I'm not sure I ever tried it before, but I just assumed that as long as a jar was in my classpath I could include classes from it. After upgrading my OS I didn't bother copying my supporting class structure: tomcat/webapps /WEB-INF/lib/com.companyname.directory.classes. Instead I just dropped the jar file in and pointed to it in the java -classpath. When I tried to compile a servlet that included several classes I got an error that suggested a bug in jdk1.3.1 with a message telling me to send my code and the error to Sun for analysis. Scratching around for possible causes led me to try un-jarring the classes and voila. Now I'm wondering if this is correct behavior? It just seems to me the compiler should be able to import those classes without needing them outside the jar file. Comments? -- Richard Draucker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Protected-Data.Com www.protected-data.com Remote Data Support For Web Developers
