Compiling servlets - package javax.servlet not found

I can't seem to get the previous questions on this topic - get a page error. I've recently installed j2ee1.4 and j2sdk1.4.1_01 on Win98. I think I've set the CLASSPATH and PATH correctly (and JAVA_HOME). What have I missed?

servlet.jar in your classpath...

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I've downloaded j2se 1.4 and j2ee 1.3.1 and installed it on Windows XP. I set the environment variables as described. When I compile a .java file that imports the javax.ejb.* package, then I get an error "package javax.ejb not found". I feel like an idiot and I know it's something to do with the environment variables. (or just XP, most likely)
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How are you compiling your source? If you're using an IDE then you should edit your project classpath to include the j2ee.jar file (it'll probably be in the lib directory of your J2EE installation).
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Package javax.mail not found in import.

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i am trying to develop a mail application using jsp, i have jaf1.0.1 and javamail API and the application was working fine on weblogic but when i tried to do the same thing on Apache server the Package javax.mail not found in import. is occuring,
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I think you have not placed mail.jar and activation.jar files in the /jre/lib/ext directory. Just place the mail.jar and activation.jar files in the jdk's /jre/lib/ext directory and check out. This will work for you.
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Import javax.mail not found

Hello,
I am new to Java Mail. I wanted to test my first programme. When I compile, I get this errors.
package javax.mail not found in import and so on. I have set my classpath to so
set classpath = %classpath%;C:\j2sdk1.4.0\lib\mail.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.0\lib\activation.jar
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Error in compiling: file javax\servlet\jsp\PageContext.class not found

Hi,
i'm getting an error when I'm trying to compile an java file. The error is as follows:
cannot access javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext
file javax\servlet\jsp\PageContext.class not found
Isn't the javax package included in jdk? I've installed jdk 1.3.1_03 and j2re1.4.0_02. Shouldn't this PageContext.class be automatically loaded when i've installed jdk?
I'm getting desperated! I've tried almost everything: i've changed the classpath, moved the directory of the java file I'm trying to compile over and over but i'm getting no success!
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Nuno.

hmmm... i had a look and it seems that what you are trying to "import" is actually in a package... instead of import try:
package javax.servlet.jsp;you may need to go download this "package" and complile it in the directory you are working in.
my advice: try the above statement (which does compile for me), if it doesn't work, you will need to find the source code for this package and compile it just like you do any other source code.
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Package javax.servlet not found error

package javax.servlet not found error. how it can be solved.
plz help this is my first servlet program.
vipin

You need a jar file that has in it the javax.servlet.* classes
It should be distributed with your servlet/jsp server.
It can normally be found in a /lib directory under the installation.
Some examples:
Tomcat4: install_dir\common\lib\servlet.jar
Tomcat5: install_dir\common\lib\servlet-api.jar; install_dir\common\lib\jsp-api.jar
J2sdkee: install_dir/lib/j2ee.jar
You need to include this jar file in your classpath when you compile any servlet.

