working on java

Go to
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/
and take the first tutorial, "Your first cup of Java". From there explore the other tutorial trails on the site. Once you've got the basics down, start exploring the API documentation. Here's the 1.4 documentation:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/api/index.html

Good luck.

Jay Eckles

You can read Bruce Eckel's book, "Thinking In Java", online for free at
http://64.78.49.204/

I too did not want to pay for more schooling. I agree with the other two answers and would add that I purchased the book "Java 2 Enterprise Edition - How to program" by Deitel & Deitel at a Borders or Barns and Nobel. I paid about $70 and have the equivilant of a college course (with out the tuition and commute) Good luck to you!