Setting classpath in windows

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I setup classpath in enviroment variables i set a user variable named classpath with value= .;C:\Users\Borut\Downloads\httpcomponents-client-4.1.2-bin\lib

the directory is full of .jar files. yet still when i run a program through cmd it reports an error that the package from the class does not exist.

You need to name the jar files themselved on the classpath.

rsp
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2011-10-03 19:36:55 +00:00
Commented Oct 3, 2011 at 19:36 — rsp
– rsp, Commented Oct 3, 2011 at 19:36

Ernest Friedman-Hill · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-03 19:41:06Z

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Historically, you've needed to include the jar files themselves, not the directory they're in, on the CLASSPATH. In recent JREs, you can use a wildcard (i.e., a path ending in /*) to indicate all the jars in a directory. But if you indicate only a directory, then that directory is searched for class files and packages only; jar files are ignored.

answered Oct 3, 2011 at 19:41

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Dave Newton · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-03 19:41:04Z

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You need to either (a) explicitly list the jar files, or (b) use a wildcard classpath (1.6+).

answered Oct 3, 2011 at 19:41

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