Re: dos batch files, java and the universe

  • From: "qubit" <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:45:59 -0500

this would change it for all of windows, all i need is for it to change 
while i am in a dos window.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jared Wright" <wright.jaredm@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: dos batch files, java and the universe


Unless you are running an old version of Windows, (pre XP), you set the
classpath and other environment variables through the UI. Open the
properties of My Computer, move to the Advanced tab, and select
Environment Variables.

On 7/11/2010 10:54 PM, qubit wrote:
>  From the recent mail on this list I have gotten the impression that dos
> batch files run differently on different versions of windows.
> Does this apply to basic syntax and semantics, or is the difference only 
> in
> advanced commands?
>
> I am trying to write a batch file and am finding dos just similar enough 
> to
> bash to look familiar, but just different enough to trip me up.
> What I need is a command to put me in an environment where my java 
> commands
> will work, as well as my own java programs.
> I have installed the JDK in
> java_home="c:\program files\java\jdk1.6.0_20"
> Obviously I need path reset:
> set path="%java_home%\bin;%path%"
> I also need to set something else like class_path -- if I am remembering
> right.
> But I have been unable to get this to work.
> If anyone has comments, please fill in the blanks.
> (But no "blankety blanks" please*smile*)
>
> Oh, and how do I call a batch file so it is executed within the parent dos
> shell? that is, the variables set in the batch file keeps its value after
> the batch file exits.
> Thx.
> --le
>
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