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cant find constructor in packaged jar

 
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this is my compile error:
C:\javaproj\refunds\PatientFrameClient9.java:842: cannot find symbol
symbol : constructor FormFields(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,double,java.lang.String,
java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,
java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,
java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,boolean,java.lang.String,
java.lang.String)
location: class FormFields
FormFields ff = new FormFields(patnum, regid,
^
1 error

Tool completed with exit code 1

BTW i'm using textpad but command javac gives same result

i've packaged FormFields in a jar called DBStruct.jar with a package name of DBStruct (there are DB access classes in a subdirectory of DBStruct/DB with a package name of DBStruct.DB i moved the JAR to the ext directory and as an extra precatution ( after the above error occured) i added a classpath.

my full structure is C:\javaproj\refunds\DBStruct\DB the main class i'm compiling "PatientFrameClient9.java" is in refunds my procedure is to cd c:\javaproj\refunds
then c:\javac PatientFrameClient.java BTW the main class has imports for DBStruct.*; and DBStruct.DB.*;

i'm getting constructor (symbol) not found errors NOT class not found when i compile without using packages in another directory not problems at all.

I'm stumped

[ June 08, 2005: Message edited by: Carl Trusiak ]
[ June 08, 2005: Message edited by: Carl Trusiak ]
 
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Perhaps the constructor you're trying to call is not marked "public". For the constructor to be accessible outside of the package, both the class and constructor have to be public.
 
Bob Rubin
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here is the first part of the class

package DBStruct;
import DBStruct.*;
import java.io.*;

public class FormFields implements Serializable{
private String patnum;
private String regid;
private String reference;
private double refundAmt;
private String payto;
private String addr;
private String city;
private String state;
private String zip;
private String zipext;
private String backtoPFS;
private String finclass;
private String refby;
private String refbyext;
private String comments;
private String authYN;
private String authID;
private String telno;
private String io;
private boolean oa;
private String site;
private String operatorID;

public FormFields() {
this("", "", "", 0, "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", true, "", "");
}

public FormFields(String formPatnum, String formRegid, String formReference,
double formRefundAmt,
String formPayto,
String formAddr,
String formCity,
String formState,
String formZip,
String formZipext,
String formBacktoPFS,
String formFinclass,
String formRefby,
String formRefbyext,
String formComments,
String formAuthYN,
String formAuthID,
String formTelno,
String formIO,
boolean formOA,
String formSite,
String formOperatorID) {

patnum = formPatnum;
regid = formRegid;
reference = formReference;
refundAmt = formRefundAmt;
payto = formPayto;
addr = formAddr;
city = formCity;
state = formState;
zip = formZip;
zipext = formZipext;
backtoPFS = formBacktoPFS;
finclass = formFinclass;
refby = formRefby;
refbyext = formRefbyext;
comments = formComments;
authYN = formAuthYN;
authID = formAuthID;
telno = formTelno;
io = formIO;
oa = formOA;
site = formSite;
operatorID = formOperatorID;
}
both constructors are public and number of parameters match
 
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The construtor takes 22 arguments and your call is only passing 21. you need another String after the int value but before the boolean value
 
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i count 22 in the error message 3 before the double 15 after the double but before the boolean and 2 after the boolean 3 + 1 + 15 + 1 + 2 -- works without the package -- on antoher main class I tried to compile when a packaged class RefundDB2 tried to use FormFields i get:

C:\javaproj\refunds\PatientServer9.java:114: createRefund(DBStruct.FormFields) in DBStruct.DB.RefundDB2 cannot be applied to (FormFields)
String status = RefundDB2.createRefund(o2);
^
1 error

Tool completed with exit code 1

BTW "o2" is a FormField Object

RefundDB2 is in package DBStruct.DB;
FormField is in package DBstruct;
 
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Dear Carl,


The construtor takes 22 arguments and your call is only passing 21. you need another String after the int value but before the boolean value


I counted the number of parameters many times but found that the the number of parameters are the same in the correct order.
 
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i did a little experiment -- when i move RefundDB2 (which invokes FormField) to c:/ and compile it fails on getOperatorID() -- the 22nd field which (i recently added to FormField) when compiled in c:\javaproj\refunds\DBStruct\DB -- no problem

somehow i think i'm pulling an old bad class file instead of the one i want but i don't see how -- i'm going to delete all FormField.class files on my system - recompile - rejar and try again.
 
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i got it to work ;; added package refunds.DBStruct.DB to main classes -- no problem

WHY???
 
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changed package on my classes to just refunds
 
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I HAVE a NEW question; how do i jar my main-class? package is refunds;

dir structure c/javaproj/refunds
 
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