how to get compiling

[philgrek]

I'm trying to create and work on java programming at my home after only having experience on university machines.

I downloaded the newest Jdk from sun, but I'm not sure really sure what I need to do at this point. I'm used to using TextEditor, but the compile option and whatnot are not available on the version I downloaded.

Am I needing to download something else or what? Please help.

Thanks

[iluxa]

javac YourClass.java

thats it

javac.exe lives under ${JDK_HOME}/bin