Problem: package javax.servlet.jsp does not exist

I am a novice JSP programmer. My projects that use any javax.servlet classes are not seeing those at all. I am working with a group of folks using Java SE 1.5. (Note: I'm using Windows so the directory separator is "\")
What Used to work:
1. Nearly all my projects were working using Java version 1.6. These projects were developed as examples from Wrox and Apress books about JSP and Struts.
What has changed:
1. I un-installed the version 1.6 of JDK and JRE, as well as tomcat, netbeans, and all the associated libraries/jars.
2. I installed version 1.5 of JDK and JRE, as well as tomcat, netbeans, and all the associated libraries/jars.
3. I updated my JAVA_HOME, CATALINA_HOME, CLASSPATH, and PATH environmental variables. I made sure that the path to servlet-api.jar (in the tomcat common\lib) is included in the classpath.
What is wrong:
1. References to javax.servlet.* are not satisfied--they are flagged in the source code in NetBeans and I get compiler errors with any project containing those references. For example:
... package javax.servlet.jsp does not exist
import javax.servlet.jsp.*;
What I've found:
1. My CATALINA_HOME=C:\Java\Tomcat 5.5
2. My JAVA_HOME=C:\Java\jdk1.5.0_11
3. My CLASSPATH=.;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\QTJava.zip;%JAVA_HOME%\lib;%JAVA_HOME%\jre\lib;%JAVA_HOME%\lib\jsp-api.jar;%CATALINA_HOME%\common\lib\servlet-api.jar;C:\Java\logging-log4j-1.2.14\dist\lib\log4j-1.2.14.jar
4. My PATH=c:\wint\BIN;%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%JAVA_HOME%\jre\bin;%CATALINA_HOME%\bin;C:\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin;D:\MiKTeX 2.5\miktex\bin;C:\Perl\bin\;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\;C:\SFU\Perl\bin\;C:\SFU\common\;C:\Program Files\Lahey-Fujitsu Fortran\v7.1\Bin;C:\Program Files\Lahey-Fujitsu Fortran\v7.1\Win32\Bin
What I need:
1. I need to have some reference to the servlet classes satisfied in my configuration. Any help is appreciated.
thanks
jondr

Oh. I got some over-the-shoulder debug help.
My error was in the classpath specification:
The path: %JAVA_HOME%\lib\jsp-api.jar
Should be: %CATALINA_HOME%\lib\jsp-api.jar
That contains the javax.servlet.jsp.*
Thimk.
Message was edited by: jon
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Error: package javax.servlet.http does not exist

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BUILD FAILED (total time: 0 seconds)Thank you.

Hi,
The file servlet-api.jar / servlet.jar is not available in your classpath.
To compile an Servlet you need the jar file to be in classpath.
The jar file can be found in your webserver / application server lib folder.
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ANT script genrated error: package javax.servlet does not exist

Hi there,
I am running ANT and confronted this message:
    [javac] Compiling 1 source file to C:\eclipseProjects\tomcat_test
    [javac] C:\eclipseProjects\tomcat_test\WEB-INF\src\WebTest.java:4: package javax.servlet does not exist
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    [javac] ^I googled around and found this solution:
servlet-api.jar is the jarfile that contains javax.servlet.ServletException and javax.servlet.http.* which are imported by WebTest.java and must therefore be found in the classpath. If javac doesn't find this jar (or the javax.servlet packages), it will say (or shout, depending on my and javac's mood): [the error message]
well...I set in the classpath the location of the servlet-api.jar
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I set it with the environment variable (windows xp)
Just as it's shown here: http://www.cs.usask.ca/~wew036/latex/env-env.jpg
NOTHING :-(
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Hi..seems u r new to J2ee.. dont worry its a very small problem:
Here is the solution.. yes u have to edit the environment variables:..
I am using J2EE sdk 1.4 and running on xp
This is the classpath setting:
C:\Sun\AppServer\lib\j2ee.jar;
This is the PATH setting
C:\Sun\AppServer\bin;
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Package javax.servlet does not exist, package javax.servlet.http does not

Dear All,
I am a newbie to JAVA.
I installed JDK1.6.0_04, then NetBeans IDE 6.0
I tried compiling an example servlet, but got this error message:
package javax.servlet does not exist, package javax.servlet.http does not exist
I tried locating these packages, but in vain. I also tried setting the CLASSPATH to many values, still it did not work.
Can anyone, please, help me with this.
Should I be able to see/locate these packages, do I have to download them?
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davidgoodman wrote:
Dear All,
I am a newbie to JAVA.
I installed JDK1.6.0_04, then NetBeans IDE 6.0
I tried compiling an example servlet, but got this error message:
package javax.servlet does not exist, package javax.servlet.http does not exist
What servlet/JSP engine do you plan to deploy to? Tomcat, perhaps?I think it's Tomcat (C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache Tomcat 6.0.14). Are there other engines that come with NetBeans IDE 6.0 (when I downloaded NetBeans, I chose ALL)
>
If so, you'll need to put the servlet JAR in your CLASSPATH. (servlet-api.jar for Tomcat 5.5 and earlier, servlet.jar for 6.0 >and later.)
I tried locating these packages, but in vain.
You won't find them until you realize that you have to deploy that servlet someplace.How to deploy?
I also tried setting the CLASSPATH to many values, still it did not work.
See above. What were you planning to set CLASSPATH to?First I set to:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache Tomcat 6.0.14\lib (because I found jar named servlet-api.jar in this folder)
Later I added this:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_04\lib (out of trial-and-fail)
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C:\Program Files\glassfish-v2\lib\ant\lib
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Package javax.servlet does not exist - settings appear to be correct

