Problem importing my own class

[Gaelle]

hi !

I have a class (simulateur.class/.java) I need to make an instance of in my JSP page.
From things I've read, I understood that my class ought to be in a package. So I created a directory (simul) where my JSP pages are and put and compiled my Java class in it.
Now I can't have my JSP page working :
I tried to import like this :
<%@ page import = &quot;simul.simulateur&quot; %>, but then I get the message : Class simul.simulateur not found in import
then <%@ page import = &quot;simul.*&quot; %> gives me : Package simul not found in import
And so on...
So, how does the correct call look like ?

Thanks,
Gaelle.

 

[DJSmith]

You need to set a class path for your owner classes so that tomcat knows where to find them. This can be done by editing the tomcat.bat file, which can be found at

&quot;your tomcat dir&quot;/bin/tomcat.bat

just add in somthing like the following

set CP=%CP%;%TOMCAT_HOME%\webapps\Simulater\classess

and place all of your classes within this folder.

Hope this helps
Daniel

 

[Gaelle]

Thanks for helping me !

But do I need to create a web application or something, or place the class I want to call in a special directory ?
I have placed my JSP files under :
c:\Tomcat4.0\webapps\Root\myappli\, and access them by

http://localhost/myappli/XXX.jsp

.
So where should I place my class (Simulateur.class) ?

Gaëlle.

 

[DJSmith]

you can place them where ever you wish as long as you set the class path.
I like to place them in a directory coming off of the root of my application. So using your example i would put my classes in the directory

c:\Tomcat4.0\webapps\Root\myappli\bin\

 

[Gaelle]

Yes !!!

At least, it works !
It was indeed a classpath failure : I have set it in both catalina.bat and setclasspath.bat and it seems to work !

Let's hope it will last now !
Thanks over again !