Java Error : cannot find symbol , symbol : class (jdk 1.6.0)

Dear All,
Please help me.
I am running javac from a .bat file and i set the classpath in the bat file as follows.
echo on
:start
set classpath = "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\bin;"
set classpath = "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\..\lib\tools.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\lib\rt.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\lib\i18n.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\lib\sunrsasign.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\lib\jsse.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\lib\jce.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\lib\charsets.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\classes;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\lib\ext\dnsns.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\lib\ext\ldapsec.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\lib\ext\localedata.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\lib\ext\mysql-connector-java-5.0.0-beta-bin.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\lib\ext\sunjce_provider.jar; C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\ideset\system;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\ideset\system;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\system;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\modules\ext\j2ee-1.3.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\modules\ext\jaas-1.0.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\modules\autoload\activation.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\modules\ext\jms-1.0.2b.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\modules\ext\jta-spec1_0_1.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\modules\autoload\mail.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\modules\ext\AbsoluteLayout.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\modules\ext\sql.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\modules\ext\rowset.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\lib\ext\jdbc20x.zip;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\modules\ext\servlet-2.3.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\studio\beans\TimerBean.jar;c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\ideset\tomcat401_base;C:\sms\com\;"
cd C:\sms
javac mainP.java
pause
i have few class files which are inherited to the main program using ' import com.Connection; '
i am getting errors like
mainP.java:482: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Connection
location: class mainP
Connection connection = new Connection(ipAddress, port);
I think it is because of some classpath error.
please advice me.......
Viju

Actually, you have NO CLUE what he's trying to doActually he said what he is trying to do in his posting. It's no mystery. But that's all the information that's available. If you know something that isn't posted here why not say so?
Your reply was a snide, rude, "You're stupid for doing it that way" answerMy reply was neither snide nor rude and implied none of what you impute to it. It was a proper and constructive suggestion. You are entitled to disagree with it, but that doesn't justify this immoderate outburst.
Bottom line is, you chose to be nastyBottom line is you're just making this up. You are imputing motives to me without evidence. Don't do that.
You are the type of person that makes searching forums and posting questions for assistance a near waste of time.I doubt that you'll find many regulars here that would agree with that assertion. When you have made over 16,000 posts here over ten years as I have, come back and we'll discuss it some more.
Go back to grade school and ...I suggest you try it yourself. You're not adding anything except noise to the discussion. Try curbing your temper, and while you're at it have a good look at the Code of Conduct for these forums. You're verging on personal abuse here.
And, additionally, I've used ANT in the past. Batch files are FAR AND AWAY easier to set up.In your opinion. I disagree entirely, and I have eleven years' experience with Java to back it up.
As for CLASSPATH, I haven't done anything about setting it beyond installing the JDK since about 1999, and it has a dot in it as we speak.

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