could not find or load main class HelloWorldExample

[tedjava]

Plz help
I have set the (user variable for owner)path correctly ie (C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_09\bin;)


I have altered the system variable class path. i wonder if that is why my program is not locating the main class.
i deleted some stuff then added........or messed it up.
now it is C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_09\lib

i do not know how the class path should be
even the command java -cp . HelloWorldExample works but not java HelloWorldExample
(code compiles but dosent excecute)
my working directry is c:\javaprograms> where i have stored the HelloWorldExample.java code and the class file also is in the same folder.


my code is

public class HelloWorldExample{

public static void main(String args[]){


System.out.println("Hello World !");




}

}

[wsaryada]

You can just run your HelloWorldExample by executing command java HelloWorldExample. Just make sure that java command is executable from your command line.

[DarrylBurke]

Moved from a staff only section.

db

[DarrylBurke]

You can just run your HelloWorldExample by executing command java HelloWorldExample. Just make sure that java command is executable from your command line.

The "Could not find or load main class" error comes from the Java executable.

The real issue is that a system CLASSPATH is set, one that does not include the current working directory. tafjava, either get rid of the system CLASSPATH (prefereable) or prepend ".;" to it.

db

[tedjava]

You can just run your HelloWorldExample by executing command java HelloWorldExample. Just make sure that java command is executable from your command line.

Am not able to excecute the command " java HelloWorldExample " from the command prompt

this is what gives me the error "could not find or load main class HelloWorldExample"

don't know what to do?

[wsaryada]

Just as DB pointed out in his post earlier. You should remove your system classpath. You can see the current value of classpath using the echo %CLASSPATH% from you command prompt. Then execute it again using java -cp . HelloWorldExample.