Help Please: Getting package does not exist for "javax.ejb.*"

[aydeniz kirmizi]

Hi,

Could you please help me on this? I am using NetBeans 7.0, and I am getting package does not exist for "javax.ejb.*" message.
Not sure what I am missing.

I am using java 6, I have tried everything checked the class path, checked everything. But still having the same problem.

I have Installed J2EE, and tried to set the J2EE_HOME path directory. I am using Win7. I have created to path directory on "Environment Variables" setting it to "C:\Sun\AppServer"

this is where I have my j2ee.jar file. Not sure what setill missing?
Thanks

[Ankit Garg]

Are you compiling your code from command line or Netbeans? Did you add an application server to your Netbeans project?

[aydeniz kirmizi]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I have my JBoss Application server added to my NetBeans.

I am not trying to run it from the command line, I am receiving the error message in Netbeans, and this is before I compile my file. a pop-up error message is displayed and
the line "import javax.ejb.*" is red-marked.

thanks

[Piotr Nowicki]

Are you sure you have the java-ee-6 api (or it's implementation) in your classpath?

[aydeniz kirmizi]

CLASSPATH .;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_15\lib

J2EE_HOME C:\Sun\AppServer

JAVA_HOME C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_15

those are all I have defined. Not sure What I am missing here.

Thanks

[Piotr Nowicki]

In NetBeans if you view the details of your project and then look at 'libraries' entry, do you see javax.* JAR's?

They should be derived from the application server you configured your project with.
If not, you must add at least the Java EE API to be able to use code-assistant and get rid of errors. Such API must not be included in your deployment archive, as the javax.* libraries are provided by the container.

You can use your application server JAR's or if you're using maven you can i.e. use the following dependency:

<dependency> <groupId>org.jboss.spec</groupId> <artifactId>jboss-javaee-web-6.0</artifactId> <version>2.0.0.Final</version> <type>pom</type> <scope>test</scope> </dependency>

It's used only in compilation and testing phases - the target container will provide it's own implementation during runtime.

Cheers!

[aydeniz kirmizi]

Thank you so much! I have fixed the problem with your help. What I did is, I right clicked on the project, I selected the libraries option and then I did include/import my J2EE.jar file. and this fixed the problem.

Thanks again

[Piotr Nowicki]

No problem - glad it worked.