Trying to find javax, to compile Tomcat servlet

Where's that javax?
I am trying to compile a simple servlet with the statements

import javax.servlet.*
import javax.servlet.http.*
at the top. The compiler (running through TextPad) claims that the javax.servlet and javax.servlet.http packages do not exist. In running around this problem, I know there are a bunch of issues, but I can't figure it all out.
It appears that Tomcat is able to run a .class servlet, but the compiler is not able to compile one. What's different?
On a Windows 2000 system,
The CLASSPATH is:
C:\CoreJavaBook;.;.\lib;C:\jdk1.3;C:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat3.2.1\lib;
The JAVA_HOME is:
c:\jdk1.3
The TOMCAT_HOME is:
c:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1
When I start up Tomcat, it generates a message about all the .jar files it is including:
<message>
C:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1\bin>startup
Including all jars in c:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1\lib in your
CLASSPATH.
Using CLASSPATH:
c:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1\classes;c:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat
-3.2.1\lib\ant.jar;c:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1\lib\jasper.jar;c:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1\lib\jaxp.jar;c:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1\lib\parser.
jar;c:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1\lib\servlet.jar;c:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1\lib\webserver.jar;C:\CoreJavaBook;.;.\lib;C:\jdk1.3;C:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat3.2.1\lib;;c:\jdk1.3\l ib\tools.jar
</message>
I don't understand what "javax.servlet.http.*" is supposed to look like in the filesystem. "javax" seems to be a directory, with a "servlet" subdirectory, filled with .java files and an "http" directory. I don't see any .class files there.
How is the servlet.jar file related to all this? It is in several of the folders, but doesn't seem to be what the compiler is looking for. I don't see any files named javax, only folders.
Thanks for any and all insights!
Regards,
William C

When you are running an application the system looks in your CLASSPATH for the stuff.
However you are compiling. In that case it looks for the stuff in your PATH statement. Check it out.

Originally posted by Cindy Glass:
When you are running an application the system looks in your CLASSPATH for the stuff.
However you are compiling. In that case it looks for the stuff in your PATH statement. Check it out.

Okay, I'm still not sure. Here's my Path statement:
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\jdk1.3\bin;C:\jdk1.3\bin\javax;\jdk1.3\bin\javax\servlet;
The javax folder containing servlet folder containing the stuff is now in the bin path, but there is no change in the compiler messages. Packages javax.servlet and javax.servlet.http do not exist.
Thanks for the tipoff about the path, though.
Any more ideas?
Thanks,
William

Two things.
The javax.servlet.* stuff is a package. You need to put the jar file that contains the package in the path and classpath, however you do NOT (should not) list the javax stuff.
You already have this
c:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1\lib\servlet.jar in your classpath.
Try putting it in your path like this.
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\jdk1.3\bin;c:\jdk1.3\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1\lib\servlet.jar
Then if this doesn't work I will move this post over to the servlet forum where they are more familiar with the TomCat setup.

Hi again,
I made sure that it was set up like you suggested, but no dice. I'd be obliged if you could move the thread.
So, just to get this straight, when you import javax.servlet.* it will go look inside the servlet.jar file? I looked inside it with WinZip and it seems to contain the class files that I need.
Thanks for your help!

Yeah, thats the way it works. I will move this now.