Help me Please??

[zlloyd1]

I am trying to create a compensation report for employees based on an earned commission credit offered by the firm that is determined by annual sales percentages, and I am supposed to call two separate classes, on separate files to accomplish this.... I have managed to work out the compensation formula, and it does display the correct amounts based on the commission curve, but I am having serious issues getting to include the second class, because no matter what I try, I keep getting an error requesting for me to create a class for any variables that I import from the other class. Here is the code from what I have so far:

/*Zachariah A Lloyd*/
package newcommissions;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class NewCommissions {
   public static double main(String[] args) {
        Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in); //obtains input
        double sales; // annual sales total
        double commission = 0;// rate of commission
        double pay;// pay including commision bonus
        System.out.println ("This program computes commission bonuses, based on annual sales.");
        System.out.print ("Please enter yearly sales total: $");
        sales = input.nextDouble(); //user prompt
       if (sales >= 80000) { // user input
           commission = 0.05;} //Applies commission bonus }
        if (sales >= 100000) {
           commission = 0.0625;}	
        if (sales < 80000) {
           commission = 0; }        
        pay = ((sales * commission) + 50000); // commission bonus added
        return commission;
   }}

and this does what it is supposed to.... It compiles, runs, and returns the desired values to the user, but for the life of me I cannot figure out how to add a second class to this, despite watching numerous tutorials showing how it is done.
For the record, I am experiencing my disappointments in NetBeans 7.2

I have tried the method I have been shown, of going to the source package, newcommissions and right clicking to create a new Java class, but it will not let me do even the simplest operations in this class I create. As below:

and then, if I try to run this it gives me this gem:


But I thought the main was in the initial class file, NewCommissions:

and I am trying to use both classes together, but NetBeans is not having it for some reason??
If anyone can help me and tell me what I am doing wrong, I will be eternally grateful!!

[phyzix5761]

I'm pretty new at this stuff but I don't think a class can return something that way. You would have to create a function that returns an int, create an instance of that object where you want to use it, and then call the function to return the value.

[Fubarable]

Please show your code for the second class.

[DarrylBurke]

Please go through the Forum Rules -- particularly the third paragraph.

db

[zlloyd1]

Please go through the Forum Rules -- particularly the third paragraph.

db

I apologize, but I did not recall that guideline, my mistake!!

[DarrylBurke]

Continued here: Need to create or set main class for project

db

THREAD CLOSED

[Fubarable]

He never replied to my request for the second class. :(