problem running java program

i can run my java program if the .class(which is the main) is in the bin directory of java. I just type:

java myprogram

but how do I run that same .class file if its in c:\myJavaProgram folder

by the way, when I compiled the .java file, I had to use a .jar file, basically this was my command line:

javac -cp "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_05\bin\stuff.jar" myprogram.java

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Originally Posted by benmartin101

i can run my java program if the .class(which is the main) is in the bin directory of java. I just type:

java myprogram

but how do I run that same .class file if its in c:\myJavaProgram folder

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you have to change the path which does looks in for the java.exe file. Do it like this (type this in DOS before executing your program):

path=%path%C:\myJavaProgram

what do I type after that?

with the command:

java ... <- what comes after?

is there another way just from the java.exe command?

without having to type path=%....

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Originally Posted by benmartin101

is there another way just from the java.exe command?

without having to type path=%....

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No, dos cant execute java.exe unless it knows where to look for it. Doing path=..... tells dos where to look for java.exe

You can always set the classpath in your environment variables.

I wanted to do something like this to run the program:

java -cp "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_05\bin\stuff.jar" C:\myJavaProgram\myprogram

but it doesn't work. Shouldn't it work?