Your class file needs to be in a package. I don't recall which specification requires it, but recently (especially Tomcat) servlet containers are enforcing this.
-B >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/06/03 10:27AM >>> I hate to sound stupid but I'm having trouble with this. I created a public class named InitPts in a file named InitPts.java and compiled it to InitPts.class. All these files reside in WEB-INF/classes. In my main servlet I want to call InitPts but I always get a compile error saying not found. I've tried "import InitPts" but it complains about missing a period. I've tried putting inside my servlet the line "InitPts();" but it says class not found. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong...I know it's something simple that I'm missing/not understanding. Thank you very much, Kenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Minos Chadgidakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 9:50 AM Subject: Re: Newbie needs help with sub-classes outside my main servlet > You can put the new classes inside WEB-INF/classes.You won't even have > to import them this way.However doing this continuesly,you will quickly > have many classes without any organization,so it's really not suggested. > You can put them in packages, and then put the packages inside WEB-INF/lib, > alternatively, you can even have folders inside WEB-INF/classes like: > /project01/templates/UserBean.class > /project01/helper/helper1.class > /project01/helper/helper2.class > /project01/servlets/servlet1.class > > Then you will have to use import in your servlet,for example to use helper2 > you first write > import project01.helper.helper2; > or import project01.helper.*; > > Anyway all the paths start from WEB-INF/classes or WEB-INF/lib. > Start the easiest way.Put them in WEB-INF/classes without new folders... > When this works, try to make folders.Then use the lib directory. > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 6 Mar 2003 08:52:09 -0600, Kenny G. Dubuisson, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Hello all. I've run into a problem where a servlet has reached the max size > >allowed (8K lines). I need to break it up into some external classes. The > >question I have is where to put the external classes. I know my current > >servlet goes in my app's "WEB-INF/classes" directory. But if I make a class > >that my servlet calls, where would I put it? Do I need to make the external > >classes part of a package? If so, where do I make my package's directory > >structure? > > > >Any help would be very appreciated. I've checked in my java books but don't > >see a clear answer to what I'm wanting to do. > >Thanks, > >Kenny > > > >___________________________________________________________________________ > >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 > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > 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 > ___________________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________________ 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
