22
2.Copied the code snippet into a file named RandomStringUUID.java and kept in C:\test
3. Set the following user variables to
CLASSPATH = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_22\lib
JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_22\bin
path = %path%;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_22\bin;

4. From command prompt
C:\Test>javac RandomStringUUID.java
RandomStringUUID.class created

5.From command prompt
java RandomStringUUID

i am getting the error
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: RandomStringUUID

Can someone please help??

[Fubarable]

Don't set the CLASSPATH environment variable. Instead, what if you call java with the class path parameter:

c:\Test>java -cp . RandomStringUUID

[JosAH]

Look at the first line of the source code of that class: it is in a package and you should use that when you try to run the compiled version of that class. Also, read your text book on packages and how to use them before you copy code, compile it and try to run it.

kind regards,

Jos

[Shujak]

I removed the CLASSPATH environment variable
Ran c:\Test>java -cp . RandomStringUUID
And i got this error
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: RandomStringUUID (wrong name: org/kodejava/example/util/RandomStringUUID)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknow n Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)

[JosAH]

I removed the CLASSPATH environment variable
Ran c:\Test>java -cp . RandomStringUUID
And i got this error
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: RandomStringUUID (wrong name: org/kodejava/example/util/RandomStringUUID)

Reread my previous reply; your class is stored in a package so you should use the complete class name, not just its name RandomStringUUID. That's wht your JVM is complaining about.

kind regards,

Jos