Adding classes to Flash CS3 project

Forgive me I'm a newbie when it comes to Flash projects. I
have the source code for a Flash based media player written in
Action Script 3 that I need to modify. I’m trying to add
classes to this project in Flash CS3 however after I import them
and try to reference the classes in an existing class within the
original source I get the following error when I try to build:
1172: Definition ‘classname’ could not be found.
However the project builds fine if I don’t reference
any of the newly imported classes. What am I missing here?
Scott

From a brief look you need to import your new package into
existing class:
import alducente.services.*;
Also make sure that you provide a path to this package in
Flash publishing preferences - you need to start with a directory
that one level up. For instance, if your new classes reside in a
path: c:/documents/classes/alducente/services, you need to tell
Flash that you classes are in c:/documents/classes - not in
c:/documents/classes/alducente

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