Java classpath problem

[Ekrem Altin]

Hi everyone. I'm newbie in Java. I found a program and it uses jar files. I couldn't define the classpath to compile the file.

c:\j2sdk1.4.2_18\bin\javac -classpath ".;xml-apis.jar;xercesImpl.jar;xalan.jar" c:\kitap\kitap.java

I'm getting

cannot resolve symbol

error. for the method

getTextContent(); 

Also in environment variables I wrote the path like this:

PATH C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_18\bin;c:\kitap

but it doesn't work. I also restarted the computer but it still doesn't work. What should I do to use these jar files? Thank you

[Campbell Ritchie]

Welcome to JavaRanch

That error doesn't sound like a classpath problem nor a path problem. I presume you have quoted exactly what happened?

There will be more details about the error, particularly the line number where it occurred. It suggests there is no such method as getTextContent(). You will have to go back to that line and check it very carefully; if you have written gettextContent() as the name of the method that will be picked up as an error.

By the way: Don't put your work in the /bin folder. Make yourself a "javawork" or similar folder in some convenient location, eg My Documents, and keep all your work in that.

[Norm Radder]

When you post errors, please copy and paste ALL of the message. Do NOT edit out parts of it.

[Gulsum Ramazanoglu]

Ekrem hi, yesterday I have sent a private message, which looks still unread today.. Do you want to check your private messages?..

Bye

[Rob Spoor]

Do you want to post your replies in the forum instead? UseTheForumNotEmail please.

By using email or private messages, you will isolate the answers for only one person. Others cannot learn from your post now.
[ August 03, 2008: Message edited by: Rob Prime ]

[Gulsum Ramazanoglu]

Rob hi it was irrelevant to Java, I just wanted to say hi and welcome to another Turk showed up here... so I thought that it wouldnt be welcomed here to place irrelevant replies.. because of this reason I preferred to send a pm.. but if its ok, its ok with me as well..

[Campbell Ritchie]

Apology accepted