Could not create Java Virtual Machine

[Zach Christian]

I am attempting to execute a beginner's program and I get this error every time:

Could not create Java Virtual Machine
A fatal exception has occurred

What do I need to do to remedy this?

Thank you for your help.

[fred rosenberger]

What - EXACTLY - are you doing to get this error? What have you done?

[Zach Christian]

fred rosenberger wrote:What - EXACTLY - are you doing to get this error? What have you done?

I have [tried]running a java program I created in cmd. Directory of my source code: C:\Users\Me\Documents\Party.java

I am just typing javac Party.java then java -classpath.Party

here's the code:

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
class Party {
public void buildInvite() {
Frame f = new Frame();
Label l = new Label("Party at my house");
Button b = new Button("I am going");
Button c = new Button("heck no I am not going");
Panel p = new Panel();
p.add(l);
}
}

[Tina Smith]

Looks like you've got some issues with the command to run java.

Should be(note the spaces)
java -classpath . Party

or just
java Party

Of course you're going to get a different error when you try that. You need to add a main method to your program, otherwise Java has no idea where to start. The main method can be something like this.

public static void main( String[] args )
{
    new Party().buildInvite();
}