Unable to compile Packge servlet

[AsifAimen Iqbal]

Hi,
I have been trying to compile a package servlet,and i have also including my development directory path in the classpath.But its not working at all.Its giving the error to find out my model class package.I am writing the classpath below which i have been using to compile please tell me if its correct or not also how to compile otherwise.

set CLASSPATH=.;C\Program Files\...\Tomcat;MyProjects

where MyProjects is my development directory and is in C drive

[Balu Sadhasivam]

please post the compile error..

where MyProjects is my development directory and is in C drive

So the class path should include the top level of your servlet package. Use C:\MyProjects , and not MyProjects

[AsifAimen Iqbal]

Hi The following is the error

C:\Users\Guest\Desktop>set path="C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_17\bin";

C:\Users\Guest\Desktop>set CLASSPATH=.;C:\apache-tomcat-5.5.27\common\lib\servle
t-api.jar;MyProjects

C:\Users\Guest\Desktop>javac BeerSelect.java
BeerSelect.java:2: package com.example.model does not exist
import com.example.model.*;
^
BeerSelect.java:15: cannot find symbol
symbol : class BeerExpert
location: class com.example.web.BeerSelect
BeerExpert be=new BeerExpert();
^
BeerSelect.java:15: cannot find symbol
symbol : class BeerExpert
location: class com.example.web.BeerSelect
BeerExpert be=new BeerExpert();
^
3 errors

C:\Users\Guest\Desktop>

[Bauke Scholtz]

As said before, you need to specify absolute paths, not relative paths. "MyProjects" is a relative path and only relative to the current working directory. Replace it by an absolute path, e.g. "C:/MyProjects".

[AsifAimen Iqbal]

I even tried it but the result is no different.

C:\Users\Guest\Desktop>set CLASSPATH=.;C:\apache-tomcat-5.5.27\common\lib\servle
t-api.jar;C:\MyProjects

C:\Users\Guest\Desktop>javac BeerSelect.java
BeerSelect.java:2: package com.example.model does not exist
import com.example.model.*;
^
BeerSelect.java:15: cannot find symbol
symbol : class BeerExpert
location: class com.example.web.BeerSelect
BeerExpert be=new BeerExpert();
^
BeerSelect.java:15: cannot find symbol
symbol : class BeerExpert
location: class com.example.web.BeerSelect
BeerExpert be=new BeerExpert();
^
3 errors

I m afraid i m missing something in the dos command for CLASSPATH setting!!!

[Bear Bibeault]

Moving to Java in General where compiling issues are best dealt with.

[Saifuddin Merchant]

AsifAimen Iqbal wrote:
I m afraid i m missing something in the dos command for CLASSPATH setting!!!

Classpath is bit tricky when setting it in DOS/Windows. The problem occurs in case you have set an Environment Variable class 'classpath' and you are trying to re-define it in the dos window.

Here are couple of alternatives that might work.

1. Set the environment variable classpath --> Right Click my computer --> properties --> Advance --> Environment Variables --> Set the class Path to .;C:\apache-tomcat-5.5.27\common\lib\servle
t-api.jar;C:\MyProjects

2. Use javac -cp option : Don't bother with the classpath variable. Just compile your program using the following command line,

javac -classpath ".;C:\apache-tomcat-5.5.27\common\lib\servlet-api.jar;C:\MyProjects" BeerSelect.java

[AsifAimen Iqbal]

Thanks Sam It worked