[java-dev] Re: Help - Max 5 - mxj won't open!

I had the same problem. Recompiling as Davide suggested fixed it on my machine (thanks for  that Davide!).

First you can add javac to your path on XP by:

Right-clicking on My Computer and selecting properties. Then click the Advanced tab and click the Environment Variables button (bottom centre). Scroll down the second list in that screen until you see "path". Click edit and add the path to the jdk bin directory to end of the list (doesn't need to point to javac itself) - something like C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_03\bin, depending on which version of the jdk you have, and make sure a ; separates this from the end of the previous path.

You can then use Command Prompt (in Accessories) to run the command as Davide listed it: first cd into C:\Program Files\Cycling '74\Max 5.0\Cycling '74\java\lib and then enter: 

javac ../classes/quickie.java -cp max.jar 

which recompiles the quickie.java file. After this quickie started working again on my machine.

HTH 

rp