Compile Java

[Hendrick2]

I've posted this in the dreamweaver forum, but no one has answered. And then I relized that probally someone here uses dreamweaver.

I'm learning Java at school, and we are using a program called TextPad. I know how to compile and run the java appilcation from textpad. But, is there a way I can compile and run the java appilcation in dreamweaver?

Thanks.

[Waylander]

I hope not.

You can compile with the command line or ant, you dont really need a program to do it for you.

Eclipse is good, you might want to try that.

Waylander.

[agent_x91]

I haven't used Dreamweaver for a while but I don't think it has any features for working with java applets. As waylander said, you'd generally just use the command line compiler, any programs to do it for you are unnecessary.

[chazzy]

I haven't used Dreamweaver for a while but I don't think it has any features for working with java applets. As waylander said, you'd generally just use the command line compiler, any programs to do it for you are unnecessary.

I don't agree here. I use Eclipse now (almost religiously) and I doubt I can always keep track of my classpaths constantly through app development.

[Waylander]

Yes Eclipse is seriously awesome.

I use it even when im only doing standard web development with xhtml or php and css, I find that the inline notification based on doc types is even better than things like html-kit and that the cross-file searching capabilities it has are even better than things like edit plus.

I still use ant scripts from witihin it, to deploy builds and to do clean re-builds, but yeah its the most intuitive and least annoying ide out there.

Every now and then I still crank notepad2 to hack around the file system, but at least you can just refresh the project in eclipse when your done and it doesnt have a sad about it. Just dont delete your class directory as It doesnt pick it up again when you create it again after.

Waylander.

[agent_x91]

I've never used Eclipse but I'm a a hardcore notepad-and-javac programmer, i don't even use syntax highlighting and i prefer it that way.