'Cannot Resolve Symbol' error when importing custom class

Question

I get this error...
c:\mydocu~1\n307\auto.java:14: cannot resolve symbol
symbol: class Box
import Box;
^
when I try to compile auto.java, the applet that's supposed to import the class Box, which I built to be like a message box in VB. Here is the code for Box...
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class Box extends Window{
     Label lblMsg = new Label();
     Button cmdOk = new Button("OK");
     Panel pnlSouth = new Panel();
     EventHandler ehdlr=new EventHandler(this);
     public Box(Frame parent){
          super(parent);
          setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          add(lblMsg, BorderLayout.NORTH);
          add(pnlSouth, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
          pnlSouth.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
          pnlSouth.add(cmdOk);
          cmdOk.addActionListener(ehdlr);
          this.addWindowListener(ehdlr);
     public void speak(String msg){
          lblMsg.setText(msg);
          this.setLocation(200,200);
          this.setSize(200,200);
          this.setVisible(true);
     private class EventHandler extends WindowAdapter
                    implements ActionListener{
          Window theWindow;
          public EventHandler(Window a){
               theWindow=a;
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
               theWindow.setVisible(false);
AND HERE IS THE CODE FOR AUTO...
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.util.*;
import Box;
public class auto extends Applet implements ActionListener{
     Panel pnlCenter=new Panel();
     Panel pnlSouth=new Panel();
     Panel pnlNorth=new Panel();
     Panel pnlCenterleft=new Panel();
     Panel pnlCenterright=new Panel();
     Button cmdSubmit=new Button("Submit");
     Button cmdNext=new Button("Next");
     Button cmdPrev=new Button("Previous");
     Label lblLoc=new Label("LOCATION:");
     Label lblDate=new Label("DATE:");
     Label lblMile=new Label("MILEAGE:");
     Label lblCost=new Label("COST:");
     Label lblDesc=new Label("DESCRIPTION:");
     Label lblFind=new Label("FIND LOCATION:");
     Label lblDisp=new Label();
     TextField txtLoc=new TextField();
     TextField txtDate=new TextField();
     TextField txtMile=new TextField();
     TextField txtCost=new TextField();
     TextArea txtDesc=new TextArea();
     TextField txtFind=new TextField();
     Box bxOne = new Box((Frame(this).getParent()));
     /*by declaring these four variables here, they are instance level, meaning they are
     available to the whole applet*/
     String textFile="auto.txt";
     String list[] = new String[100];
     String sort[] = new String[100];
     int counter=0;
     int count=0;
     String currentLine="";
     int i;
     int sortcount;
     public void init(){
          this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          this.add(pnlNorth, BorderLayout.NORTH);
          this.add(pnlCenter, BorderLayout.CENTER);
          this.add(pnlSouth, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
          pnlNorth.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
          pnlNorth.add(new Label("VIEW RECORDS"));
          pnlCenter.setLayout(new GridLayout(1,2));
          pnlCenter.add(pnlCenterleft);
          pnlCenter.add(pnlCenterright);
          pnlCenterleft.setLayout(new GridLayout(0,1));
          pnlCenterleft.add(lblLoc);
          pnlCenterleft.add(lblDate);
          pnlCenterleft.add(lblMile);
          pnlCenterleft.add(lblCost);
          pnlCenterleft.add(lblDesc);
          pnlCenterleft.add(lblFind);
          pnlCenterright.setLayout(new GridLayout(0,1));
          pnlCenterright.add(txtLoc);
          pnlCenterright.add(txtDate);
          pnlCenterright.add(txtMile);
          pnlCenterright.add(txtCost);
          pnlCenterright.add(txtDesc);
          pnlCenterright.add(txtFind);
          pnlSouth.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
          pnlSouth.add(cmdPrev);
          pnlSouth.add(lblDisp);
          pnlSouth.add(cmdSubmit);
          pnlSouth.add(cmdNext);
          lblDisp.setText("0 of 0");
          cmdPrev.addActionListener(this);
          cmdNext.addActionListener(this);
          cmdSubmit.addActionListener(this);
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
          String command=e.getActionCommand();
          if (command.equals("Next")){
               if(txtLoc.getText().equals("")){
                    reader();
                    transfer();
                    writer();
                    bxOne.speak("Viewing all records");
               }else{
                    if(counter<count-2){
                         counter++;
                         writer();
                    }else{
                         //don't move
          } else if (command.equals("Previous")){
               if(txtLoc.getText().equals("")){
                    //do nothing
               }else{
                    if(counter>0){
                         counter--;
                         writer();
                    }else{
                         //don't move
          } else {
               txtLoc.setText("");
               txtDate.setText("");
               txtMile.setText("");
               txtCost.setText("");
               txtDesc.setText("");
               reader();
               sorter();
               writer();
     private void writer(){
          StringTokenizer stCurrent=new StringTokenizer(sort[counter], "\t");
          txtLoc.setText(stCurrent.nextToken());
          txtDate.setText(stCurrent.nextToken());
          txtMile.setText(stCurrent.nextToken());
          txtCost.setText(stCurrent.nextToken());
          txtDesc.setText(stCurrent.nextToken());
          lblDisp.setText(String.valueOf(counter+1) + " of " + String.valueOf(count-1));
     private void reader(){
          try{
               URL textURL=new URL(getDocumentBase(), textFile);
               InputStream issIn=textURL.openStream();
               InputStreamReader isrIn=new InputStreamReader(issIn);
               BufferedReader brIn=new BufferedReader(isrIn);
               while(currentLine!=null){
                    currentLine=brIn.readLine();
                    list[count]=currentLine;
                    count++;
          }catch(MalformedURLException exc){
          System.out.println("MalformedURLException Error");
          }catch(IOException exc){
          System.out.println("IOException Error");
          }catch(NullPointerException exc){
          System.out.println("NullPointerException Error");
     private void transfer(){
          for(i=0;i<count;i++){
               sort=list[i];
     private void sorter(){
          sortcount=0;
          String find=txtFind.getText();
          System.out.println(String.valueOf(count));
          for(i=0;i<count-1;i++){
               StringTokenizer st=new StringTokenizer(list[i], "\t");
               String next=st.nextToken();
               if (find.equals(next)){
                    sort[sortcount]=list[i];
                    sortcount++;
          count=sortcount+1;
Any help is greatly appreciated.
2Willis4

Answer 1

Hi agian,
I looked closer at your code, I think if you play around with directories and paths, you'll get it, and I think also when you import, you have to have put the class in a package...? Maybe? Blind leading the blind here! So at the top of your box class you have to say something like
package org.blah.lala
and you have to have that directory structure for the class files org/blah/lala/Box.class
Does that make sense?
And then when you import you say:
import org.blah.lala.Box
(I think)
I cna only imagine that this 'help' I am giving you would be hilarious to a more experienced programmer!
Anyway, best of luck.