"cannot find symbol" error while compiling the RMI

Question

I am trying to implement a simple RMI.
I have the following :
1. HelloInterface which has the SayHello method defined.
2. HelloImpl which has the implementation of Say Hello
3. Server code
4. Client code
the HelloInterface compiles properly.
but when i say javac HelloImpl
package rmisample;
import java.rmi.*;
import java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
public class HelloImpl extends UnicastRemoteObject implements HelloInterface{ --> this is where i get the error
/** Creates a new instance of HelloImpl */
public HelloImpl()throws RemoteException {
super();
public String SayHello(String s) throws RemoteException
return "hello" +s;
I get the following error:
C:\Myjava\RMISample\src\rmisample>javac HelloImpl.java
HelloImpl.java:18: cannot find symbol
symbol: class HelloInterface
public class HelloImpl extends UnicastRemoteObject implements HelloInterface{
All 4 files are in the same directory.
Am not sure what is going wrong and am new to this.
Edited by: topcatin on Sep 14, 2007 6:52 AM

Answer 1

The problem is probably that the compiler can't find the file with that class definition.
Try changing your javac call so that is starts off
javac -classpath .
The dot is important!
If it works, then go read up on classpaths.