Setting classpath enviroment variable value globally

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I want to be able to execute a java class from Command Prompt in windows without specifying the classpath explicitly every time I want to execute a java class, for example like this

where I execute the HelloWorld class in the "ExamplePackage" package.

I want to accomplish the same result without specifying the classpath, as follows

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but this gives me an Error: Could not find or load main class HelloWorld. As I understand it, this error is caused by java not being able to locate the class since classpath has not been specified.

Now, I want to solve this problem by setting a global variable classpath value to C:\Users\UpdatusUser\Desktop\ExampleProject.

This can be accomplished, as I understand, over here

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But that does not seem to solve the issue, since I still get the following result if I now use java ExamplePackage.HelloWorld

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What am I doing wrong?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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For a full explanation see this:

What does "Could not find or load main class" mean?

The short answer is execute the java command from the ExampleProject folder not the ExamplePackage folder.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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answered Oct 18 '14 at 01:00

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I read that, that's where I got what I know thus far from. Any suggestions? – Kermit the Hermit Oct 18 '14 at 01:04
Execute the java command from the `ExampleProject` folder not the `ExamplePackage` folder. – Centinul Oct 18 '14 at 01:09

Setting classpath enviroment variable value globally

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