how to add third party jar files

helo,I would ike to know how to use an external jar file. i mean i am using some classes from that api, but i it says that it does not find those classes.i have kept the jar file in library of javathak you
[233 byte] By [vaibhavpinglea] at [2007-11-26 22:50:46]
# 1
What IDE are you using ? Netbeans ? Eclipse ?
ReggieBEa at 2007-7-10 12:12:20 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 2
no IDEs....i am avoiding to do thati am trying to learn java without IDEs.....
vaibhavpinglea at 2007-7-10 12:12:20 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 3
javac -cp Your.jar YourProgram.javajava -cp Your.jar YourProgramDetails http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/tooldocs/win32/classpath.html
rym82a at 2007-7-10 12:12:20 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...