Error when attempting to Execute (Appears to compile fine)

[Matthew Mitchell]

Error: Could not find or load main class zoo

So, I was trying to break out of my IDE shell and use the command line...

I wrote the following zoo.java file:

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public class Zoo {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
	System.out.println("Hello!");
	}
}

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(Super advanced, I know... lol)

and saved that to C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\testjava\zoo.java

I open the command prompt, browse to the testjava directory and compile:

javac zoo.java

(I have also tried: javac -cp . zoo.java)

Both of which generate the zoo.class file. Then I try to run:

java zoo

(I have also tried java zoo.class)

and get the following error:
Error: Could not find or load main class zoo

Echoing %classpath% I get:
%classpath%

Which, correct me if I am wrong, means it is unset, and will default to the current directory.

I did some Google'ing and tried some different things, such as setting the classpath variable to the JRE install and pointing directly to the rt.jar (did not work).
I have since reset/cleared the value of classpath so it is back to default.

What am I missing?

[Tony Docherty]

Welcome to the Ranch.

try:

java Zoo

instead of

java zoo

[Junilu Lacar]

Matthew Mitchell wrote:What am I missing?

Java is case-sensitive. "Zoo" is NOT the same as "zoo"

[Matthew Mitchell]

Holy crap.... I can't believe I missed that...

THANK YOU!

[Junilu Lacar]

No problem. And welcome to the Ranch!