----------------------------------- person Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:30 pm where to find java ----------------------------------- can i get Java somewhere for free? ----------------------------------- wtd Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:48 pm ----------------------------------- http://java.sun.com ----------------------------------- Hikaru79 Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:16 pm Re: where to find java ----------------------------------- can i get Java somewhere for free? Java *is* free, at least for the uses you most likely have in mind. WTD's link is what you want, just thought I'd clear up the fact that you're not pirating it here or anything :P It's officially free. ----------------------------------- person Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:11 pm ----------------------------------- u guys probably think im lazy or something but im just stupid cuz where do i click next?? SO MANY LINKS! :cry: :cry: ----------------------------------- Hikaru79 Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:43 pm ----------------------------------- Assuming you're on Windows, here's a more direct link: WITH AN IDE (Netbeans): http://192.18.97.134/ECom/EComTicketServlet/BEGIN3698AB5C54F34D7CA2DB4FF34C2D19C6/-2147483648/754923711/1/562454/562430/754923711/2ts+/westCoastFSEND/j2se-1_5_0-nb-4_0-bin-oth-JPR/j2se-1_5_0-nb-4_0-bin-oth-JPR:3/jdk-1_5_0_01-nb-4_0-bin-win.exe WITHOUT AN IDE (Just the Java SDK): http://dlc.sun.com/jdk/jdk-1_5_0_01-windows-i586-p.exe ----------------------------------- wtd Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:02 pm ----------------------------------- If you're new (to Java or programming in general), learn to program without an IDE. ----------------------------------- Martin Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:41 pm ----------------------------------- Use GViM if you're on Windows, or just ViM if you're on Linux. ----------------------------------- wtd Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:54 pm ----------------------------------- Or, you know, a GUI text editor works just as well, and does syntax highlighting too. Textpad is good on Windows. ----------------------------------- rizzix Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:05 pm ----------------------------------- well Vim does synax highlight. but i'd recommend gui over cui anyday specially if the gui is done right. (well specially for text editors/word processors) ----------------------------------- wtd Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:12 pm ----------------------------------- GUI text editor for editing... Command-line for compiling and running. ----------------------------------- person Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:14 pm ----------------------------------- thanx for all the help ----------------------------------- person Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:12 pm ----------------------------------- i feel stupid just asking this question but after i install it, it goes into "My Programs" and after i go into the folder there are like a million other folders...so anyways how do i open Java? ----------------------------------- wtd Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:22 pm ----------------------------------- Start -> Run, enter "cmd" and hit enter. Now try to run "java" and "javac". The former is the program that actually runs compiled programs, and the latter is the compiler itself. ----------------------------------- person Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:57 pm ----------------------------------- 'javac' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. ----------------------------------- wtd Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:05 pm ----------------------------------- Ok, then you need to add it to PATH. Which version of Windows? ----------------------------------- person Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:10 pm ----------------------------------- XP ----------------------------------- wtd Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:34 pm ----------------------------------- Do you remember which directory you told the installer to put it in? Browse to that directory and find the "bin" directory. ----------------------------------- person Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:47 pm ----------------------------------- C:\Program Files\Java ----------------------------------- wtd Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:51 pm ----------------------------------- If you go to Start -> Settings -> Advanced. There should be a panel here to set environment variables. You want to tack: C:\Program Files\Java\bin; Onto the end of the PATH variable. ----------------------------------- Martin Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:10 am ----------------------------------- Vi is really nice because it's set up so you never have to touch the mouse to do anything. Now, obviously you can do this with most programs, but vi seems much more intuitive to me. A definately boost in my productivity when using it at least. ----------------------------------- person Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:26 pm ----------------------------------- sorry i cant find the advaced button in "Set Program Access and Defaults" ----------------------------------- wtd Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:53 pm ----------------------------------- 1. From the desktop right click My Computer and click properties. 2. In the System Properties window click on the Advanced tab. 3. In the Advanced section click the Environment Variables button. 4. Finally, in the Environment Variables window highlight the path variable in the Systems Variable section and click edit. Add or modify the path lines with the paths you wish the computer to access. Each different directory is separated with a semicolon as shown below. C:\Program Files;C:\Winnt;C:\Winnt\System32 ----------------------------------- person Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:59 pm ----------------------------------- thanx for ur help but im completely lost