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Java Spring with Hibernate Integrating Hibernate with Spring Create a SessionFactory and DataSource

'Java' is not recognized as an internal or external command

When I try to run the java -cp h2-1.4.190.jar org.h2.tools.Server command in the terminal it tells me that 'Java' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

How can I fix this?

1 Answer

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points

Based on the error message, I'm going to guess you're running on Windows, which I'm not very experienced with, but based on the message, I think you either need to:

  • Make sure you use a lowercase j for java instead of a capital J for Java
  • Make sure Java is installed on your system, and in a path that your particular shell knows about