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JAvamail setup in Solaris

Hi Experts,

I am trying to run a java application to send out emails for me.
I have downloaded the javamail api and install in my system (solaris).

I tried to compile the msgshow.java(come with it) but I always enocunter the following errors.

# javac msgshow.java
msgshow.java:33: package javax.mail does not exist
import javax.mail.*;
^
msgshow.java:34: package javax.mail.internet does not exist
import javax.mail.internet.*;
^
msgshow.java:35: package javax.activation does not exist
import javax.activation.*;
^
msgshow.java:214: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Part
location: class msgshow
public static void dumpPart(Part p) throws Exception {
^
msgshow.java:288: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Message
location: class msgshow
public static void dumpEnvelope(Message m) throws Exception {
^
msgshow.java:110: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Session
location: class msgshow
Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);
^
msgshow.java:110: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable Session
location: class msgshow
Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);
^
msgshow.java:114: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class MimeMessage
location: class msgshow
MimeMessage msg = new MimeMessage(session, System.in);
^
msgshow.java:114: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class MimeMessage
location: class msgshow
MimeMessage msg = new MimeMessage(session, System.in);
^
msgshow.java:120: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Store
location: class msgshow
Store store = null;
^
msgshow.java:122: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class URLName
location: class msgshow
URLName urln = new URLName(url);
^
msgshow.java:122: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class URLName
location: class msgshow
URLName urln = new URLName(url);
^
msgshow.java:141: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Folder
location: class msgshow
Folder folder = store.getDefaultFolder();
^
msgshow.java:155: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable Folder
location: class msgshow
folder.open(Folder.READ_WRITE);
^
msgshow.java:156: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class MessagingException
location: class msgshow
} catch (MessagingException ex) {
^
msgshow.java:157: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable Folder
location: class msgshow
folder.open(Folder.READ_ONLY);
^
msgshow.java:177: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Message
location: class msgshow
Message[] msgs = folder.getMessages();
^
msgshow.java:180: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class FetchProfile
location: class msgshow
FetchProfile fp = new FetchProfile();
^
msgshow.java:180: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class FetchProfile
location: class msgshow
FetchProfile fp = new FetchProfile();
^
msgshow.java:181: package FetchProfile does not exist
fp.add(FetchProfile.Item.ENVELOPE);
^
msgshow.java:182: package FetchProfile does not exist
fp.add(FetchProfile.Item.FLAGS);
^
msgshow.java:194: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Message
location: class msgshow
Message m = null;
^
msgshow.java:215: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Message
location: class msgshow
if (p instanceof Message)
^
msgshow.java:216: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Message
location: class msgshow
dumpEnvelope((Message)p);
^
msgshow.java:248: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Multipart
location: class msgshow
Multipart mp = (Multipart)p.getContent();
^
msgshow.java:248: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Multipart
location: class msgshow
Multipart mp = (Multipart)p.getContent();
^
msgshow.java:258: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Part
location: class msgshow
dumpPart((Part)p.getContent());
^
msgshow.java:291: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Address
location: class msgshow
Address[] a;
^
msgshow.java:299: package Message does not exist
if ((a = m.getRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO)) != null) {
^
msgshow.java:313: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Flags
location: class msgshow
Flags flags = m.getFlags();
^
msgshow.java:315: package Flags does not exist
Flags.Flag[] sf = flags.getSystemFlags(); // get the system flags
^
msgshow.java:320: package Flags does not exist
Flags.Flag f = sf[i];
^
msgshow.java:321: package Flags does not exist
if (f == Flags.Flag.ANSWERED)
^
msgshow.java:323: package Flags does not exist
else if (f == Flags.Flag.DELETED)
^
msgshow.java:325: package Flags does not exist
else if (f == Flags.Flag.DRAFT)
^
msgshow.java:327: package Flags does not exist
else if (f == Flags.Flag.FLAGGED)
^
msgshow.java:329: package Flags does not exist
else if (f == Flags.Flag.RECENT)
^
msgshow.java:331: package Flags does not exist
else if (f == Flags.Flag.SEEN)
^
38 errors

anyone encounter that before ?
help needed urgently.

Thanks

johanvdv

Hello,

The Java compiler is trying to find the packages you are importing but he cannot find them.
You have to add the mail.jar and the activation.jar (these files are bundled in the API you downloaded) to the classpath before compiling the source file.
The packages you want to import are available in these jar's so you should be able to compile the source file then.

Johan

seahpc

ASKER

i tried that, but still got the error....

seahpc

ASKER

i tried that, but still got the error....

girionis

Tell us the exact steps you are taking.

seahpc

ASKER

hi all,

thanks, i have manage to get it up.

thanks again for all ur kindness and help

girionis

So what exactly were you doing wrong?

seahpc

ASKER

i follow the steps by coping the class files into some directory then set the classpath to the location. it doesn't work.

I the came across an article in some web pages, saying copy the files into the jre/lib/etx directory.
with this it works.

johanvdv

Hello,

The problem was your classpath. Just putting the classpath to the location of the JAR is not enough. You have to mention the complete jar file name in the classpath like this:

on Windows: set classpath=c:\myfolder\myJar.jar;c:\myfolder\mysecondjar.jar

and so on...

When you copy the JARS to the jre\lib\ext folder, the Java Runtime automatically uses the Jars in this folder in his classpath...

Johan

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