Where does TextPad store Java tool options?

[BillF]

Reading all the posts on classpath makes it clear that people have difficulty with this.
I would like to be able to create a file that I could distribute to students with the proper classpath options already set.
Does TextPad have something like a "TextPad.ini" file that I could give to my students after I had set the proper parameters, etc. for the Java tools?

[MudGuard]

Textpad puts options into the registry.

You can find the tool options there.

You could export the keys for your tools - BUT:

• different windows versions have different .reg file formats
• Tools are numbered. If the students have a different number of Tools already configured, this will cause problems.
• if your students are not able to set up class paths themselves, will they be able to handle registry imports?

[BillF]

I expected as much... too bad, as this would be a useful option.

Does anyone know of a way to set these options through a batch file?

[talleyrand]

Beyond something like this?

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@echo off
REM Been too long since I've diddled with Java so not quite sure what's required anymore

SET path=%path%;c:\jdk1.3
SET classpath=%classpath%;c:\jdk1.3\;c:\jdk1.3\lib
SET java_home=c:\jdk1.3

[edit]
Doh, did you meant to set the tools up for TP? No clue on how to get that piece done, sorry.
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[BillF]

Actually, I was thinking about setting TextPad's options.

I had written two batch files like this which the students use to compile and run Java code (instead of TextPad's nice Java tools).

However, I think now I will distribute a startup file for TextPad that will set the classpaths and then invoke TextPad.

Thanks for giving me the inspiration!
B.