Setting Path Variable

What do i need to set the path variable to? Currently, i have it set to the java bin folder, but when i do the test on the tutorial on howstuffworks.com, it doesn't work. They tell me to type in javac after i set the variable and it should give mew a couple of lines of text. I only get an error message. Any suggestions?

[329 byte] By [alex9009a] at [2007-11-26 13:33:22]
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> What do i need to set the path variable to?

> Currently, i have it set to the java bin folder, but

> when i do the test on the tutorial on

> howstuffworks.com, it doesn't work. They tell me to

> type in javac after i set the variable and it should

> give mew a couple of lines of text. I only get an

> error message. Any suggestions?

Are you using Windows?

This...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=path+variable+java

...gave me as the first result this:

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/install-windows.html

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