How can I set the PATH variable for javac so I can manually compile my java works

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Here s the address on my drive      C  Program Files Java jdk1 6 0 18 bin   How would I go about setting the path variable so I can go in command window  windowskey r  cmd   and be able to type things like   javac TestApp java   I m using Windows 7 Professional

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Follow the steps given here  http   www javaandme com   after setting variable  just navigate to your java file directory in your cmd and type  javac  xyx java   or if you don t navigate to the directory  then simply specify the full path of java file  javac   xyz java

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Trying this out on Windows 10  none of the command-line instructions worked    Right clicking on  Computer  then open Properties etc  as the post by Galen Nare above already explains  leads you to a window where you need to click on  new  and then paste the path  as said  without deleting anything else   Afterwards you can check by typing java -version in the command-line window  which should display your current java version  if everything worked out right

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Type cmd in program start Copy and Paste following on dos prompt      set PATH   PATH  C  Program Files Java jdk1 6 0 18 bin

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Typing the SET PATH command into the command shell every time you fire it up could get old for you pretty fast  Three alternatives    Run javac from a batch   CMD  file  Then you can just put the SET PATH into that file before your javac execution  Or you could do without the SET PATH if you simply code the explicit path to javac exe Set your enhanced  improved PATH in the  environment variables  configuration of your system  In the long run you ll want to automate your Java compiling with Ant  But that will require yet another extension to PATH first  which brings us back to  1  and  2

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That would be   set  PATH  PATH  C  Program Files Java jdk1 6 0 18 bin    You can also append  C  Program Files Java jdk1 6 0 18 bin to the PATH in the user environment dialog  That would allow you to use javac and other java tools directly form any cmd shell without setting the path first  The user environment dialog used to be somewhere in the system properties in XP  I have no idea where it is in Windows 7

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only this will work   path  set path  C  Program Files Java jdk1 7 0 04 bin

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Step 1  Set the PATH variable JAVA HOME to the path of the JDK present on the system  Step 2  in the Path variable add the path of the  C  Program Files Java jdk version  bin  This should solve the problem  Happy coding

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First thing I wann ans to this imp question   Why we require PATH To be set    Answer   You need to set PATH to compile Java source code  create JAVA CLASS FILES and allow Operating System to load classes at runtime   Now you will understand why after setting  javac  you can manually compile by just saying  Class name java    Modify the PATH of Windows Environmental Variable by appending the location till bin directory where all exe file for eg  java javac  are present   Example    C  Program Files Java jre7 bin

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You don t need to do any complex command-line stuff or edit any system code  You simply have to open Computer  showing all of your disks and open properties  From there  go to Advanced System Settings and click Environment Variables  Scroll down in the lower list box and edit Path  Do not erase anything already there  Put a   after it and then type in your path  To test  open command prompt and do  javac   it should list around 20 programs  You would be finished at that point   By the way  the command to compile is javac -g not just javac   Happy coding

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