Question

I am trying to import:

import org.apache.commons.httpclient.*;
import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.*;
import org.apache.commons.httpclient.params.HttpMethodParams;

But I am being told these do not exist?

I downloaded:
httpclient-4.0.1.jar and httpmime-4.0.1.jar

… and placed these in the same folder as my .java files that are trying to use httpclient.

Any ideas?

I still cannot get it to work… Within the folder “Libraries” I have: apache-mime4j0.6.jar commons-codec-1.3.jar commons-logging-1.1.1.jar httpclient-4.0.1.jar httpcore-4.0.1.jar httpmime-4.0.1.jar For the java file properties it has: compile classpath runtime classpath boot classpath In each of those, it seems to refer to the jars I have imported. Still getting does not exist. 🙁

I have tried to do this in Eclipse too and now those files appear in “Referenced libraries” however it still doesn’t work. lol

Answer 1

The two jars you have mentioned need to be placed in the classpath of the project in Netbeans, not in the source directory.

In my Netbeans 6.7.1 on Mac, in the Prjects tab, you cna right click on the project and select Properties. That will bring up the project properties dialog. In there, choose the libraries item from the tree on the left. From there, choose the Add Jar/Folder in the Compile view. To add the jar to your project, use the chooser to locate it and then select it.

EDIT:

I have just downloaded the HTTPClient package and I think I see the problem:

in 4.0.1, the package structure is not as you have it defined. Instead of:

import org.apache.commons.httpclient.*;
import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.*;
import org.apache.commons.httpclient.params.HttpMethodParams;

use:

import org.apache.http.client.*;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.*;
import org.apache.http.client.params.HttpMethodParams;