Newbie Java Programing Problem *Resolved*

[gmoney]

Ok im REALLY new to Java like i cant get my first 2 programs FROM a BOOK to work. Here they are:

BigDebt.java

class BigDebt {
public static void main(String[] arguments) {
int debt = 59000000;
debt = debt / 1440;
System.out.println("A Minutes Worth Of Dedt Is: $" + debt);
}
}

Root.java

class Root {
public static void main(String[] arguments) {
int number = 255;
System.out.println("The square root of"
+ number
+ " is "
+ Math.sqrt(number));
}
}

now ive compiled them error free and yet when i goto run the class file in Dos i get this message:

Exception in thread "main" Java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Root/class

and thats it.....can ANYONE Help? ive even been on the tutorials from Sun and copy and pasted the hello world program and i have the same error come up

[Memnoch1207]

this works for me

'save as BigDebt.java

class BigDebt 
{
   public static void main(String[] arguments) 
   {
      int debt = 59000000;
      debt = debt / 1440;
      System.out.println("A Minutes Worth Of Debt Is: $" + debt);
   }
}

Output was: A Minutes Worth Of Debt Is: $40972

this one also worked

'Save as Root.java

class Root 
{
   public static void main(String[] arguments) 
   {
      int number = 255;
      System.out.println("The square root of  "
                          + number
                          + " is "
                          + Math.sqrt(number));
   }
}

Output was: The square root of 255 is 15.968719422671311

[gmoney]

i copied ur pasted code and then recompiled them and am still having no luck, i am running out of ideas

[Memnoch1207]

just curious and this may sound stupid but, are you compiling and executing them correctly???
since java is case sensitive.

javac BigDebt.java 'compile it

java BigDebt 'execute it

javac Root.java 'compile it

java Root 'execute it

if you are doing the above correctly, what is the error message you are getting?

[gmoney]

ok i have figured out the problem, i was adding the file extensions in when i went to run the class files. so i would type:

java Root.class

and not

java Root