NetRexx User's Guide, version 2.02
Copyright (c) IBM Corporation, 2001. All rights reserved. ©
Draft of 22 May 2001
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Setting the CLASSPATH

Most implementations of Java use an environment variable called CLASSPATH to indicate a search path for Java classes. The Java Virtual Machine and the NetRexx translator rely on the CLASSPATH value to find directories, zip files, and jar files which may contain Java classes.

The procedure for setting the CLASSPATH environment variable depends on your operating system (and there may be more than one way). Here are some examples:

If you are unsure of how to do this, check the documentation you have for installing the Java toolkit.


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