Dr. Java = cannot find symbol; command line compiles\runs fine

[Anthony Sparky]

Hello,

I have two classes:
api.java
test.java

The api.java has one dependency class called StdOut located in a file named file.jar

I can compile and run these files with no errors using the command line (javac *.java java test).

However when I try to compile api.java using Dr. Java, I get a "cannot find symbol symbol : variable StdOut" error.

My question is, why is Dr. Java not able to compile my classes even though I have no problem doing so using the command line?

Thanks in advance.

[Campbell Ritchie]

Welcome to the Ranch

Since Dr Java is an IDE, it appears to me that this question would fit better into our IDEs forum.

[gurpeet singh]

Anthony Sparky wrote:Hello,

I have two classes:
api.java
test.java

The api.java has one dependency class called StdOut located in a file named file.jar

I can compile and run these files with no errors using the command line (javac *.java java test).

However when I try to compile api.java using Dr. Java, I get a "cannot find symbol symbol : variable StdOut" error.

My question is, why is Dr. Java not able to compile my classes even though I have no problem doing so using the command line?

Thanks in advance.

did you add file.jar in classpath of dr java ? ? ?

[Anthony Sparky]

gurpeet singh wrote:

Anthony Sparky wrote:Hello,

I have two classes:
api.java
test.java

The api.java has one dependency class called StdOut located in a file named file.jar

I can compile and run these files with no errors using the command line (javac *.java java test).

However when I try to compile api.java using Dr. Java, I get a "cannot find symbol symbol : variable StdOut" error.

My question is, why is Dr. Java not able to compile my classes even though I have no problem doing so using the command line?

Thanks in advance.

did you add file.jar in classpath of dr java ? ? ?

Thanks for your reply.

No I did not add file.jar to class path of Dr. Java. I only added file.jar to the classpath in Environmental variables. How do I add it to Dr.Java?

EDIT: 1 Thanks a lot, I added it to Dr.Java's classpath and it worked. Thanks!