compile java program

> We have a huge java application

> developed with Forte for java. I am trying to

> re-compile this program.

Please describe "huge".

> Since Forte for java is no

> longer supported by Sun, I can't install it in my

> computer. Could anybody please tell me how I can

> compile and run the whole application from command

> line?

Best advice would be to either learn how to do it on the command line, download another IDE (Eclipse or NetBeans if you must have "free", IntelliJ if you want the best), or learn Ant.

> It is soooo confusing and I don't even know where to

> start. My work is stuck now. It would be appreciated

> if anybody could help me out.

How did you get the job if compiling Java is so confusing?

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duffymoa at 2007-7-9 0:01:54 >

Hi p_epi, thank you for replying. Yes, I know I should use javac to compile but I think it is only to compile single class files, like:

javac AFile.class

Is that right? How can I use javac to compile the whole application created with Forte for java? Could you give more suggestions? By the way, my application is composed of four projects.

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betterandbettera at 2007-7-9 0:01:54 >

> Hi p_epi, thank you for replying. Yes, I know I

> should use javac to compile but I think it is only to

> compile single class files, like:

>

> javac AFile.class

>

> Is that right? How can I use javac to compile the

> whole application created with Forte for java? Could

> you give more suggestions? By the way, my application

> is composed of four projects.

>

> Message was edited by:

> betterandbetter

you can compile more than one of java file

for example

1. compile two java files file1.java and file2.java

javac <options> file1.java file2.java

or

2. compile all files in specific direktory

javac <options> *.java

p_epia at 2007-7-9 0:01:54 >

> Thank you! I am thinking of creating a new project

> with Sun Java Enterprise and migrate the existing

> java files into the new project so that I can compile

> and debug with Sun Java Enterprise. Do you have any

> suggestion on this?

Yes, I do. Don't do that. Use Netbeans if you have to, but I don't see the point of all that other stuff that comes with it in Sun Java Enterprise.

Really I would advise you to hire a Java developer to do this work for you. But if you really want to do it yourself I would advise you to put it aside for a while. Go away and learn Java first before you start on a major project.

DrClapa at 2007-7-9 0:01:54 >

> DrClap, NetBeans runs on JDK 5.0 and later but my

> application was developed with JDK 1.3. Therefore, I

> can't use NetBeans. Any other suggestions? Thanks.

Now I'm completely baffled. You were going to use Sun Java Enterprise, which as far as I can see is Netbeans plus a lot of things that have nothing to do with software development. But now you say you can't even use Netbeans? What was the point of that then?

Anyway, I'm sure Netbeans can be configured to compile classes using Java 1.3, even though it uses Java 5 itself. Eclipse can do that, so I would be surprised to learn that Netbeans can't.

DrClapa at 2007-7-9 0:01:54 >