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Hello! Is there anyway to make TextPad put the .class files into one folder and keep the .java files in a sepearate folder , while still being
able to run the program?
Right now, it seems I have to have the .class files and .java files in the same folder to run them in TextPad.

Thanks for any help!!

Assuming you have the destination directory already created, pass the -d paramter to the javac executible with the name of the output directory.

F:\java>dir /s
F:\java\bin
F:\java\src
F:\java\src\Foo.java

F:\java>javac -d bin src\Foo.java

F:\java>dir /s
F:\java\bin
F:\java\src
F:\java\bin\Foo.class
F:\java\src\Foo.java

I'm too lazy to look through the fine TP help to remember what the parameter substitution should be on the output directory but you get the idea.