Imports (importing other java files)

Question

Hi there. this is sorta urgent.
It works at uni, but not here, don't know why.
I am using JDK 1.4.1_01 and jcreater lite as an IDE
I have made a program, its for the course, but everytime I compile it says that the packages could not be found.
for example:
import Date.java;
import Calander.java;
public class mainapplication {
     public static void main(String[] args)
..It gives me an error:
C:\coursework2\mainapplication.java:16: package Date does not exist
import Date.java;
^
C:\coursework2\mainapplication.java:17: package Calander does not exist
import Calander.java;
^
C:\coursework2\Date.java:15: package Calander does not exist
import Calander.java;
^
3 errors
And if I take out the .java; from the imports commands, then it still won't compile, saying it's expecting a '.'!
What should I do? I even tried going into MSDOS and typing javac mainapplication.java but i still get the same errors
Please help, I know it's a simple solution, but need your help.
Thanks

Answer 1

It works at uni, but not here, don't know why.
It does not work at uni, if you don't believe me go test it.
The "import" statement only gives you the option to use short names for classes. Thanks to it you don't need to type the fully qualified class name, such as "javax.security.auth.kerberos.KerberosKey", every time you want to use the class ("KerberosKey"). It only exists to help you, the programmer, write shorter code and type less.
That said, you cannot "import java files". It just makes no sense.
Date and Calendar are both in the package java.util, maybe you want to "import java.util.Date" and "import java.util.Calendar".
Hi there. this is sorta urgent.
I hate people who use that word...