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font-family:Tahoma'>singleStatus: SingleParticipantStatus<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>singleStatus.setAnswer("$param");<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>And this generates a rule that looks like
this, for example:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'> then singleStatus: SingleParticipantStatus.singleStatus.setAnswer("statusOnly");;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This generates an error b/c it doesn't
know how to resolve SingleParticipantStatus.singleStatus.setAnswer, which is
where the error below is coming from.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So I changed the rule table to simply say:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>setAnswer("$param");<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Which generates:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'> then</span></font><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> singleStatus:
SingleParticipantStatus.setAnswer("statusOnly");;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Which causes the
non-static method error since setAnswer is an instance method.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Can anyone tell
me what I'm doing wrong?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Thanks.</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Hehl, Thomas</st1:PersonName> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 30, 2007 8:42
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">rules-users@lists.jboss.org</st1:PersonName>'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Newbie: using a
spreadsheet</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I've been following the ExamplePricePolicy example and
am attempting to build my own rules using a spreadsheet.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In my spreadsheet rules, I have the following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>singleStatus: SingleParticipantStatus<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>singleStatus.setAnswer("$param");<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This throws:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=red
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:red'>org.drools.rule.InvalidRulePackage: Rule Compilation error
SingleParticipantStatus.singleStatus cannot be resolved</span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=red
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:red'>Rule Compilation error SingleParticipantStatus.singleStatus cannot
be resolved</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=red
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:red'>Rule Compilation error SingleParticipantStatus.singleStatus cannot
be resolved</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=red
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:red'>Rule Compilation error SingleParticipantStatus.singleStatus cannot
be resolved</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=red
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:red'>Rule Compilation error SingleParticipantStatus.singleStatus cannot
be resolved</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>When I googled on this error, most of the occurrences
appeared to be related to an import issue, but if I change the third line to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>setAnswer("$param");<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>It blows up because it knows that setAnswer is not a static
method, which tends to tell me that it found my class.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>I think I've parroted the example exactly and so
I'm confused as to where to go with this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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