Thanks - Im using the exe version and replaced the tomcat6 and tomcat6w versions with the 64 bit ones. I tried it with another app of mine that works but it wouldnt compile that one either.
> You'll need to tell javac (or whatever IDE you're using) where the servlet-api.jar is. How do I do that ? 2009/2/2 Caldarale, Charles R <chuck.caldar...@unisys.com> > > From: Shaolin [mailto:shaolinfin...@gmail.com] > > Subject: Re: package javax.servlet does not exist import > > javax.servlet.* ; > > > > 1. Im using 6.0.18 64 bit with windows xp 64 and Java SDK SE > > 6 update 11 (64bit). > > Did you install Tomcat from the .exe download or the .zip one? You will > need the 64-bit versions of tomcat6.exe and tomcat6w.exe if you want to run > Tomcat as a service. I would recommend running it from the command line > using the startup.bat and shutdown.bat scripts (from the .zip downloads) > until you get the bugs worked out. After that, get the 64-bit versions > here: > http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/connectors/trunk/procrun/bin/amd64/ > > Rename them, changing the 5 to 6. > > > 3. The servlet-api jar is in the tomcat lib dir and not in app lib dir > > 4. Didnt find the j2ee jar in the tomcat folder. > > Do the servlet and JSP examples that come with Tomcat work? If so, and > it's just your webapp that's failing with the package does not exist error, > then something is odd with your webapp. > > It just struck me: this is a compilation message, not a run-time one. > You'll need to tell javac (or whatever IDE you're using) where the > servlet-api.jar is. > > - Chuck > > > THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY > MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its > attachments from all computers. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > >