Configuring WinEdit for Java

WinEdit 2000 is preconfigured for use with the Java Development Kit. The most common issue involved is in making sure that the JDK itself is properly set up. There are two ways to configure WinEdit and the JDK to work together:

1. Make sure that the JDK is on your path. In Windows 98, this is done by placing the path to the JDK directories in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. In Windows NT and Windows 2000, this is done by adding the path from the Control Panel, System, Advanced dialog box. Normal installation of the JDK is in C:\jdk, and the jdk tools are installed in C:\jdk\bin.



2. To test the installation, open a command prompt window, change to the jdk\demo\applets\Clock directory, and type "javac Clock.java" (without the quotes). If the demo applet compiles successfully, the JDK is configured properly and WinEdit should work as is.



3. An alternative method of configuring the JDK is to add the complete path to the JDK tools to WinEdit’s command line. In the View.Options.File Types dialog, choose Java Files from the drop-down list, and change the Compile command from "javac $(FileName)" to "C:\jdk\bin\javac $(FileName)".