java and Dos

[bigpav7]

probably a stupid question but i cant open up JAVA the normal way, how do you open it in DOS??
thanx..

[ArchAngel]

"open" Java? Do you mean compile a Java program? Compile a Java program?

[jerod_b]

Well, to compile a program, you need to use the javac command. Lets say the development software was saved in the C:\Java, then when you are in the folder with your .java file that you wish to compile, type:
c:\Java\bin\javac <filename>.java

This compiles it. To run it, simply type java <filename>.java. If it is an applet, then you need to create a html page that will look something like this:

<applet code = "<filename>" width=300 height=300>
</applet>

Place the class file in the same directory as the html file, and then open up the html file.

Did that answer your question? Not sure if I really knew what you wanted, so I might've completely wasted your time. I'm not exactly sure what you meant by open in DOS ...

[bigpav7]

thanx for the replies guys. i got the problem fixed.. i actually could not get java started at all. but it appears to be workin now. so thanx again..