laugh as I write this post...it's hardly a "new topic."...but everything seems set just as it should be...
Okay...I'm a seasoned programmer in every language but JAVA. Here's the issue...every time I try to use the Core Servlets book/website by Marty Hall and Larry Brown I get hung up on the packages. This time, I downloaded and followed step by step what the website said to do...it was even preconfigured for me! Alas...I am getting the following compliation errors on a "simple packagless" program with NetBeans:
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C:\Servlets+JSP\HelloServlet\src\helloservlet\HelloServlet.java:3: package javax.servlet.http does not exist
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symbol : class HttpServletResponse
location: class HelloServlet
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symbol : class ServletException
location: class HelloServlet
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BUILD FAILED (total time: 0 seconds)
These are my environment settings (note that the JAVAX package is located under the src folder in Java)
Catalina Home:
C:\apache-tomcat-6.0.10
CLASSPATH:
C:\apache-tomcat-6.0.10\lib\servlet-api.jar;
C:\apache-tomcat-6.0.10\lib\jsp-api.jar;
C:\apache-tomcat-6.0.10\lib\el-api.jar;
C:\Servlets+JSP;..;..\..;
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_03\src
JAVA_HOME
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_03
Path:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_03\bin;%PATH%
Any ideas (excluding the one that maybe I should let my hair grow out, put on some tackey shorts and sandles and start palying an instrument in the streets of Austin for living?)

cabkats wrote:
You are then suggesting that I make the corrections directly to the files in apache using notepad instead of using the envir. variables?No I am not suggesting that. I am suggesting that you need to read the documentation about the product(s) and set them up the way they require, rather than blindly think that the CLASSPATH environment variable is some magical entity.
I will try this, but I was hoping that since my IDE auto configured (with exception to java_home) that I would not have to do this. I wil give it try....thanks for the suggestion.See, you're using an IDE. Like I mentioned, IDEs do not use the CLASSPATH environment variable. You need to set up your project in your IDE in such a way that it knows what the dependent jars are. I'm sure there's a way to add jars to your project's dependencies.

ATMTag.java:5: package javax.servlet does not exist

My j2ee jdk1.4.2 is not supporting javx package.
i already set all pathh and class path.
anybody can help me.
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ATMTag.java:5: package javax.servlet does not exist
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^ 
ATMTag.java:6: package javax.servlet.http does not exist
 
import javax.servlet.http.*;
 
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When compiling servlets etc, you need to include in your classpath a jar file with all the javax.* classes defined in it.
For Tomcat this is called servlet.jar and is in (I think) [TOMCAT_HOME]/shared/lib or /common/lib
For J2EE 1.4 Server, the jar is [J2EE_HOME]/lib/j2ee.jar
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Package javax.servlet.jsp does not exist.

dear all!
I've one program which import javax.servlet.jsp.* as one of the package to be used in
the program, and I am using j2sdk 1.4.0_01 to compiled it.
However I got this error message : package javax.servlet.jsp does not exist.
Where does it wrong?.
error message like :
logisticslib.java:6: package javax.servlet.jsp does not exist
import javax.servlet.jsp.*;
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logisticslib.java:201: cannot resolve symbol
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You need a J2EE implementation, I recomemend Tomcat, you also need to put the .jar w/ the implementation in in your classpath.

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