Classpath variable in Eclipse

[Fred Victa]

I have both Java 1.5 and Eclipse installed on my computer. When I try to execute a program using Eclipse, I get a message that says that it cannot find, C:\apps\Java\jre1.5.0_11/lib/tools.jar

I know that the file, tools.jar, is found in C:\apps\Java\jre1.5.0_11. Should I change the classpath variable from C:\apps\Java\jre1.5.0_11 to C:\apps\Java\jdk1.5.0_11? If so, how would I do that?

[Christophe Verré]

(not sure about English menus)
In Windows->Settings...->Java->Installed JRE, make sure that your JRE is there. If it's not, add it.

[Fred Victa]

I already have JRE installed. My program is saying that it cannot find tools.jar in JRE. Is tools.jar supposed to be in JRE? I know that tools.jar is found in JDK. If the program is supposed to look for tools.jar in JDK, but not in JRE, how would I change that?

[Christophe Verré]

I already have JRE installed.

Does it point to your JDK ? (not JRE only) It should be associated to C:\apps\Java\jdk1.5.0_11

[Fred Victa]

I don't think it points to JDK. How would I make it point to it?

[Christophe Verré]

In Windows->Settings...->Java->Installed JRE, click the Add... button. In JRE Home Directory, click the Search... button, and select your JDK directory (C:\apps\Java\jdk1.5.0_11). Give it the name you want, and click OK. Back to the Installed JRE window, check the JDK you have added (this will make it the default JRE for your projects.).