Running java through MS-DOS on a win98 system

Question

i'm using MS-DOS on windows 98 to compile and run my programs and would love to know how to view one screen at a time when i compile my programs. (so i can see the long list of error messages ;-) i don't know DOS at all and so far have tried piping it to more like so:
javac Pair.class | MORE
but that didn't work. also, my "page up/down" and arrow keys don't work -- they are linked to my command line because i permanently set the doskey. any ideas?
thanks,
.yolanda

Answer 1

http://www.textpad.com/
Nice alternative to running from the DOS command line. You can go into the TextPad options panel and set the java compiler and run applet/run applications options to come up as part of the tools menu.
I used to run from the command line in '98 when I started, and still do so in AIX, but I really like TextPad. You get all your error messages with line numbers in a scrollable document that is separate from your source file, so you can flip back and forth and fix things. For some diagnostic things I even prefer it to more expensive IDEs. There is a trial period and then a very nominal fee to TP.
You can also download lots of IDE's out there for free.
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/
That's the main link to IBM's developer works, which gives you links to their alphaworks and downloads links. Check out Eclipse. My company is moving to it, after a long and tedious relationship with Visual Age for Java. You can download both, or order the java tools cd which includes them.
Also look at Forte. My shop is pretty into IBM, so I've only played with Forte, but liked it. That's another freebie. Ask around, there's lots I've not used.
I'd only run from the command line unassisted long enought to be sure I knew how to do it... Anything else is self abuse <g> not really... well maybe...