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On 2/26/2013 9:52 PM, Robert Mark Bram wrote:
> class A {
>      enum Month {JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC}
> }
> A a = new A();
>
> When I try to execute this I get:
>
> The member enum Month can only be defined inside a top-level class or interface

What's the name of the file this is defined in?  Is it A.java?  What 
package is this defined in?

Ditto for the other file you tried.