Hi, Try reading through this tutorial. It should help fill the gaps.
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/interpack/packages.html > I tried to put the .class in this directory > (relative to my CLASSPATH) > :/org/biojava/bio/program/PdbToXMLConverter.class > But it does'nt solve the problem. > If I put the .class in the directory where I run the > program, the error is the same. > On the other hand, if the .class is ONLY in the > package directory (the org/biojava....), I mean if I > remove the .class from the current directory, the > problem is: > > [jon@diana ~]$ java PdbToXMLConverter 1FS1.pdb > Exception in thread "main" > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: PdbToXMLConverter > [jon@diana ~]$ In this configuration, you would need to type: java org.biojava.bio.program.PdbToXMLConverter lFSl.pdb Notice that the package prefix to the class matches the package of the classes package & it's location. > > I tried removing the package line "package > org.biojava.bio.program" but the following error > ocurred while compiling: > > [jon@diana ~]$ javac PdbToXMLConverter2.java > PdbToXMLConverter2.java:69: invalid method > declaration; return type required > public PdbToXMLConverter(String poInput) { > ^ > 1 error This is because you have renamed the class to PdbToXMLConverter2, but have not renamed the constructor to match the class name. Rename this constructor to match the class name and try again. Make sure that you use java PdbToXMLConverter2 lFSl.pdb OH. The name of a java class and of it's file must match if it is a public class. So, if you have a class called Foo, it must be in a file called Foo.java and will produce a class file Foo.class and will have a constructor called Foo() and you would run its main method as java Foo <args>.. If it is in package bar, then the class is bar.Foo, and it will be in a file bar/Foo.java and will produce a class file bar/Foo.class and if it has a main method you run it as java bar.Foo <args>. Best, Matthew __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Biojava-l mailing list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://biojava.org/mailman/listinfo/biojava-l
