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Thread: Java command prompt

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    Cool Java command prompt

    when i tried to compile java program on command prompt as given below :

    C:\Documents and setting\Administrator>cd C:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0_11\bin

    C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_11\bin>javac Helloword.java

    Helloword.java:3: cannot find symbol

    symbol : class string

    location: class Helloword

    public static void main(string[]args)
    ^
    Helloword.java:5: package system does not exist

    system.out.println("Helloword");
    ^
    2 errors

    C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_11\bin>


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    Default Re: Java command prompt

    String != string. Case matters.
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    Default Re: Java command prompt

    ur program should look like
    class Helloword{
    public static void main(String args[]){
    System.out.println("Helloword");
    }}

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