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    Hi all - I am new to Java and I have just been playing around with my first program... I got Javac to work - but when I ask it to run the .java file it thinks about it for a couple of seconds and then returns nothing! Any ideas?

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    public class MyProgram {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("Rome wasn't burned in a day!");
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    }

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    Default Re: JAVAC

    You're running the compiler, which creates a .class file. You have to run the .class file.

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    Returning nothing is good. That means it did not find any errors. If there were errors in the source file they would have been printed out.
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    I tried running .class file:

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    Still no joy....

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    Please copy and paste here the full contents of the console window.

    To copy the contents of the command prompt window:
    Click on Icon in upper left corner
    Select Edit
    Select 'Select All' - The selection will show
    Click in upper left again
    Select Edit and click 'Copy'

    Paste here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by iansmiler View Post
    I tried running .class file:

    untitled.JPG

    Still no joy....
    You aren't doing what the link I posted for you tells you to do.

    The compiler and the JRE are two different things. One compiles .java files into .class files, the other runs .class files. The link I gave you explains how to use both.
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    I'm on it! Thank you

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