started using a package, now compiler can't find classes

[J. Wall]

I've put a package line into all of my classes, and now the classes can't find each other. I'm putting some static methods in a utilities class (is this correct design?). Here's the error:
cfFile.java [44:1] cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable utilities
location: class com.wallinternet.cfBrowser.cfFile
code = utilities.readFile(newfile);

Thanks,
Justin

[Dirk Schreckmann]

The compiled class files need to reside in a directory structure that matches the package declaration and the root of the directory structure needs to be findable (if that's a word - probably not) through the classpath. Is the idea of adjusting the classpath new for you?

[J. Wall]

My directory structure is this:
E:\javawork\com\wallinternet\cfBrowser\
My package line reads:
package com.wallinternet.cfBrowser;
(as long as I comment this out, everything complies)
My main method is in cfParser.java in the cfBrowser directory
I'm using NetBeans, so my classpath are the mounted directories and Jars. I've mounted E:\javawork\com\wallinternet\cfBrowser\ along with 2 jars and a directory that holds files I'm parsing. Maybe I should have the properties of the last directory set false for use in execution, compiling, and debugging....
Thanks for the help,
Justin

Originally posted by Dirk Schreckmann:
The compiled class files need to reside in a directory structure that matches the package declaration and the root of the directory structure needs to be findable (if that's a word - probably not) through the classpath. Is the idea of adjusting the classpath new for you?

[J. Wall]

You gave me the right idea, Thanks! I had to mount (add to classpath) the com directory, not the cfBrowser directory.

Originally posted by Dirk Schreckmann:
The compiled class files need to reside in a directory structure that matches the package declaration and the root of the directory structure needs to be findable (if that's a word - probably not) through the classpath. Is the idea of adjusting the classpath new for you?