Where is JavaC?

[Grim Reaper]

I downloaded JDK 6 but where is the Java Compiler? How do I find and open it? It's not in my Start Menu or anything. Can someone please help me out here?

Thanks in advance.

[Aradon]

That all depends on where you decided to place your jdk.

The default I believe is

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk_name_here

At least that is where mine is. What you're going to want to do is add the bin folder in the jdk folder to your path in windows

There are several tutorials online for this. One way of doing it is as such:

Right click on my computer
Go to properties
Click on the Advanced Tab
Click on Environment Variables

Under System Variables there should be something there that says Path
Select it and hit the edit button in this path.
You then want to put the path of the jdk bin folder in your path as such:

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_05\bin;

Make sure you have the semicolons just like the other path variables. Hit okay, save it, then open up a new command prompt window and you should be able to use javac from the command line.

Let me know if you need anymore help.

[Grim Reaper]

Is there any simple Compiler I can download just for basic compiling? I don't need anything like JBuilder or anything, just simple and easy to use.

[Aradon]

javac is the simple java compiler. It is a simple binary (executable) that you can use to compile a java program. That is

javac.exe java_file.java

Other then that you can try an IDE, such as Eclipse or Netbeans, but for simple compilation I would just stick to javac.

[ess]

If you have installed and configured your class path correctly, and you are only interested in a simple text editor...I would recommend textpad....as you can compile java source files from within the editor.

cheers,
Ess

[fuadsm]

just download and use JCreator. It is a very nice and easy to use Compiler for all java related usage. I am still using it. There is a free light edition.
www.jcreator.com