Hey, it's a Saturday afternoon here and I'm helping you for free. :-) I'm simply asking you to follow the instructions as stated in the YouTube clip so that we can find out exactly where things are going wrong -- will you help me to help you, please?
Gj On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 12:37 PM Walter Oney <walter.o...@oneylaw.com> wrote: > Still no main class choices in the pop-up. I don't see why there would be > if the .java file isn't actually a part of the build script. > > > And following instructions means naming things the same as in the > instructions. Just follow the instructions in the YouTube clip as exactly > as you can, including the names of everything, > > If the build system depends on renaming things from their defaults, then > it is truly broken and not worth my effort to learn. I think we're done. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Geertjan Wielenga <geert...@apache.org> > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 6:33 AM > To: Walter Oney <walter.o...@oneylaw.com> > Cc: Carl Mosca <carljmo...@gmail.com>; Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org>; > NetBeans Mailing List <users@netbeans.apache.org> > Subject: Re: FW: screenshot > > Type 'main' or 'psvm' and then press Tab. > > And when you right-click the project, choose 'Run', not 'Build'. > > Gj > > On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 12:31 PM Walter Oney <walter.o...@oneylaw.com > <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com> > wrote: > > > Another difference: I don't get the same auto-complete behavior > you did when you typed "main". Did you perhaps hit a shortcut key at that > point? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Walter Oney <walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto: > walter.o...@oneylaw.com> > > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 6:28 AM > To: 'Geertjan Wielenga' <geert...@apache.org <mailto: > geert...@apache.org> > > Cc: 'Carl Mosca' <carljmo...@gmail.com <mailto: > carljmo...@gmail.com> >; 'Neil C Smith' <neilcsm...@apache.org <mailto: > neilcsm...@apache.org> >; 'NetBeans Mailing List' < > users@netbeans.apache.org <mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org> > > Subject: RE: FW: screenshot > > When I follow those directions as accurately as I can, I end up > with what you see in the attached screen shot. The .java file is apparently > not part of the project, however, because I don't have the option to > compile it when I right-click on it within the project pane. You can also > see that the build says there are no source files to compile. Attempting to > run this app gives me the same pop-up error that I get with Ant, with a > list of alternative main classes containing just "<no main classes found>". > > -----Original Message----- > From: Geertjan Wielenga <geert...@apache.org <mailto: > geert...@apache.org> > > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 6:07 AM > To: Walter Oney <walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto: > walter.o...@oneylaw.com> > > Cc: Carl Mosca <carljmo...@gmail.com <mailto:carljmo...@gmail.com> > >; Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org <mailto:neilcsm...@apache.org> >; > NetBeans Mailing List <users@netbeans.apache.org <mailto: > users@netbeans.apache.org> > > Subject: Re: FW: screenshot > > https://youtu.be/HcmcOMZQ0TM > > > Created that especially for you and hope it helps you. > > Gj > > > On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 11:59 AM Geertjan Wielenga < > geert...@apache.org <mailto:geert...@apache.org> <mailto: > geert...@apache.org <mailto:geert...@apache.org> > > wrote: > > > You probably mean an empty project. And indeed, no main > class can be found because there's no source file at all. So create one and > create a main class within it. > > Gj > > On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 11:53 AM Geertjan Wielenga < > geert...@apache.org <mailto:geert...@apache.org> <mailto: > geert...@apache.org <mailto:geert...@apache.org> > > wrote: > > > What is “a project with a class but no source > file”? > > Gj > > On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 at 11:50, Walter Oney < > walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com> <mailto: > walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com> > > wrote: > > > With "Java with Maven" I get a project > with a class but no source file. Attempting to run gives the same apparent > error pop-up that there's no main class. > > Using "Java with Gradle" earns me a > message that there's no valid Java platform for key default_platform. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Geertjan Wielenga < > geert...@apache.org <mailto:geert...@apache.org> <mailto: > geert...@apache.org <mailto:geert...@apache.org> > > > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 5:45 AM > To: Walter Oney <walter.o...@oneylaw.com > <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com> <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto: > walter.o...@oneylaw.com> > > > Cc: Carl Mosca <carljmo...@gmail.com > <mailto:carljmo...@gmail.com> <mailto:carljmo...@gmail.com <mailto: > carljmo...@gmail.com> > >; Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org <mailto: > neilcsm...@apache.org> <mailto:neilcsm...@apache.org <mailto: > neilcsm...@apache.org> > >; NetBeans Mailing List < > users@netbeans.apache.org <mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org> <mailto: > users@netbeans.apache.org <mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org> > > > Subject: Re: FW: screenshot > > Now can you try to reproduce the same > problem with the Java Application (the first template, right at the top) in > “Java with Maven”? > > Gj > > On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 at 11:40, Walter Oney < > walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com> <mailto: > walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com> > <mailto: > walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com> <mailto: > walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com> > > > wrote: > > > I chose category "Java with Ant" > and project "Java Application" > > -----Original Message----- > From: Walter Oney < > walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com> <mailto: > walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com> > <mailto: > walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com> <mailto: > walter.o...@oneylaw.com <mailto:walter.o...@oneylaw.com> > > > > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 > 5:22 AM > To: 'Geertjan Wielenga' < > geert...@apache.org <mailto:geert...@apache.org> <mailto: > geert...@apache.org <mailto:geert...@apache.org> > <mailto: > geert...@apache.org <mailto:geert...@apache.org> <mailto: > geert...@apache.org <mailto:geert...@apache.org> > > > > Cc: 'Carl Mosca' < > carljmo...@gmail.com <mailto:carljmo...@gmail.com> <mailto: > carljmo...@gmail.com <mailto:carljmo...@gmail.com> > <mailto: > carljmo...@gmail.com <mailto:carljmo...@gmail.com> <mailto: > carljmo...@gmail.com <mailto:carljmo...@gmail.com> > > >; 'Neil C Smith' < > neilcsm...@apache.org <mailto:neilcsm...@apache.org> <mailto: > neilcsm...@apache.org <mailto:neilcsm...@apache.org> > <mailto: > neilcsm...@apache.org <mailto:neilcsm...@apache.org> <mailto: > neilcsm...@apache.org <mailto:neilcsm...@apache.org> > > >; 'NetBeans > Mailing List' <users@netbeans.apache.org <mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org> > <mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org <mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org> > > <mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org <mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org> > <mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org <mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org> > > > > Subject: RE: FW: screenshot > > > No, I don’t. Are you using ‘Java > with Maven’ or ‘Java with Ant’? > > I must be missing something major. > The screen shot plainly shows that I'm using Apache NetBeans 11.1 with Ant. > Normally, I would think that I've done something wrong, because I learned > sometime around 1965 that computers and well-vetted tools rarely make > mistakes. Since this isn't my first rodeo, I tend to think that something > about the automatic class creation logic is mismatched with the build > environment -- probably because I installed the wrong version of something > through ignorance. > > Hopefully, you'll accept a > friendly suggestion about how to provide tech support and/or volunteer > help: it never hurts to assume that you're dealing with an accurate report > of a problem from someone who is missing a crucial piece of information > that experienced users possess. In my salad days, I used to send academic > users out of the assistance office to lookup something in one of the dozens > of IBM manuals that were conveniently mounted in a rack next to the > keypunches. I eventually learned that what was transparent to me as a > systems programmer was completely opaque to real users. > > -- > Walter C. 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