ERROR : javax.servlet does not exist

java postgresql tomcat servlets

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You should use ; to separate classpath entries in Windows

javac -cp .;C:\Tomcat7\lib\servlet-api.jar DBConnnection.java.

but, you used a comma ,. Change comma to semicolon

Note : *nix family environments use colon : to seperate classpath entries

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woodhead92

Updated on June 04, 2022

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woodhead92 almost 2 years

I have checked almost all the posts possible for the error that I'm getting. Ive edited almost all the ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES as given online. These are my environment variables :

ANT_HOME = C:\Ant9;C:\Tomcat7\lib\servlet-api.jar

CLASSPATH = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_24\bin;C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin;C:\Tomcat7\lib\servlet-api.jar;.

JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_24

PATH = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_24\bin

TOMCAT_HOME = C:\Tomcat7

C:\Tomcat7\webapps\DBConnection\WEB_INF\classes\DBConnection>javac -cp .,C:\Tomc
at7\lib\servlet-api.jar DBConnnection.java
DBConnnection.java:4: package javax.servlet does not exist
import javax.servlet.*;
^
DBConnnection.java:5: package javax.servlet.http does not exist
import javax.servlet.http.*;
^
DBConnnection.java:11: cannot find symbol
symbol: class HttpServlet
public class DBConnnection extends HttpServlet
                                   ^
DBConnnection.java:14: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class HttpServletRequest
location: class DBConnection.DBConnnection
  public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) th
rows ServletException, IOException
                    ^
DBConnnection.java:14: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class HttpServletResponse
location: class DBConnection.DBConnnection
  public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) th
rows ServletException, IOException
                                                ^
DBConnnection.java:14: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class ServletException
location: class DBConnection.DBConnnection
  public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) th
rows ServletException, IOException

     ^
DBConnnection.java:53: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class EmployeeInformation
location: class DBConnection.DBConnnection
                    EmployeeInformation empInfo = new EmployeeInformation();
                    ^
DBConnnection.java:53: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class EmployeeInformation
location: class DBConnection.DBConnnection
                    EmployeeInformation empInfo = new EmployeeInformation();
                                                      ^
DBConnnection.java:13: method does not override or implement a method from a sup
ertype
  @Override
  ^
9 errors

Im really baffled as to how to proceed! Been stuck at this point!!

woodhead92 about 10 years

Worked perfectly. Feel so silly for overlooking that!
Keerthivasan about 10 years

Glad, it worked :) . Please accept the answer to close the question.