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PostPosted: 2006-4-16 21:05:00 Top

java-programmer, Help using TexPad Is there anyone here who knows how to use TextPad for a programming editor?
I sure could use the help. The instructions in help don't really explain
what to do. It says I'm supposed to see something but it isn't there, i.e.
I'm supposed to click on "Configure" then "Tools" then "Add" and I'm
supposed to click on "Java SDK Commands" and that command is not listed.
What do I do??

Thanks

Pete


 
Peter van der Goes





PostPosted: 2006-4-17 9:41:00 Top

java-programmer >> Help using TexPad
"Pmb" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
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> Is there anyone here who knows how to use TextPad for a programming
> editor? I sure could use the help. The instructions in help don't really
> explain what to do. It says I'm supposed to see something but it isn't
> there, i.e. I'm supposed to click on "Configure" then "Tools" then "Add"
> and I'm supposed to click on "Java SDK Commands" and that command is not
> listed. What do I do??
>
> Thanks
>
> Pete
>
Do you have a Java SDK installed? Did you set your path environment variable
to point to the bin directory under the installed SDK? If you did, items to
compile and execute both Java applications and applets should appear in the
Tools menu *without* you adding any settings. Textpad detects the SDK if it
was installed prior to TextPad and configures itself for Java.


 
Pmb





PostPosted: 2006-4-17 17:39:00 Top

java-programmer >> Help using TexPad
"Peter van der Goes" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Pmb" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
> news:email***@***.com...
>> Is there anyone here who knows how to use TextPad for a programming
>> editor? I sure could use the help. The instructions in help don't really
>> explain what to do. It says I'm supposed to see something but it isn't
>> there, i.e. I'm supposed to click on "Configure" then "Tools" then "Add"
>> and I'm supposed to click on "Java SDK Commands" and that command is not
>> listed. What do I do??
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Pete
>>
> Do you have a Java SDK installed?

Yes.

> Did you set your path environment variable to point to the bin directory
> under the installed SDK?

I don't know. How do I check?

> If you did, items to compile and execute both Java applications and
> applets should appear in the Tools menu *without* you adding any settings.
> Textpad detects the SDK if it was installed prior to TextPad and
> configures itself for Java.

Thanks

Pete


 
 
Peter van der Goes





PostPosted: 2006-4-19 3:47:00 Top

java-programmer >> Help using TexPad
"Pmb" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Peter van der Goes" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
> news:WmC0g.2494$iF3.2161@dukeread01...
>> Do you have a Java SDK installed?
>
> Yes.
>
>> Did you set your path environment variable to point to the bin directory
>> under the installed SDK?
>
> I don't know. How do I check?

If you don't know how to check an environment variable, I have to doubt that
you have it set properly. It's a manual process.

You don't mention your OS, so I'll assume the most popular: Win XP.

Open Control Panel. Find the System icon and double-click on it.
In the dialog that opens, click on the Advanced tab then click the button
labeled "Environment Variables" to open the Environment Variables dialog.
Under System Variables scroll down to find Path.
Select Path in the list, then click "Edit" to edit the values.

***Warning*** Do not delete of change anything already set in the values
list!! You need to add another path setting WITHOUT altering any existing
settings.

The individual path settings are delimited by semi-colons, so find a
semi-colon in the string and add the following immediately after the
semi-colon:

(Full path to your Java SDK)\bin;

Where the full path to your SDK should be something like this: C:\Program
Files\jdk1.5 (yours may vary)
If the example above were your SDK path, you would add (starting at an
existing semi-colon):

C:\Program Files\jdk1.5\bin; (Note the required semi-colon at the end!).

***Caveat** Improperly editing environment variables can cause applications
to fail and other undesirable effects. Edit AT YOUR OWN RISK.
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