Compiling a servlet with utility class

Hello,
I am having trouble compiling a servlet that uses a utility class.
The compiler doesn't seem to recognize the utility class for some reason.
my classpath is set to:
.;C:\ServletDevel;C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\common\lib\servlet-api.jar
the error:
Cannot find symbol: ServletUtilities
the servlet code:
package coreservlets;
import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
/** test the use of packages and utilities on the server */
public class helloservlet3 extends HttpServlet {
public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request,
               HttpServletResponse response)
               throws ServletException, IOException {
     response.setContentType("text/html");
     PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
     String title = "Hello (3)";
     out.println(ServletUtilities.headWithTitle(title) +
          "<body bgcolor=\"#FDF5E6\">\n" +
          "<h1>" + title + "</h1>\n" +
          "</body></html>");
the utility class:
package coreservlets;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
/** time saving static methods */
public class ServletUtilities {
     public final static String docType =
     "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 " +
     "Transitional//EN\">";
public static String headWithTitle(String title){
return (docType + "\n" + "<html>\n" +
          "<head><title>" + title + "</title></head>\n");
any help wouldbe greatly appreciated.

Nope still getting an error
helloservlet3.java:17:cannot find symbol
symbol : class ServletUtilities
location: package coreservlets
out.println(coreservlets.ServletUtilities.headWithTitle(title) +
thanks for the help, i'll keep on trying to figure it out.

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For instance here is the rule for converting getSession calls toleverage
the RequestManager.
<mapping-rule>
<mapping-rule-primarymatch>
<![CDATA[getSession\($\.]]>
</mapping-rule-primarymatch>
<mapping-rule-replacement>
<mapping-rule-match>
<![CDATA[getSession\.]]>
</mapping-rule-match>
<mapping-rule-substitute>
<![CDATA[RequestManager.getSession().]]>
</mapping-rule-substitute>
</mapping-rule-replacement>
</mapping-rule>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Stevens" <matthew.stevens@e...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
Namburi,
I will post a document to the group site this evening which has
the
details
on various tactics of migrating these type of utilities.
Essentially,
you
either need to convert these utilities to Models themselves or
keep the
utilities as is and simply use the
RequestManager.getRequestContext.getModelManager().getModel()
to statically access Models.
For CSpSelect.executeImmediate() I have an example of customhelper
method
as a replacement whicch uses JDBC results instead of
CSpDBResult.
matt
-----Original Message-----
From: vnamboori@y... [mailto:<a href="/group/SunONE-JATO/post?protectID=081071113213093190112061186248100208071048">vnamboori@y...</a>]
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:24 PM
Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
Hi All,
In the present ND project we have lots of utility classes.
These
classes in diffrent directory. Not part of nd pages.
In these classes we access the dataobjects and do themanipulations.
So we access dataobjects directly like
CSpider.getDataObject("do....");
and then execute it.
Since the migration tool does not do much of conversion forthese
utilities we have to do manually.
My question is Can we access the the models in the postmigration
sameway or do we need requestContext?
We have lots of utility classes which are DataObjectintensive. Can
someone suggest a better way to migrate this kind of code.
Thanks
Namburi
[email protected]
[email protected]
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[email protected]
[email protected]

