Command Line issue

[Sarah Holland]

Hi! I'm using the OCA Programmer 1 Study Guide and trying to work out command line programming - previously coded only using Netbeans so whilst I understand the terminology etc i get completely lost using command line!

I've created the following two files:
C:\java\packagea\ClassA.java

package packagea;
public class ClassA {
}

C:\java\packageb\ClassB.java

package packageb;
import packagea.ClassA;
public class ClassB {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		ClassA a;
		System.out.println("Got it");
	}
}

In command line I've changed to java directory and typed the following:
javac packagea/ClassA.java packageb/ClassB.java

I get the following error:

packagea\ClassA.java:1: error: class, interface, or enum expected
C:\java\packagea\ClassA.java
^
packagea\ClassA.java:1: error: illegal character: '\'

and repeated for all instances of '\'.....

I tried to run again using '\' instead of '/' in the command line prompt but get the same errors, not sure of the problem as this is all new to me!

[Sarah Holland]

Oh gosh I have just realised my mistake!

Through my lack of concentration I included the directory structure in the file - that's what I get for working late at night after a long day

[Norm Radder]

Did you try compiling one file at a time?