Leon, Leon Vermaak wrote:
> I am at a loss as to what I must modify in this file? > I managed to compile the program with javac -classpath "C:\Program > Files\Apache ...\common\lib\servlet.jar" > What I don't understand is why I put import javax.servlet.*; > if there is nothing on my drive called javax? copy servlet.jar in some convenient directory, go there, open a shell and type: jar xvf servlet.jar some directories should expand, there you will find the classes. packaging various .class files in a .jar file just helps keeping overview and consistency (not always ;) i hope you don't run in any sealing violation...)). see also: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/interpack/packages.html > If Java is supposedly such a serious programing language and they pretend on > making it work? They aught to make easy for new commers to the language to > follow a details explination on how to do set the path to the respective > libraries that one is suppose to use to write one's servlets! > I appologize if this is simply my ignorace, but The least they can do is try > to include a page for newbies that will explain things in IDIOT PROOF TERMS. see: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/servlets/index.html hth, markus ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html
