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 # Samples-java-helloworld
 Simple hello world code to show a Java connection to InterSystems IRIS
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+## To run this code in provided Theia IDE
+  
+Edit Samples-java-helloworld/Simple/HelloWorld.java:  
+1. comment out line 4 as we won't need the package declaration
+2. edit line 14 to change the ip to "try-iris"
+In the terminal window type:  
+`cd Samples-java-helloworld/Simple`  
+`javac -cp ".:intersystems-jdbc-3.0.0.jar" HelloWorld.java`  
+`java -cp ".:intersystems-jdbc-3.0.0.jar" HelloWorld`