Thread: paths and compilers! for xp

welcome to paths compiler help!
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Today im going to teach you the reason of the paths and how to fix alot of the
compiler errors. Now the reason on doing this is im tired of 10billion compiler errors on server decelopment help
it really is spamming up the place.So i decided to look around and see if there were anothers like this one,
and so far I havent found any. If you find one link me to it and ill see if thats better than mine and ill try to get this one locked if so =).
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Index!

-the reason for paths
- path making
- compiler help
- testing your paths "javac" basicly
- credits
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The reason for paths
The reason for paths is simple really its basicly telling all your programs that need javac to go to javac
that is why it is so easy to make a path without copy and paste.have you ever looked at a path it goes some
thing like this C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_03\bin you see how it is its basicly what its called its makeing a path to your javac I hope you understand that if you dont pm me or post here =)
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path making
as explained above path making is really easy you just gotta calm down and undertand how easy it is
most people get worked up beacuse it looks like a big code but its really just little path find were to make your path is easy go to your latest jdk and locate your bin like this
now that you know were to find you path you need to make the path
go to the start menu open up mycomputer
now at the top left it says view system information click on it. that should lead you to system propertys now click the tab that says "advanced" you should see a button at the bottem that says enviorment variables click that and you show get something that looks like this
now that you have that open make a new user variable and call it path
------------------------------ like before your gonna make the path look at picture 1 that is the path-----
like

Code:

 C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_03\bin

and you should be good. but! some computers reqire you but a ;.; at the end of the class path and the path!
so if yours dont work after youve added the class path add the ;.;
now make a new user variable and name it classpath
and add this

Code:

 CLASSPATH=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_03\bin;%CLASSPATH%;

again remember you might need to add the ;.; at the end if you do add these ons

path

Code:

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_03\bin;.;

class path

Code:

 CLASSPATH=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_03\bin;%CLASSPATH%;.;

now you have your paths! and class path!
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compiler help
most people scream about 1 error I cant tell you about alot of errors but this one i can
now most poeple yell and freak out when the have the right paths and class path and jdk
now when it says javac not reconised as an internal external command means your paths arnt right even if you have the right ones you may need add the ;.; at the end of your path and classpath see above for details now if thats not it right click your compiler and click edit it should look like this

Code:

@echo off
Title Swintell v.2 Compiler
"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_03\bin\javac.exe" *.java
pause

now that is your compilers guts its what makes it tick you see the paths? well that is what you need to fix you see the jdk1.6.0_3 well you need to change that to what ever jdk your useing that is pretty much self explanitory =) now if that doesnt fix it im not sure =P
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Testing you javac!
hello now that you have entered all your paths right go to your command prompt. you dont know what a command prompt is!??! ok well it is a little black box that tells you stuff X[) =P yo locate it the easy way is to go to start menu click the run option and typ "cmd" now the black box should load now type in javac
if this comes up
then your good but if it says javac is not reconised as an internal external command see path making for details on the ;.; and that should be it!
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Credits!
100% me for hand typig this tut =)

this was not leeched and read all before you give me a comment!