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Stan Dominski · Guest

I created a new project and choose applet, I went to Project> Project Properties and choose the Required Libraries tab
and selected the objectdraw library.

I went to the Tools menu, choose Configure Libraries
choose the Required Libraries tab, choose the objectdraw library, tried to compile my applet and the error messages said :

"MakeBox.java": package objectdraw does not exist at line 3, column 1
"MakeBox.java": cannot find symbol; symbol: class WindowController at line 5, column 30
"MakeBox.java": cannot find symbol; symbol : class Location, location: class ssd_makebox.MakeBox at line 14, column 30
"MakeBox.java": cannot find symbol; symbol : variable Controller, location: class ssd_makebox.MakeBox at line 16, column 9
"MakeBox.java": cannot find symbol; symbol : class FilledRect, location: class ssd_makebox.MakeBox at line 17, column 13
"MakeBox.java": cannot find symbol; symbol : variable canvas, location: class ssd_makebox.MakeBox at line 17, column 37
"MakeBox.java": package objectdraw does not exist at line 2, column 1
"MakeBox.java": cannot find symbol; symbol: class WindowController at line 4, column 30
"MakeBox.java": cannot find symbol; symbol : class Location, location: class MakeBox at line 13, column 30
"MakeBox.java": cannot find symbol; symbol : variable Controller, location: class MakeBox at line 15, column 9
"MakeBox.java": cannot find symbol; symbol : class FilledRect, location: class MakeBox at line 16, column 13
"MakeBox.java": cannot find symbol; symbol : variable canvas, location: class MakeBox at line 16, column 37

HELP !

Thank you ( below is the applet )
Stan

package ssd_makebox;

import objectdraw.*;

public class MakeBox extends WindowController
{
public void begin()
{

}

public void onMousePress(Location point)
{
Controller.getVersion();
new FilledRect(30,150,30,20,canvas);
}
}

Arthur Ore · Guest

Stan,

In one of his posts below, Kevin Dean correctly advised you to put the
objectdraw jar file in a directory that doesn't have spaces. I noticed in
one of your postings afterwards that you had still not done this. Once you
moved the jar to a new directory and the whole path to the directory does
not contain spaces then you should then remember to reconfigure your library
to point at the jar file's new location.

I would suggest you follow Kevin's advice as this simple step may sort your
problem. I haven't got JBuilder 2005, so I don't have this preview
functionality nor do I know exactly what it does, but guessing, the fact
that you couldn't preview your jar file suggests to me that maybe you moved
the file, but didn't re-configure JBuilder to find it in the new location?

Arth

"Stan Dominski" <dominskis (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote

Stan Dominski · Guest

Hello Arthur !
Thank you for taking the time to help me.
I took your advice ( and Kevin's ) about the spaces.
I put my applets in a directory structure with no spaces:
C:2_jbprojectJP

Arthur Ore · Guest

Stan,

As I am not currently using JB2005 , I can't give you exact instructions.
You may require help from someone with the right version. I can only give
instructions for JBX.

From what you've described, it sounds like you have two or three similarly
named libraries. I would suggest that any coloured red are deleted. Remove
them using Tools|Configure Libraries

Whilst you are in this screen, make sure that you can see a "good" version
of the library. If there is none after you have deleted them, then add a new
one.

Once you have done this, go to one of your projects and select
Project|Project Properties click on the required Libraries tab and remove
any red ones from your project adding in the good one. You should now be
able to compile without it complaining. You will need to repeat this for all
projects using the library.

When you have done this, you need to stop the problem occurring for any new
projects you create. Go to Project|Project DEFAULT Properties. Repeat the
same steps you did in the previous paragraph.

If this works, it should also fix one of the problem you have posted about
in the IDE newsgroup too. Remember these instructions may have to be
translated slightly to be applicable to JB 2005.

Finally Stan, do yourself and everyone a favour, fix your existing problems
before moving on to the next topic. If you don't have your libraries set up
correctly EVERYTHING you do that relies on these libraries being present is
going to break and give strange error messages.

Arth

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Arthur Ore
"Stan Dominski" <dominskis (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote

Stan Dominski · Guest

Arthur Ore · Guest

Stan,

I've just noticed that in Tools|Configure| Libraries, depending on how the
library gets messed up it doesn't always turn red. I would therefore remove
all variants on the objectdraw.jar library from this window, by selecting
each in turn in the left hand pane and then clicking the delete button under
this list.

Once all references to the library are removed check they are also removed
from each of your projects and from your project defaults.

When you no longer have any references to the library, then carefully add in
the library to each place you have previously deleted it from.

As to why you can't delete the file from your disc, then perhaps you should
check that there are no problems with the disc itself, but this isn't a
topic for discussion in a Java newsgroup.

Arth

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Dominski" <dominskis (AT) aol (DOT) com>
Newsgroups: borland.public.jbuilder.applet-issues
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: Foundation IDE does not see imported Library HELP !