Issue compiling Java Code

Hi,
I have a .java file containing a class extending JApplet. I have a second .java file containing a class extending JPanel. Both files are located in the directory C:...../files/mods/md/.

In my JApplet class I try and create an instance of the JPanel class I created but (after I compile the JPanel class) the JApplet class fails to compile. Both classes have the first line as package mods.md;

Any suggestions what could be causing this problem? There are 2 errors in my JApplet class each point to the JPanel class references (i.e. MDrawing mObject = new MDrawing(); => errors point to MDrawing).

AF

we'll need code and actual error message as well as a comment in the code indicating which lines cause the error messages.

If I had the class for extending the JApplet and the class extending the JPanel in the same file and compiled it there's no problem. I tried separating the 2 classes into their own .java file and compiling separately and now the JApplet fails when trying to reference the JPanel class. I was hoping someone ran into this before without needing to post code.

MDrawing compiles fine but this .java doesn't (extends JApplet). It complains about the line trying to create an instance of JPanel extended class.

mods/geom/mDraw.java:36: cannot find symbol
symbol : class MDrawing
location: class mods.geom.mDraw
MDrawing mImage = new MDrawing(xAxis,yAxis,tmpAxis,lineV
alues,ptLabs,dispBlock,geoshape,chChar);
^
mods/geom/mDraw.java:36: cannot find symbol
symbol : class MDrawing
location: class mods.geom.mDraw
MDrawing mImage = new MDrawing(xAxis,yAxis,tmpAxis,lineV
alues,ptLabs,dispBlock,geoshape,chChar);
^
2 errors

I wasn't using -cp . so now it's working fine.