Thread: What is this JCreator build error, and how do I fix it?

Hi my name is Ian. I have downloaded the freeware JCreator LE and am running it on my Dell / Windows Vista laptop. I have also downloaded the necessary JPB package.

At first the program would build and run correctly, but now has errors when building. I moved the default save folder, and that seems to be when the problem began.

When I observe the save folder from JCreator's open / save dialogue box, all of the files are there. However, when I observe the same folder (same location, same user) from the c-prompt the new saved files are missing! Whatever is happening here seems to be why there is an error whenever trying to build a file.

I actually completely uninstalled both JCreator and the JPB package, and deleted all of the remnant file folders as well, and then re-installed both only to find that it is still not working like it first did! Someone suggested to me that I may need to enable hidden files to find any possible hidden JCreator files and then delete them...

How do I fix this? I really need it to work, I need it for a JAVA class I'm taking in college.

Keep in mind I am a total noob. Thanks for your time,

Ian

From the GUI, from the toolbar when I click "build," the error is:
javac: file not found: C:\\filepath... <--- with whatever filepath from whatever java file

And even still, when I save a new file in my target folder, I can browse that same folder from MyComputer and the file is not there!

But it is there when I browse from the JCreator folder, even when I close/re-open JCreator, or even after restarting my computer, and I can actually open the "invisible" file (with whatever changes saved) from JCreator... but the above error will happen.

Yes, I have uninstalled and reinstalled both JCreator LE and the JDK, and deleted the remaining files before reinstalling as well.

I have read vague comments elsewhere on the internet that suggest the importance of always using the workspace within JCreator LE, but not sure why.

Anyway, more recently I have found that if I start working on a java file in Notepad, save it, and then open it from JCreator LE in that location it works fine! Very bizarre, but I guess the problem is resolved as long as I do it this way from now on.

Otherwise, the default save folder in JCreator LE continues to be a mystery, saving files that are somehow invisible when browsing from outside of the program, and do not compile correctly for whatever reason involving this weirdness.