Jim, The shortest fix is to do this: > JAVA_CLASS_HOME=/usrA/jim/java to JAVA_CLASS_HOME=/usrA/jim/java -classpath /usrA/jim/java:. This is a bit of a hack, but gets java to build. -dan -- Daniel Blezek, Ph.D. blezek at crd.ge.com Visual Information Program Electronic Systems Lab GE Corporate Research & Development