You need to compile it manually. If you are making it as some sort of package make sure it falls within the proper path
If it is a jar file, you can put it in lib directory. This is how mine is done. You will then need to restart your tomcat and it shoudl work henry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Ni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 7:36 PM Subject: when are the java files compiled? > after i place a java bean in the classes folder such as bean.java, when does > it get compiled into a class? ive been shutdown and starting up but it > hasn't been working. i also restarted the computer and actually tried to > run my jsp page that calls the bean. > > mike > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]