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Downloading External Tools in Textpad?

  • 13-10-2009 6:08pm
    #1
    Yunalesca
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭


    Hey there, I'm a brandy shiney new beginner at programming.

    I'm just starting to write a few programs but I'm doing it at home as opposed to college and the textpad I have doesn't have the complile and run external tools.

    I tried to download them, but it likes like I may have to edit something in java....

    Any suggestions?

    I tried to create a class file using the general run command, but for some reason /javac doesn't seem to register with my computer. It doesn't like it :B
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  • #2
    lynchie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,009 ✭✭✭lynchie


    You need to add the java executables to the the environment path in windows. Check out the install instructions on Sun's website. Point 4 is what you need to do

    http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/install/jdk/install-windows.html


  • #3
    kilomike31
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭kilomike31


    Yunalesca wrote: »
    Hey there, I'm a brandy shiney new beginner at programming.

    I'm just starting to write a few programs but I'm doing it at home as opposed to college and the textpad I have doesn't have the complile and run external tools.

    I tried to download them, but it likes like I may have to edit something in java....

    Any suggestions?

    I tried to create a class file using the general run command, but for some reason /javac doesn't seem to register with my computer. It doesn't like it :B

    TextPad is a just a text editor and as such doesn't compile code. You can get it to highlight Java code correctly and get it to call the compiler provided javac.exe is in the execution path of your PC. However, I'd suggest you take a look at Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org/). This is the development environment that many Java programmers use and may support what you are doing better than TextPad. TextPad is a brilliant editor but this is a case of "horses for courses".


  • #4
    lynchie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,009 ✭✭✭lynchie


    kilomike31 wrote: »
    TextPad is a just a text editor and as such doesn't compile code. You can get it to highlight Java code correctly and get it to call the compiler provided javac.exe is in the execution path of your PC. However, I'd suggest you take a look at Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org/). This is the development environment that many Java programmers use and may support what you are doing better than TextPad. TextPad is a brilliant editor but this is a case of "horses for courses".

    OP said they are using it in college which is the correct thing to do starting off so as to learn the basics without code assist etc..


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