Javac can't find my file...

Wherever you want, theoretically. Probably a good idea to get into the habit of keeping source code at least somewhere vaguely sensible. Just sticking them on your desktop is a bad idea. But the crux of the matter is, you need to invoke the javac compiler either from the folder the source code is in, or by specifying a path to the source code. Read the basics tutorial for more. The forum may be "new to Java" but it isn't intended as a replacement for reading a tutorial, more to help you when you don't understand something

georgemca at 2007-7-13 0:40:29 >

just do one thing...

Right click on your My Computer icon on the Desktop.

Click on properties button.

Click on advanced tab.

Click on Environment variable button.

In system variables list select the path variable.

Click on edit button.

Do not change the previous path.

Just append semicolon " ; " if the previous path doesen't ends with it.

Now append absolute path of your java bin directory which must be like

C:\j2sdk1.4.0\bin; there.

Click OK button

Do it 2 times more for closing all the dialog boxes.

Now you can keep your files anywhere in your file system.

To run them just go into that directory.

Suppose you have kept them in C:\abc\xyz folder

then cd c:\abc\xyz

and then run java file as

javac filename.java

java filename

Thats all.

i am sure that it must work.

Friend4evera at 2007-7-13 0:40:29 >