Namburi,
When you said you used the Reg Exp tool, did you use it only as
preconfigured by the iMT migrate application wizard?
Because the default configuration of the regular expression tool will only
target the files in your ND project directories. If you wish to target
classes outside of the normal directory scope, you have to either modify the
"Source Directory" property OR create another instance of the regular
expression tool. See the "Tool" menu in the iMT to create additional tool
instances which can each be configured to target different sets of files
using different sets of rules.
Usually, I utilize 3 different sets of rules files on a given migration:
spider2jato.xml
these are the generic conversion rules (but includes the optimized rules for
ViewBean and Model based code, i.e. these rules do not utilize the
RequestManager since it is not needed for code running inside the ViewBean
or Model classes)
I run these rules against all files.
See the file download section of this forum for periodic updates to these
rules.
nonProjectFileRules.xml
these include rules that add the necessary
RequestManager.getRequestContext(). etc prefixes to many of the common
calls.
I run these rules against user module and any other classes that do not are
not ModuleServlet, ContainerView, or Model classes.
appXRules.xml
these rules include application specific changes that I discover while
working on the project. A common thing here is changing import statements
(since the migration tool moves ND project code into different jato
packaging structure, you sometime need to adjust imports in non-project
classes that previously imported ND project specific packages)
So you see, you are not limited to one set of rules at all. Just be careful
to keep track of your backups (the regexp tool provides several options in
its Expert Properties related to back up strategies).
----- Original Message -----
From: <vnamboori@y...>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 6:08 AM
Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Re: Use Of models in utility classes - Pease don't
forget about the regular expression potential
Thanks Matt, Mike, Todd
This is a great input for our migration. Though we used the existing
Regular Expression Mapping tool, we did not change this to meet our
own needs as mentioned by Mike.
We would certainly incorporate this to ease our migration.
Namburi
--- In iPlanet-JATO@y..., "Todd Fast" <toddwork@c...> wrote:
All--
Great response. By the way, the Regular Expression Tool uses thePerl5 RE
syntax as implemented by Apache OROMatcher. If you're doing lotsof these
sorts of migration changes manually, you should definitely buy theO'Reilly
book "Mastering Regular Expressions" and generate some rules toautomate the
conversion. Although they are definitely confusing at first,regular
expressions are fairly easy to understand with some documentation,and are
superbly effective at tackling this kind of migration task.
Todd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Frisino" <Michael.Frisino@S...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes -Pease don't
forget about the regular expression potential
Also, (and Matt's document may mention this)
Please bear in mind that this statement is not totally correct:
Since the migration tool does not do much of conversion for
these
utilities we have to do manually.Remember, the iMT is a SUITE of tools. There is the extractiontool, and
the translation tool, and the regular expression tool, and severalother
smaller tools (like the jar and compilation tools). It is correctto state
that the extraction and translation tools only significantlyconvert the
primary ND project objects (the pages, the data objects, and theproject
classes). The extraction and translation tools do minimumtranslation of the
User Module objects (i.e. they repackage the user module classes inthe new
jato module packages). It is correct that for all other utilityclasses
which are not formally part of the ND project, the extraction and
translation tools do not perform any migration.
However, the regular expression tool can "migrate" any arbitrary
file
(utility classes etc) to the degree that the regular expressionrules
correlate to the code present in the arbitrary file. So first andforemost,
if you have alot of spider code in your non-project classes youshould
consider using the regular expression tool and if warranted adding
additional rules to reduce the amount of manual adjustments thatneed to be
made. I can stress this enough. We can even help you write theregular
expression rules if you simply identify the code pattern you wish to
convert. Just because there is not already a regular expressionrule to
match your need does not mean it can't be written. We have notnearly
exhausted the possibilities.
For example if you say, we need to convert
CSpider.getDataObject("X");
To
RequestManager.getRequestContext().getModelManager().getModel(XModel.class);
Maybe we or somebody else in the list can help write that regularexpression if it has not already been written. For instance in thelast
updated spider2jato.xml file there is already aCSpider.getCommonPage("X")
rule:

