ok the chmod 700 command didnt work, it just returns as follows:
root@localhost er0k]# chmod 700 j2re-1_3_1_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin
root@localhost er0k]#

so whats the problem with that, i tried various ways to enter that just in case i didnt read the correct syntax from your post, but i cant get it to work. Any ideas? Thankyou for your help.