Help w/SAX Example from JWSDP1.1

Question

I have been trying to execute the SAX Parser example from the WSDP1.1 tutorial -- Echo01.java with slideSample.xml and I keep getting the following exception even though the program has compiled successfully:
C:\j2sdk1.4.2\programs>java Echo01 slideSample.xml
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/xml/parsers/SAXParser
I have a gut feeling this has something to do with my classpath variable, but I just can't seem to figure it out. I have placed all the required .jar files in the <JAVA_HOME>/jre/lib/endorsed directory.
My classpath variable holds the following information, but when I try to view it in DOS, I get the following JVM error:
Failed to load Main-Class mainfest attribute from C:\j2sdk1.4.2\jre\lib\endorsed\sax.jar
My CLASSPATH variable reads as follows:
C:\j2sdk1.4.2\jre\lib\endorsed\sax.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2\jre\lib\endorsed\dom.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2\jre\lib\endorsed\xalan.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2\jre\lib\endorsed\xercesImpl.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2\jre\lib\endorsed\xsltc.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2\programs
PLEASE ADVISE!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

I came across this problem before. The problem maybe you have used an old version of java.exe. I am using Windows XP and I realise that there is another java.exe in the path "C:\WINDOWS\system32". Therefore, if the path "C:\j2sdk1.4.2\bin" is put after "C:\WINDOWS\system32" in your Path variable, your computer will always load the java.exe in "C:\WINDOWS\system32", which is an older version shipped with your Windows. So, try to move "C:\j2sdk1.4.2\bin" in front of "C:\WINDOWS\system32 in the Path variable.
I hope this works!!