Hiya William,

Unlike Justin, I'll guess ;-)

Depending on the JDK being used, you can't import classes
from the default package.  This changed in JDK 1.4

So, move the Message into a package. That should fix the
issue below.

Cheers,
	-- jon

Justin Ruthenbeck wrote:
> 
> William,
> 
> We'll need the relevant part/s of the jsp and generated java files to 
> help without venturing guesses.  Paste those into a message and it 
> should be pretty simple to fix.
> 
> justin
> 
> 
> At 06:39 PM 4/10/2003, you wrote:
> 
>> Group-
>>
>> I am trying to pass a very simple java object through the session, so
>> the *.jsp file needs to have access to it.  The function ONLY has two
>> String values, as well as the getters and setters.  All of the servlets
>> and classes compile perfectly, and run perfectly on a different web
>> server.
>>
>> When I try to run the files on TOMCAT, however, I get the following
>> error:
>>
>> Generated servlet error:
>>     [javac] Since fork is true, ignoring compiler setting.
>>     [javac] Compiling 1 source file
>>     [javac] Since fork is true, ignoring compiler setting.
>>     [javac] C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
>> 4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\test\chat_jsp.java:8: '.' expected
>>     [javac] import Message;
>>     [javac]               ^
>>     [javac] 1 error
>>
>> This leads me to believe that Tomcat is trying to treat Message like a
>> PACKAGE, and not as a class.  I have tried renaming Message to something
>> else, in case it was a keyword (can't understand why it would be, but I
>> wanted to be safe.)  The *.jsp I am trying to call works well otherwise.
>> If I change the attribute I'm passing to a String (instead of a
>> Message), the ENTIRE program works 100%.  I seem to remember being told
>> that there was something I have to do in order to make it work; I tried
>> implementing java.io.Serializable in my Message class, and I tried it
>> without, and neither one worked correctly.  Another problem is that if I
>> write an import line to import this Class in another package in the same
>> application, it gives the same error.  Am I forgetting to include or
>> implement something?
>>
>> I would GREATLY appreciate any help you might have for a novice user
>> with a huge time crunch! :-) :-) :-)
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> WJR
> 
> 
> 
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