Can't find package

[Aaron de Souza]

Hi,
I'm working through Head First Servlets & JSP and I've come across a problem when I try to compile a class.

The command I'm trying to compile the class with is

F:\Head First Servlets\beerV1>javac -classpath "c:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\common\lib\servlet-api.jar";classes:. -d classes src\com\example\web\BeerSelect.java

and the error I am getting is

src\com\example\web\BeerSelect.java:3: package com.example.model does not exist
import com.example.model.*;
^
src\com\example\web\BeerSelect.java:13: cannot find symbol
symbol : class BeerExpert
location: class com.example.web.BeerSelect
BeerExpert be = new BeerExpert();
^
src\com\example\web\BeerSelect.java:13: cannot find symbol
symbol : class BeerExpert
location: class com.example.web.BeerSelect
BeerExpert be = new BeerExpert();
^
3 errors

F:\Head First Servlets\beerV1>

The BeerExpert.class is located in F:\Head First Servlets\beerV1\classes\com\example\model\BeerExpert.class

Not sure what I'm doing wrong, hope someone can help...

Aaron

[nek thomas]

i would recommend inorder to avoid such error, you should directly go to the package from windows....and do javac classnane.java



Nek

[Jason Irwin]

Well, the obvious answer is that your classpath is wrong, the compiler simply cannot find "BeerExpert". I think it's "classes:." that is the problem.

Try:
javac -classpath "c:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\common\lib\servlet-api.jar";.\classes -d classes src\com\example\web\BeerSelect.java

You will be able to compile from that location once you have your classpath correct.

Like the project name....

[Campbell Ritchie]

We usually discuss servlets and JSP elsewhere. Moving thread.
If you look through our FAQ pages and look for JSP and servlets, you may find something there to help you.

[Aaron de Souza]

Jason Irwin wrote:Well, the obvious answer is that your classpath is wrong, the compiler simply cannot find "BeerExpert". I think it's "classes:." that is the problem.

Try:
javac -classpath "c:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\common\lib\servlet-api.jar";.\classes -d classes src\com\example\web\BeerSelect.java

You will be able to compile from that location once you have your classpath correct.

Like the project name....

Doh! Thanks Jason, the problem was with "classes:." it should have been "classes;."

Aaron