Run Java code in UltraEdit

[GreyLensman]

The ultimate newbie here. I just downloaded UltraEdit and will be starting a Java class on Monday. I understand you can get UltraEdit to compile and run Java but don't see it in the documentation.

Any help would be appreciated. Pleae keep it simple.

Thanks

[MrBillG]

Hi Grey

To configure the Java Compiler you will need to configure a user tool at Advanced - Tool Configuration and enter following data:

Menu Item Name: Run Java Compiler
Command Line: "full path to javac.exe\javac.exe" "%n%e"
Working Directory: %p
Program Type: Dos Program
Save Active File: checked
Save all files first: unchecked
Command Output: Output to List Box and Capture Output
Replace selected text with: No Replace

That should do it for you!

Note: The case is important for %p, %n and %e and the working directory must be without double quote even if the path can contain a space character.

See also forum topic Execute java swing programs.

Hope that helps!

[GreyLensman]

MrBillG,

thanks, it works.

[jlindy73]

Any chance I could get a little more info on this. I am even worse than a newbie I guess. I am running V15 and would like to know what all of these setups do for me? Also Once I have some code written, what do I have to do to compile and run. Thanks

[mjcarman]

I am running V15 and would like to know what all of these setups do for me?

UltraEdit is an editor, not a full-blown IDE. While it doesn't have built-in support for doing things like building and deploying projects it does have a mechanism for defining and integrating your own tools (typically command-line ones like compilers). There are a number of settings available for configuring user tools: what program to run, what parameters to pass it, where to direct its output, etc. MrBillG's post defines values you can use to set up a tool to run the Java compiler on the active file.

Once I have some code written, what do I have to do to compile and run.

I don't know enough about Java to answer this one. While somebody else here might this is really a Java question, not an UltraEdit one. It sounds like you're a Java newbie. Once you know how to do this manually (using the Java runtime and JDK) you should be able to set up user tools in UE to automate things.