Re: Question about classpath

From: MJOHNS1 (mjohns1_at_uhc.com)
Date: 10/15/03 

Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 07:27:57 -0500

If you really meant CLASSPATH, the period represents the current directory
in both Windows and Unix. For example:

Windows (backslashes and semicolons):
CLASSPATH=c:\foo;.;c:\bar;

Unix (slashes and colons):
CLASSPATH=/foo:.:/bar;

"Millian Brave" <milbrave@start.no> wrote in message
news:f45c9f261fe6d658c324aaacb410780c@news.teranews.com...
> Herman,
>
> It might be that you're confusing the CLASSPATH environment variable with
> the PATH variable. The CLASSPATH should not contain any references to
where
> the "java.exe" is located. This must be set in your PATH environment
> variable.
>
> Depending on which os you're on you can specify the jdk/bin directory in
> different ways, ie:
>
> Windows:
> ------------------------
> Add a reference to the JDK bin directory in the PATH environment variable.
> From the command line (cmd) this can be done by issuing the following
> statement
> set PATH=%PATH%;<path to your jdk bin directory>
> To see what's in your path:
> echo %PATH%
>
> Setting the PATH environment can also be done by right-clicking the "My
> computer"-icon on your desktop, selecting properties from the pop-up menu.
> Click the "Advanced"-tab and select the "Environment variables"-button.
the
> Path can be appended from this window. By doing it this way, the PATH
> environment will be set permanently as opposed to the method above where
it
> will only be set locally for the command prompt shell.
>
> Linux:
> ------------------------
> Set your PATH for the shell you're in by issuing the following statement:
> export $PATH=$PATH:<path to your jdk bin directory>
>
> To set the PATH more permanently for the logged in user, this depends upon
> what kind of command shell you're using. For bash you can include the
above
> statements in the file ".user_profile" that is located on the user root
> directory (~username).
>
> Solaris:
> ------------------------
> Manipulate the symbolic link /usr/java to point to the directory where the
> JDK is installed. This can be done by deleting the existing symbolic link
> and creating a new:
> delete /usr/java
> ln -s /usr/java :<path to your jdk directory>
>
>
> I'm sorry for "overanswering" your request, but this is something lots are
> troubled with, so I figured it wouldn't hurt with some details.
>
> --
> Millian Brave
>
> "Herman" <herman404@hotmail.com> skrev i melding
> news:d647544a.0310131417.ac7e85@posting.google.com...
> > Hi everyone, I recently installed the Sun J2SE SDK on my machine, and
> > I am having trouble running the java.exe interpreter for my Java
> > compiled code. I remember that I had to set my environment CLASSPATH
> > variable to whatever the current directory is, but I forgot the exact
> > characters to denote this. Or that there was an extra call to the
> > java interpreter (like -cp or -classpath) to indicate the current
> > directory, but that escapes me as well. Can anyone help?
> >
> > Thanks
>
>