How to run a simple java class on the command prompt in windows 8

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I'm having a bit of trouble trying to run a java class on the command prompt. Its a very simple class and a friend of mine says it could be a problem with windows 8. Are there any suggestions. Here i'll show you the class and how I tried to compile it. I works fine in eclipse.

           package gmit;

           public class A {
             public static void main(String[] args) {
               System.out.println("hello");
             }
           }

In the command prompt I wrote C:\Users\eclipse\workspace\Oct1stcasting\src\gmit>

followed by - javac A.java

java A.class

I tested the class using type A.java
and the text from the class does come up. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be great.

to run class with java you should specify only class name, without .class — bsiamionau
– bsiamionau, Commented Oct 1, 2013 at 11:12

Prog · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-19 10:35:51Z

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If it runs in an Eclipse project, but not from command line, you could try this:

C:\Users\eclipse\workspace\Oct1stcasting\bin\gmit>java A

Inside a project directory, Eclipse saves source codes in /src and bytecodes in /bin. Thus, if you simply want to run your bytecode from command line, changing directory to /bin might suffice.

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Prabhakaran Ramaswamy · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-01 11:11:42Z

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To compile

C:\Users\eclipse\workspace\Oct1stcasting\src\gmit>javac A.java

To run

C:\Users\eclipse\workspace\Oct1stcasting\src\gmit>java A

Don't append the .class extension while running the java program

answered Oct 1, 2013 at 11:11

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Holger · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-01 11:12:07Z

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Don’t add a .class suffix when using the java command.

Use java A or java -cp . A. The latter is required if the current directory is not implicitly used as class path.

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Rahul · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-01 11:13:28Z

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Compilation:

C:\Users\eclipse\workspace\Oct1stcasting\src>javac gmit/A.java

Executing:

C:\Users\eclipse\workspace\Oct1stcasting\src>java gmit/A

answered Oct 1, 2013 at 11:13

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