Compiling and Running Programs
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Compiling

Under the "Project" menu, there are a number of choices for compiling files:

  1. "Build Application": Compiles only those files in the porject that have changed since the last time the project was compiled.
  2. "Rebuild All":   Recompiles all the files in the project.
  3. "Compile XXX.java":  Compiles just the indicated file.

Compilation Errors

If an error is encountered during comilation, error messages will  appear in the message window near the bottom of the screen.  Double clicking on the error message will take you to the offending line in the code.  

As always, correct the first few errors first and try recompiling.   Many of the later errors result from the  first few.

Running a Program

To run your program, just click on the VCR-like "play" button on the task bar.

If VC cannot find the "main" method, as may be the case if that file was written externally to VC.  To tell VC which file has the "main" method, select "Project/Options" from the main menu.   On the "Projects" tab, find and fill in the "Main Class" field with the name of the appropriate file (class) with no file extension.