How to add/reference .jar files in your project when you don't have an IDE

Question

I am new to Java (basically a LAMP developer). I got this JAVA API to parse .pst files and show all the inbox messages.

I tried executing a given

Answer 1

javac -cp yourjar.jar YourClass.java

&

java -cp yourjar.jar YourClass

You need to make all required jar available in classpath , this is how you can do it

Answer 2

You should put them on your classpath, like

java -classpath someJar.jar YourMainClass

And, of course, you can do the same for javac.

If you need to have more than one jar or directory on your classpath, you'll need to use your platform's default path separator. For example, on Windows,

java -classpath someJar.jar;myJar.jar YourMainClass

On a side note, you might find it easier to use an IDE to manage this sort of stuff. I've personally used just my slightly scriptable editor and have managed fine. But it's good to know how to do this stuff by command line.