[DERBY-3518] Getting started guide: Incomplete instructions for compiling WwdEmbedded.java

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 10.3.2.1
• Fix Version/s: 10.6.1.0
• Component/s: Documentation
• Assignee: Bryan Pendleton
• Reporter: John Embretsen
• Created: 10/Mar/08 09:17
• Updated: 17/Jun/13 09:19
• Resolved: 07/Jan/10 00:01

Description

In the Getting Started with Derby manual's Self-study tutorial for users new to Derby, there is an Activity 3 which describes how to run a JDBC program using the embedded driver: http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/dev/getstart/twwdactivity3_Setup.html .
In step 2, the guide says:

<quote>
Compile the WwdEmbedded.java program.

javac WwdEmbedded.java
</quote>

Since WwdEmbedded.java (available from <bin-installation>/demo/programs/workingwithderby/) references the WwdUtils class, WwdUtils.java needs to be copied and compiled as well. Otherwise, compiling will fail with:

WwdEmbedded.java:80: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable WwdUtils
location: class WwdEmbedded
if (! WwdUtils.wwdChk4Table(conn))
^
WwdEmbedded.java:92: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable WwdUtils
location: class WwdEmbedded
answer = WwdUtils.getWishItem();
^
2 errors

The manual should be updated to reflect this requirement.

This issue was first reported on the derby-user mailing list 2008-03-06 by Tosca Lahiri, see http://www.nabble.com/javac-WwdEmbedded.java-td15924527.html