Error on import javax.servlet.*;

Hi everyone,
I am trying to compile a servlet and i receive this errors:
C:\HAMID\JAVA>javac Welcome.java
Welcome.java:7: package javax.servlet does not exist
import javax.servlet.*;
^
Welcome.java:8: package javax.servlet.http does not exist
import javax.servlet.http.*;
^
Welcome.java:10: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class HttpServlet
location: class Welcome
public class Welcome extends HttpServlet {
^
Welcome.java:12: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class HttpServletRequest
location: class Welcome
public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request,
^
Welcome.java:13: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class HttpServletResponse
location: class Welcome
HttpServletResponse response)
^
Welcome.java:14: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class ServletException
location: class Welcome
throws ServletException, IOException {
^
6 errors
C:\HAMID\JAVA>
Could you please let me know what to do?
thanks
Hamid

servlet.jar is not in your classpath. You should not get this error once you include this in your classpath.

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