<mapping-rule>
<mapping-rule-primarymatch>
<![CDATA[CSpider[.\s]*getPage[\s]*\(\"([^"]*)\"]]>
</mapping-rule-primarymatch>
<mapping-rule-replacement>
<mapping-rule-match>
<![CDATA[CSpider[.\s]*getPage[\s]*\(\"([^"]*)\"]]>
</mapping-rule-match>
<mapping-rule-substitute>
<![CDATA[getViewBean($1ViewBean.class]]>
</mapping-rule-substitute>
</mapping-rule-replacement>
</mapping-rule>
Following this example a getDataObject to getModel would look
like this:
<mapping-rule>
<mapping-rule-primarymatch>
<![CDATA[CSpider[.\s]*getDataObject[\s]*\(\"([^"]*)\"]]>
</mapping-rule-primarymatch>
<mapping-rule-replacement>
<mapping-rule-match>
<![CDATA[CSpider[.\s]*getDataObject[\s]*\(\"([^"]*)\"]]>
</mapping-rule-match>
<mapping-rule-substitute>
<![CDATA[getModel($1Model.class]]>
</mapping-rule-substitute>
</mapping-rule-replacement>
</mapping-rule>
In fact, one migration developer already wrote that rule andsubmitted it
for inclusion in the basic set. I will post another upgrade to thebasic
regular expression rule set, look for a "file uploaded" posting.Also,
please consider contributing any additional generic rules that youhave
written for inclusion in the basic set.
Please not, that in some cases (Utility classes in particular)
the rule
application may be more effective as TWO sequention rules ratherthan one
monolithic rule. Again using the example above, it will convert
CSpider.getDataObject("Foo");
To
getModel(FooModel.class);
Now that is the most effective conversion for that code if that
code is in
a page or data object class file. But if that code is in a Utilityclass you
really want:
>
RequestManager.getRequestContext().getModelManager().getModel(FooModel.class
So to go from
getModel(FooModel.class);
To
RequestManager.getRequestContext().getModelManager().getModel(FooModel.class
You would apply a second rule AND you would ONLY run this rule
against
your utility classes so that you would not otherwise affect yourViewBean
and Model classes which are completely fine with the simplegetModel call.
<mapping-rule>
<mapping-rule-primarymatch>
<![CDATA[getModel$]]>
</mapping-rule-primarymatch>
<mapping-rule-replacement>
<mapping-rule-match>
<![CDATA[getModel\(]]>
</mapping-rule-match>
<mapping-rule-substitute>
<![CDATA[RequestManager.getRequestContext().getModelManager().getModel(]]>
</mapping-rule-substitute>
</mapping-rule-replacement>
</mapping-rule>
A similer rule can be applied to getSession and other CSpider APIcalls.
For instance here is the rule for converting getSession calls toleverage
the RequestManager.
<mapping-rule>
<mapping-rule-primarymatch>
<![CDATA[getSession\($\.]]>
</mapping-rule-primarymatch>
<mapping-rule-replacement>
<mapping-rule-match>
<![CDATA[getSession\.]]>
</mapping-rule-match>
<mapping-rule-substitute>
<![CDATA[RequestManager.getSession().]]>
</mapping-rule-substitute>
</mapping-rule-replacement>
</mapping-rule>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Stevens" <matthew.stevens@e...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
Namburi,
I will post a document to the group site this evening which has
the
details
on various tactics of migrating these type of utilities.
Essentially,
you
either need to convert these utilities to Models themselves or
keep the
utilities as is and simply use the
RequestManager.getRequestContext.getModelManager().getModel()
to statically access Models.
For CSpSelect.executeImmediate() I have an example of customhelper
method
as a replacement whicch uses JDBC results instead of
CSpDBResult.
matt
-----Original Message-----
From: vnamboori@y... [mailto:<a href="/group/SunONE-JATO/post?protectID=081071113213093190112061186248100208071048">vnamboori@y...</a>]
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:24 PM
Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
Hi All,
In the present ND project we have lots of utility classes.
These
classes in diffrent directory. Not part of nd pages.
In these classes we access the dataobjects and do themanipulations.
So we access dataobjects directly like
CSpider.getDataObject("do....");
and then execute it.
Since the migration tool does not do much of conversion forthese
utilities we have to do manually.
My question is Can we access the the models in the postmigration
sameway or do we need requestContext?
We have lots of utility classes which are DataObjectintensive. Can
someone suggest a better way to migrate this kind of code.
Thanks
Namburi
[email protected]
[email protected]
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[email protected]
[email protected]

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