Compile a Java EE source code

[Urs Waefler]

I can not compile a Java EE source code.

I get the following message:

package javax.Servlet does not exist

First I installed Java SE. After I installed Java EE.

I think, I do not need Java SE anymore? I do not understand how Java SE and Java EE are related. I think, Java EE is includes Java SE.

First I had the following path (Microsoft Windows XP, System):

C:\Programme\Java\jdk1.5.0_06\bin

After I changed to:

C:\Programme\Java\jdk\bin

I think, this should be the compiler for Java EE. How is it?

[Surendra Kumar]

Java EE comes with support for EJB's.

To get servlets compiled, you need servlet-api.jar.
If you are using Tomcat, get it from Tomcat's lib folder.

[Urs Waefler]

Yes, I use Apache Tomcat. I found the jar file servlet-api in the folder bin. How can I compile a servlet now?

I tried like this:

javac myFirstServlet.java

It does not work.

[S Vilish]

use classpath attribute to locate servlet-api.jar in order to compile your servlet e.g.

javac -classpath <path to the lib folder of tomcat server>/servlet-api.jar/ yourServlet.java

Vilish

[Urs Waefler]

It is like that:

C:\Programme\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\lib\servlet.jar

Then:

javac -classpath C:\Programme\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\lib\servlet.jar myFirstServlet.java

But it does not work till now. What is wrong?

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