title: Java won't run in VSCode - imports not functioning
body: <p>Ok, so I followed the guide on vscode website to the T, and I'm stuck where it says the debugger will create the launch.json for me. There is no launch.json.</p>
  
  <p>Here's the guide for your ref - <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/java/java-tutorial" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/java/java-tutorial</a></p>
  
  <p>When I run the code it tells me that none of the packages/methods are defined. Specifically that anything outside of that single file is undefined. any imports don't work at all; Although all the packages/methods are there and included in the program.</p>
  
  <p>main.java:2: error: package exceptions does not exist
  import exceptions.myException;</p>
  
  <p>Even the pre-built program I cloned from github doesn't work.</p>
  
  <p>I've installed the java extensions pack which includes Language Support for Java(TM) by Red Hat and Debugger for Java.</p>
  
  <p>I have JDK installed and the path is defined in my environment variables as JAVA_HOME - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0_161.</p>
  
  <p>I've also installed maven and checked to make the version checked out through the CMD prompt.</p>
  
  <p>I've watched around 10 yt vids and they all say the same thing. </p>
  
  <p>if anyone has a decent guide on how to set this up or can personally walk me through the process I would greatly appreciate it.</p>