Error: Javax.mail does not exist, please help

Question

I have copies mail.jar and activation.jar in the classpath directory as instructed, then try to compile but got the below error: package javax.mail does not exist
please help.
G:\CRD>javac SendMailBean.java
SendMailBean.java:22: package javax.mail does not exist
import javax.mail.*; //JavaMail packages
^
SendMailBean.java:23: package javax.mail.internet does not exist
import javax.mail.internet.*; //JavaMail Internet packages
^
SendMailBean.java:43: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Session
location: class SendMailBean
Session l_session = Session.getDefaultInstance(l_props, null);
^
SendMailBean.java:43: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable Session
location: class SendMailBean
Session l_session = Session.getDefaultInstance(l_props, null);
^
SendMailBean.java:48: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class MimeMessage
location: class SendMailBean
MimeMessage l_msg = new MimeMessage(l_session); // Create a New message
^
SendMailBean.java:48: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class MimeMessage
location: class SendMailBean
MimeMessage l_msg = new MimeMessage(l_session); // Create a New message
^
SendMailBean.java:50: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class InternetAddress
location: class SendMailBean
l_msg.setFrom(new InternetAddress(p_from)); // Set the From address
^
SendMailBean.java:53: package Message does not exist
l_msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO,
^
SendMailBean.java:54: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable InternetAddress
location: class SendMailBean
InternetAddress.parse(p_to, false));
^
SendMailBean.java:57: package Message does not exist
l_msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.CC,
^
SendMailBean.java:58: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable InternetAddress
location: class SendMailBean
InternetAddress.parse(p_cc, false));
^
SendMailBean.java:62: package Message does not exist
l_msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.BCC,
^
SendMailBean.java:63: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable InternetAddress
location: class SendMailBean
InternetAddress.parse(p_bcc, false));
^
SendMailBean.java:68: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class MimeBodyPart
location: class SendMailBean
MimeBodyPart l_mbp = new MimeBodyPart();
^
SendMailBean.java:68: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class MimeBodyPart
location: class SendMailBean
MimeBodyPart l_mbp = new MimeBodyPart();
^
SendMailBean.java:72: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Multipart
location: class SendMailBean
Multipart l_mp = new MimeMultipart();
^
SendMailBean.java:72: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class MimeMultipart
location: class SendMailBean
Multipart l_mp = new MimeMultipart();
^
SendMailBean.java:83: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable Transport
location: class SendMailBean
Transport.send(l_msg);
^
SendMailBean.java:98: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class MessagingException
location: class SendMailBean
} catch (MessagingException mex) { // Trap the MessagingException Error
^
19 errors

Answer 1

Another person who doesn't understand how to set CLASSPATH.
Move those JARs into the same directory as your SendMailBean.java and do it like this:
javac -classpath .;mail.jar;activation.jar -d . *.java
java -classpath .;mail.jar;activation.jar SendMailBeanRead how to set CLASSPATH properly:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/tooldocs/windows/classpath.html