Properly defining classpath

[Raider Power]

Apologies to all for a repetition of a question regarding classpath,
but I have been having a heck of a time getting a simple test to run
from a command line with testng. Below is a description of what I am
seeing:

I decided to try using the example on testng.org home page to get me
started. In Eclipse, the package and class are in my project as shown
below:

Project: Sandbox
Source folder: sandboxSrc
Package: example1
Java Source File: SimpleTest.java
Class: SimpleTest

The directory for my workspace is C:\Documents and Settings\myid
\workspace\Sandbox\sandboxSrc\example1. testng is in my eclipse
environment at C:\eclipse\plugins\org.testng.eclipse_5.11.0.21\lib
\testng-jdk15.jar.

When I run the test through eclipse, a file called temp-testng-
customsuite.xml is built that looks like what is listed below:

<!DOCTYPE suite SYSTEM "http://testng.org/testng-1.0.dtd">
<suite name="Sandbox">
<test verbose="2" name="example1.SimpleTest" annotations="JDK">
<classes>
<class name="example1.SimpleTest"/>
</classes>
</test>
</suite>

I can run the test through eclipse with no issues. I then take the
above xml file and copy the contents to testng.xml. Next I open a
command window and set the classpath as follows:

set CLASSPATH=C:\eclipse\plugins\org.testng.eclipse_5.11.0.21\lib
\testng-jdk15.jar;C:\Documents and Settings\myid\workspace\Sandbox
\sandboxSrc\example1

Finally within the command window, I enter java org.testng.TestNG
testng.xml. The following is the result:

[Parser] Running:
C:\Documents and Settings\myid\workspace\Sandbox\testng.xml


[ClassHelper] Could not instantiate example1.SimpleTest:
example1.SimpleTest
[ClassHelper] Could not instantiate example1.SimpleTest:
example1.SimpleTest

===============================================
Sandbox
Total tests run: 0, Failures: 0, Skips: 0
===============================================

org.testng.TestNGException:
Cannot find class in classpath: example1.SimpleTest
at org.testng.xml.XmlClass.getSupportClass(XmlClass.java:55)
at org.testng.internal.Utils.xmlClassesToClasses(Utils.java:
79)
at org.testng.TestRunner.initMethods(TestRunner.java:298)
at org.testng.TestRunner.init(TestRunner.java:244)
at org.testng.TestRunner.init(TestRunner.java:206)
at org.testng.TestRunner.<init>(TestRunner.java:151)
at org.testng.SuiteRunner
$DefaultTestRunnerFactory.newTestRunner(SuiteRu
nner.java:483)
at org.testng.SuiteRunner.privateRun(SuiteRunner.java:247)
at org.testng.SuiteRunner.run(SuiteRunner.java:201)
at org.testng.TestNG.createAndRunSuiteRunners(TestNG.java:915)
at org.testng.TestNG.runSuitesLocally(TestNG.java:879)
at org.testng.TestNG.run(TestNG.java:787)
at org.testng.TestNG.privateMain(TestNG.java:952)
at org.testng.TestNG.main(TestNG.java:925)

Admittedly, I am not a java expert by any stretch, so I have been
trying to make sure I understand how a classpath should be setup
properly in java so that I can make this work. I suspect I am missing
something simple, but cannot put my finger on it.

I would be most appreciative of any help you can provide. Please let
me know if any additional information is required to further describe
this issue. Thanks.

RP.

[Carsten]

Your classpath looks incorrect: C:\Documents and Settings\myid
\workspace\Sandbox\sandboxSrc\example1

1. is sandboxSrc your output-directory or only your source directory
2. do not add the package example1 to your classpath but only the
output directory