posted 21 years ago
Welcome to JavaRanch, Roderic!
What happens when you try to compile your code? Do any error messages get printed? What are they?
If you're getting a lot of error messages, I'd recommend trying to solve the first one first, recompiling, and then handling the first of any new problems that arise.
If you're not quite sure what an error message means or how to solve it, post it here, along with the problem code, and I'm sure folks will be glad to help nudge you in the right direction.
When I program, in general, I do everything in baby steps. For example, I don't write a line of code without first knowing that every existing line compiles without errors. That way, when a compiler error does occur, I know where it is, and I'm not trying to understand and solve a handful of problems all at once, since that one line of code generally doesn't have more than one or two problems.