How do I run a Java program from the command line on Windows?

Question

I\'m trying to execute a Java program from the command line in Windows. Here is my code:

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.         


        

Answer 1

On Windows 7 I had to do the following:

quick way

1. Install JDK http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads
2. in windows, browse into "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_91\bin" (or wherever the latest version of JDK is installed), hold down shift and right click on a blank area within the window and do "open command window here" and this will give you a command line and access to all the BIN tools. "javac" is not by default in the windows system PATH environment variable.
3. Follow comments above about how to compile the file ("javac MyFile.java" then "java MyFile") https://stackoverflow.com/a/33149828/194872

long way

4. Install JDK http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
5. After installing, in edits the Windows PATH environment variable and adds the following to the path C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath. Within this folder are symbolic links to a handful of java executables but "javac" is NOT one of them so when trying to run "javac" from Windows command line it throws an error.
6. I edited the path: Control Panel -> System -> Advanced tab -> "Environment Variables..." button -> scroll down to "Path", highlight and edit -> replaced the "C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath" with a direct path to the java BIN folder "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_91\bin".

7. This likely breaks when you upgrade your JDK installation but you have access to all the command line tools now.

8. Follow comments above about how to compile the file ("javac MyFile.java" then "java MyFile") https://stackoverflow.com/a/33149828/194872