Textpad 9.6.2 issue with JDK 23

[tebelmeners]

Hi.
I was using Textpad 9.6.2 for a java class at my school. I installed jdk23 before textpad and set my \jdk-23\bin directory in path, yet Textpad still can't detect it. I couldn't get the java SDK commands dropdown in Configure > Preferences > Tools > Add. Is there anything I should do to resolve this? Preferably without going to regedit.
I'm running Windows 11 23H2.

[AmigoJack]

Have you read Compiling Java Works, Executing Java Doesn't?

the java SDK commands dropdown

I don't think such a thing ever existed in TextPad - you basically just add your own Tools as Program to be executed:

• To compile Java code into a .class file you have to execute javac.exe with the .java file,
• to run a Java .class file, you have to execute java.exe with the class name (not the filename).