could i ask questions here about the java for dumies book

[bcbbanga4l]

cause its asking me to do stuff in cmd and path stuff that im a little confused about can anyone help?

[blazedaces]

cause its asking me to do stuff in cmd and path stuff that im a little confused about can anyone help?

Hello, and welcome to TSDN! Here people are willing to help you with specific issues. To do so though, we need to know what is the problem.

Please explain what it is exactly that the "java for dummies" book is asking you to do that you are confused about. It would be best if you wrote the exact text from the book, what it is you tried to do, and what was your result so we can help you as much as possible.

Help us to help you. :)

-blazed

[nomad]

cause its asking me to do stuff in cmd and path stuff that im a little confused about can anyone help?

What Version do you have. I have the lastest version so I might be able to help you.

nomad

[bcbbanga4l]

ok great i appreciate it.

first thing its saying is setting the path

it asks me to go into control panel
click the systems link
click advanced
click on environment variables select path and click edit
and it asks me to add the jdk bin folder to the beginning of the path value..

i think i did it but i have to ask how do i find the jdk bin folder and it gives an example of what to put

c:\ programs files\java\jdk1.6.0\bin;other directories i know thats not exactly the path where my jdk bin stuff is but this is where im lost.

I also have the lates version dl yesterday

And now for some reason i cant open up anything i dl from the web that opens up as java

[JosAH]

c:\ programs files\java\jdk1.6.0\bin;other directories i know thats not exactly the path where my jdk bin stuff is but this is where im lost.

I also have the lates version dl yesterday

And now for some reason i cant open up anything i dl from the web that opens up as java

The 'path' variable is an environment variable that tells the OS where to look for
executable programs. The value of that 'path' variable is a list of directories,
separated by a semi-colon on Windows computers.

Your c:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0\bin directory contains the executable files
for the Java Development Kit (jdk). If you include that directory in the path
variable, you're able to run each of these executables such as the compiler
'javac', or the java virtual machine itself'.

Check it out by starting a command line processor (cmd) and type 'javac'
(without the quotes). If your path variable contains the correct value you'd see
something like this:

Usage: javac <options> <source files>
where possible options include:
  -g                         Generate all debugging info
  -g:none                    Generate no debugging info
  -g:{lines,vars,source}     Generate only some debugging info
  -nowarn                    Generate no warnings
  -verbose                   Output messages about what the compiler is doing
  -deprecation               Output source locations where deprecated APIs are used
  -classpath <path>          Specify where to find user class files and annotation processors
  -cp <path>                 Specify where to find user class files and annotation processors
  -sourcepath <path>         Specify where to find input source files
  -bootclasspath <path>      Override location of bootstrap class files
  -extdirs <dirs>            Override location of installed extensions
  -endorseddirs <dirs>       Override location of endorsed standards path
  -proc:{none,only}          Control whether annotation processing and/or compilation is done.
  -processor <class1>[,<class2>,<class3>...]Names of the annotation processors to run; bypasses default discovery process
  -processorpath <path>      Specify where to find annotation processors
  -d <directory>             Specify where to place generated class files
  -s <directory>             Specify where to place generated source files
  -implicit:{none,class}     Specify whether or not to generate class files for implicitly referenced files
  -encoding <encoding>       Specify character encoding used by source files
  -source <release>          Provide source compatibility with specified release
  -target <release>          Generate class files for specific VM version
  -version                   Version information
  -help                      Print a synopsis of standard options
  -Akey[=value]              Options to pass to annotation processors
  -X                         Print a synopsis of nonstandard options
  -J<flag>                   Pass <flag> directly to the runtime system
 

kind regards,

Jos

[bcbbanga4l]

The 'path' variable is an environment variable that tells the OS where to look for
executable programs. The value of that 'path' variable is a list of directories,
separated by a semi-colon on Windows computers.

Your c:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0\bin directory contains the executable files
for the Java Development Kit (jdk). If you include that directory in the path
variable, you're able to run each of these executables such as the compiler
'javac', or the java virtual machine itself'.

Check it out by starting a command line processor (cmd) and type 'javac'
(without the quotes). If your path variable contains the correct value you'd see
something like this:

Usage: javac <options> <source files>
where possible options include:
  -g                         Generate all debugging info
  -g:none                    Generate no debugging info
  -g:{lines,vars,source}     Generate only some debugging info
  -nowarn                    Generate no warnings
  -verbose                   Output messages about what the compiler is doing
  -deprecation               Output source locations where deprecated APIs are used
  -classpath <path>          Specify where to find user class files and annotation processors
  -cp <path>                 Specify where to find user class files and annotation processors
  -sourcepath <path>         Specify where to find input source files
  -bootclasspath <path>      Override location of bootstrap class files
  -extdirs <dirs>            Override location of installed extensions
  -endorseddirs <dirs>       Override location of endorsed standards path
  -proc:{none,only}          Control whether annotation processing and/or compilation is done.
  -processor <class1>[,<class2>,<class3>...]Names of the annotation processors to run; bypasses default discovery process
  -processorpath <path>      Specify where to find annotation processors
  -d <directory>             Specify where to place generated class files
  -s <directory>             Specify where to place generated source files
  -implicit:{none,class}     Specify whether or not to generate class files for implicitly referenced files
  -encoding <encoding>       Specify character encoding used by source files
  -source <release>          Provide source compatibility with specified release
  -target <release>          Generate class files for specific VM version
  -version                   Version information
  -help                      Print a synopsis of standard options
  -Akey[=value]              Options to pass to annotation processors
  -X                         Print a synopsis of nonstandard options
  -J<flag>                   Pass <flag> directly to the runtime system
 

kind regards,

Jos

Ok so i need to put that path in and then i will let me run those commands.. see i had the path in but it was giving me an error message let me try again
THanks alot man i appreciate the help