[TRlight]

Hello ppl, bare with me I'm new to Java, I am taking Java programming class in college. I have written code for a program, from what I understand with windows xp I am supposed to go the the command prompt then type in javac name of my file.java and the command prompt is supposed to compile it. everytime I try it says that javac is not recognized as an internal or external command. please help me out if I'm doing something wrong.
Thx Tom

[TwoD]

Java is not JavaScript, and you also need to go to the folder where you have installed the Java compiler, then run that command.

Moving this to the Java section.

[johnjmk]

There are free Java compilers out there to download such as JCreator and NetBeans that you may find easier. They can compile your program with the click of a mouse. They also automatically indent your code and color code based on whether it's a comment, a method, etc. to make it easier to read. You can easily find them if you google it. Hope this helps you out.
-John

[ksush]

as it says that javac is not recognized as an internal or external command,which means that java s/w is not install on ur machine
first install that s/w and set the path where u install java
set path like type the following words on ur commant prompt
"set path=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_14\bin\"
the above is the path where java s/w is install on machine
and after dat u run ur program

[wirehopper]

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