I am using IPlanet web server to do JSP work. Individually, my beans work fine when I try to use them from JSP pages. However, if I try to instantiate a bean class in another bean I get an error message, message is followed: ******************************************************************* G:\docs\Web-inf\classes\name\NameBean.java:9: cannot resolve symbol symbol : class Databean location: package name name.Databean db = new name.Databean(); ^ G:\docs\Web-inf\classes\name\NameBean.java:23: cannot resolve symbol symbol : class ResltSet location: class name.NameBean public ResltSet getStates(){ ^ G:\docs\Web-inf\classes\name\NameBean.java:9: cannot resolve symbol symbol : class Databean location: package name name.Databean db = new name.Databean(); ^ 3 errors Tool completed with exit code 1 Both of my java files are in same folder called "name" and both are in same package called "name" Below is my NameBean.java File......... Please help Thanks ***************************************************************************************** /* This is a NameBean.java file ..... */ package name; import java.sql.*; import java.util.*; import java.io.*; public class NameBean implements Serializable { name.Databean db = new name.Databean(); private String beansName; // constructors public NameBean(){} public void setName(String str){ beansName = str; } public String getName(){ return beansName; } public ResltSet getStates(){ db.Connect(); String sqlStmt = "SELECT state, state_name, status " + "FROM CONTACT.VALID_STATE ORDER BY state ASC "; ResultSet stateRS = db.DBSelect(sqlStmt); db.Disconnect(); return stateRS; } } =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=JSP http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=Servlets