Actually,
servlet.jar file is a collection of classes known as
packages zipped into a bundle ( usually a .jar or .zip file ).
javax.servlet.* is a part of the package which is bundled in
servlet.jar.
Just imagine if this would not been the case then the whole
package will eat a lot of HARDDISK SPACE and
more env variable.
Just read a beginners series for JAVA which will explain the
concept of packages and .jar files
Sorry but this is how java work and we in the java community really like
this concept since it is one time compilation and thne can be put on any
platform....
Regards
guru
-----Original Message-----
From: Leon Vermaak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 25 February 2002 16:45
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: classpath/servlet compilation error: javax package not found!
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?
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.
I am going to follow Markus Spath's lead and read on about ANT and Tomcat
Manager HOW-TO.
Thanks for the replies.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Williams, William H"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: classpath/package question?
> There is a limit on how long environment variables like CLASSPATH can be.
>
> See if this helps...
>
> <<runStuff.txt>>
>
>
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