Help an absolute beginner for free...

As you can see in the title I am absolutely hilarious ;)

However, I need help. First when I use the javav command (in a Terminal, not Java) to decompile a class file it says it can't find the file. But this isn't a big deal for me since there is a simple app for mac called JD-GUI to do that for you. But when I try to use the javac command to compile a .java file (that came from a fully-working class file) it get error messages telling me it can't find some symbols. I get these errors no matter the java file. With some javas I get the error that the file couldn't even be found.

I'm sure this is a pathetic problem with a pathetically easy solution but yeah, I still need help with it.
Now you might be wondering "how is this incompetent moron going to develop anything in Java". Well you're right, I probably can't do that but I can still edit pre-made scripts to my liking.

If you want help, you're going to have to provide us with the code you're trying to compile- the smaller, the better. Preferably an SSCCE.

Sh*t! I'm sorry. I was going to, but I went to the bathroom before I did but when I came back I just posted without writing it. Wait a sec!

First error (The other ones are pretty much the same):

Quote:

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/Users/myname/Desktop/MCM/a.java:33: cannot find symbol
symbol : class se
location: class a
/* */ public void a(se paramse) {

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And this is from the code:

Quote:

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/* */ public void a(se paramse) {
/* 33 */ paramse.a(this);
/* */ }

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Well... Do you have a class in there called "se"?

Yes I do, that is what's so weird.

Have you set your classpath when you're compiling?
The -cp flag for javac?