Hi, It's been a while since I've used Eclipse on Windows (I've been using it on Leopard for a little while nowadays), but it should behave similarly. Eclipse auto-compiles as you type/save so you actually don't even have to "build". It took me a double-take to figure that out when I first saw it coming from the world of building/running. Eclipse let's you "run" an app via its menu system and a hotkey (probably ctrl+r or f5?). As far as sharing, you could share the source or the .class binaries. Eclipse saves some info in the workspace's directory as well if you want to share the entire project with someone. I'm sure others can comment with their experiences. Hth, David On 7/2/10, qubit <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > How do I simply compile a .java file in eclipse? For that matter, I see the > control+b button to build-all, but it does nothing. > > How do I just run my .java files through the compiler so I can send them > around for use by the people I'm working with? > > Eclipse is slow, and it has some nice features, but I haven't figured out > how to do what I need. All I have done so far is create a project and > edited a file. > Thanks in advance for any help. > --le > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind