Compile problem not finding package javax.servlet.http

Hi, I'm having a compile problem with javac. I just downloaded J EE 5 SDK from Sun and added it to the CLASSPATH variable, but my servlet will not compile due to package javax.servlet.http does not exist. My classpath is as follows:

C:\Sun\SDK\jdk\jre\lib\rt.jar; c:\Sun\SDK\lib\j2ee.jar; c:\Program Files\Apache Tomcat 4.0\common\lib\servlet.jar;c:\StudentWork\jr.jar

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks.

write your full javac command please

It is worth having a look at our FAQ.

At the command prompt I am typing:
C:\java> javac BeeServlet.java

That is all.

Thanks.
Jim

I look at the FAQ and wasn't able to find anything I have not done. I have the j2ee.jar in the classpath and the import statement is correct, so I'm not sure what the issue is.

Thanks.
Jim

As long as you assume that you don't have anythong wrong we can't help. How are we supposed to know the problem if you don't show us how are you doing it? We don't do magics, at least give us some logs.

C:\Sun\SDK\jdk\jre\lib\rt.jar; c:\Sun\SDK\lib\j2ee.jar; c:\Program Files\Apache Tomcat 4.0\common\lib\servlet.jar;c:\StudentWork\jr.jar

You have spaces in the classpath that should not be there. Do not put a space between the ; and the C:\ of the next JAR in the classpath.

You should not put rt.jar from the JDK in the classpath; it's unnecessary.

Also, it's a good idea to put ".", which indicates "the current directory", in the classpath.

Change it to:

c:\Sun\SDK\lib\j2ee.jar;c:\Program Files\Apache Tomcat 4.0\common\lib\servlet.jar;c:\StudentWork\jr.jar;.

Also, check if all those JAR files really exist in the locations that you've specified in the classpath.

Thanks Jesper, I will try this later this afternoon.

Jesper, I tried changing the classpath but got the same message. Here's my new classpath:

c:\Sun\SDK\lib\j2ee.jar;.;c:\StudentWork\jr.jar

By the way, I would like to send you the log, but I was not able to copy it from my DOS prompt console and paste it here. Any ideas?

Thanks.
Jim

Ah, I figured out how to paste the log, here it is

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>cd c:\java

C:\java>javac BeeServlet.java
BeeServlet.java:2: package javax.servlet.http does not exist
import javax.servlet.http.* ;
^
BeeServlet.java:4: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class HttpServlet
location: class BeeServlet
public class BeeServlet extends HttpServlet
^
BeeServlet.java:7: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class HttpServletRequest
location: class BeeServlet
public void doGet( HttpServletRequest request , HttpServletResponse re
sponse )
^
BeeServlet.java:7: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class HttpServletResponse
location: class BeeServlet
public void doGet( HttpServletRequest request , HttpServletResponse re
sponse )
^
4 errors

C:\java>

C:\java>

The Servlet can be compiled the same way as any other Java source file. You can compile
it from the command line using javac, or if you are using an integrated development environment
(IDE), use the IDE’s compile command or menu option. You will need to include the
correct Java EE library for the compilation. There are two possible libraries to choose from,
depending on whether you are using the Java EE reference implementation, the Tomcat server,
or JBoss. It doesn’t matter which one you use. If you have the Java EE SDK, you can use the
javaee.jar library; if you have Tomcat or JBoss (which uses Tomcat), you can use servlet-api.jar.
For example, if you’re using the Java EE reference implementation, assuming JAVAEE_HOME
is the environment variable for the location of the Java EE SDK, you could compile the Servlet
with the following command line on Windows systems:
> javac –classpath %JAVAEEHOME%\lib\javaee.jar Login.java
On Linux and Unix systems, you would use this command line:
> javac –classpath $JAVAEEHOME/lib/javaee.jar Login.java
If you’re using Tomcat 5, assuming CATALINA_HOME is the location of the Tomcat installation,
on Windows systems, compile the Servlet with the following command:
> javac –classpath %CATALINA_HOME%\common\lib\servlet-api.jar Login.java
On Linux and Unix systems, use this command:
> javac –classpath $CATALINA_HOME/common/lib/servlet-api.jar Login.java

Guys, I was able to compile my servlet.

What I did was change the Path variable.

Originally it was as follows:
C:\java>set p
Path=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WBEM;c:\j2sdk1.4.2_05\bin;C:\Sun\SDK\bin;C:\Sun\AppServer\bin

I removed c:\j2sdk1.4.2_05\bin
and added C:\Sun\SDK\jdk\bin

My new Path variables look like this:
C:\java>echo %path%
C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WBEM;C:\Sun\SDK\bin;C:\Sun\AppServer\bin;C:\Sun\SDK\jdk\bin

This is my classpath which has remained the same:
C:\java>echo %classpath%
c:\Sun\SDK\lib\j2ee.jar;.;c:\StudentWork\jr.jar

I am not sure why this works now except that the j2sdk1.4.2_05\bin was not compatible with J EE 5 SDK I downloaded. Am I thinking correctly? Can anyone offer insight?

Thanks.
Jim

Since Java 1.4.2 was superseded by Java 5 in Autumn 2004, and I think J2EE5 is more recent, that might well be the problem.