Help with setting up Java

itmasterw · #1 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 04:52 PM

Hi, I used to have 2 I think, and I remember there where environment vars I had to set and all. I cannot remember what I had to do. But I just installed Java6 and I tried to run my usual "javac the app name .jav and it came back that javac is not a known program. I suspect that I do not have it set fully. Can someone pleas tell me how to do this.
Thank you

gibsonrocker800 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 04:18 AM

This response is coming from a response i gave to another user:

"Ok, find out where your compiler is located. It's most likely going to be in C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_02\bin (or whatever version of jdk you have). So, get the location of the bin folder in your JDK, and copy it.

Now, go to Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, System, Advanced tab, Environment variables, then go to the section labeled "System", and highlight the part called "Path" and and click Edit. Now, at the end of the text, put a semicolon (; ... if there isn't one already) and then paste the file path of your bin directory that you copied before. Make sure there's no space in between the semicolon and the filepath. Now click OK, and everything should work.

Let me know if you have any problems"

itmasterw · #3 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 07:37 PM

I will try that, it sounds like what I had to do before.
Thanks

itmasterw · #4 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 07:54 PM

No after puting the path in the enviornment variables I am still getting the same error message above.
My path is C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_04\bin\
and in the path I put
;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_04\bin\
is this right?
Please let me know if you have any ideas.
Thank you

gibsonrocker800 · #5 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 01:00 AM

I had the same problem too when i was setting it up. AH! i think what i did was. I actually double clicked the javac program. And a black DOS window came up and then disappeared. And then, i tried to change the path again. And it worked. Let me know how this works out for you.

itmasterw · #6 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:02 PM

Thanks that worked, I never would have thought of that.
Thank you for your help

gibsonrocker800 · #7 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by itmasterw

Thanks that worked, I never would have thought of that.
Thank you for your help

No problem man. Who would've thought right? I was just screwing around trying to figure it out and it worked hahah. Glad i could help man =]