jdbc driver does not become available to my java program 1

[roopan27]

Hey,
I have placed the jdbc driver OracleDriver.class that I need in the common/lib directory of tomcat.But when I compile my java program it gives me the following error:
.\pgms\DbOperations.java:11: package oracle.jdbc.driver does not exist
DriverManager.registerDriver(new oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver());

It was not giving me this error a few days back. now the program compiles only if I put the oracle driver class in the web-inf/classes directory of my application.
can somebody help?

 

[vulcand4]

You have to make sure that the directory that contains your driver package (ie. the directory that contains the package "oracle.jdbc.driver.*&quot is in your compiler classpath.

It works when it is in your classes directory because that is where your classes are being compiled to.

If the driver is in a jar file, then make sure the jar file name (along with its absolute path) is specified in the classpath.