XDoclet (xdoclet.sourceforge.net) can help produce the mapping file. 
The database file isn't really that complicated, but it would be easy to
create a tool to generate the xml file.  (You could always write a class
to do that, and submit it to the group, hint hint hint hint... :-)

On Fri, 2002-04-05 at 13:56, JR Ruggentaler wrote:
> Thanks Marcus & Ted and the rest of the Castor group. After fixing my silly
> mistakes I got my test app working.
>       XML is readable but it would be nice if Castor had a tool to
> generate the database and mapping xml, skeleton java files given and JDBC
> driver, URL, user name and password. I've seen some info on Schema Generator
> but it also requires XML as input. Is anyone working on a tool other than
> Schema Generator to produce the files used with Castor JDO? Are Castor users
> manually creating JDO required files (database.xml, mapping.xml *.java)
> 
> J.R.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Markus Kling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 12:38 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [castor-dev] Data source class name does not extend
> javax.sql .DataSource
> 
> 
> Hi Jr,
> 
> Three things:
> 
>       1) Your <mapping> tag is not closed -  you missed the slash ;-)
> 
>       2) You missed the transaction context in your test application.
> Sourround your query with db.begin() and db.commit()
> 
>       3) you have to provide at least one attribute in the sql-tages (my
> build throws null pointer exceptions if you don't do so).
> 
> sincerly
>  Markus
> 
> -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: JR Ruggentaler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 5. April 2002 20:05
> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Betreff: Re: [castor-dev] Data source class name does not extend
> javax.sql .DataSource
> 
> 
> Yes the name of my database xml file is 'database.xml' and the mapping file
> is 'ProductGroup.xml'. The mapping file is in the current directory. I and
> attaching the files to this email.
> 
> J.R.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ned Wolpert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 11:51 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [castor-dev] Data source class name does not extend
> javax.sql .DataSource
> 
> 
> Is the name of your database xml file 'database.xml'? and is the name of
> your mapping file 'mapping.xml'?  The error looks like the mapping file
> isn't being found... and its searching for a file called
> ProductGroup.xml.  (Which isn't a problem, as long as your mapping file
> is called that, and is in your classpath/current directory)
> 
> On Fri, 2002-04-05 at 10:35, JR Ruggentaler wrote:
> > Ned thanks! I got a bit further but I continue to get and exception from
> > jdo.getDatabase();
> > 
> > org.xml.sax.SAXException: unable to find FieldDescriptor for 'mapping' in
> > ClassDescriptor of mapping  at
> >
> org.exolab.castor.xml.UnmarshalHandler.startElement(UnmarshalHandler.java:81
> > 5)  at
> >
> org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.startElement(AbstractSAXParser.j
> > ava:321)    at
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.xs.XMLSchemaValidator.startElement(XMLSchemaValidator
> > .java:401)  at
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLNamespaceBinder.startElement(XMLNamespaceBinder.ja
> > va:559)     at
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.dtd.XMLDTDValidator.handleStartElement(XMLDTDValidato
> > r.java:2678)        at
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.dtd.XMLDTDValidator.startElement(XMLDTDValidator.java
> > :782)       at
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanStartElement(XMLDo
> > cumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:747)         at
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDispatc
> > her.dispatch(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:1445)      at
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(XMLDocume
> > ntFragmentScannerImpl.java:328)     at
> >
> org.apache.xerces.parsers.StandardParserConfiguration.parse(StandardParserCo
> > nfiguration.java:479)       at
> >
> org.apache.xerces.parsers.StandardParserConfiguration.parse(StandardParserCo
> > nfiguration.java:521)       at
> > org.apache.xerces.parsers.XMLParser.parse(XMLParser.java:148)       at
> >
> org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(AbstractSAXParser.java:972
> > )   at
> > org.exolab.castor.xml.Unmarshaller.unmarshal(Unmarshaller.java:338)         at
> > org.exolab.castor.mapping.Mapping.loadMappingInternal(Mapping.java:477)
> > at org.exolab.castor.mapping.Mapping.loadMappingInternal(Mapping.java:436)
> > at org.exolab.castor.mapping.Mapping.loadMapping(Mapping.java:363)  at
> >
> org.exolab.castor.jdo.engine.DatabaseRegistry.loadDatabase(DatabaseRegistry.
> > java:264)   at org.exolab.castor.jdo.JDO.getDatabase(JDO.java:559)  at
> > CastorTst.<init>(CastorTst.java:19)         at CastorTst.main(CastorTst.java:44)
> > 
> > 
> > Below is the modified database.xml file I am using.
> > 
> > <!DOCTYPE databases PUBLIC "-//EXOLAB/Castor JDO Configuration DTD Version
> > 1.0//EN"
> >                            "http://castor.exolab.org/jdo-conf.dtd";>
> > <database name="CASTORTST" engine="mysql" >
> >    <driver class-name="org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver"
> > url="jdbc:mysql://localhost/CASTORTST" >
> >      <param name="user" value="" />
> >      <param name="password" value="" />
> >    </driver>
> >    <mapping href="ProductGroup.xml" />
> > </database>
> > 
> > The ProductGroup.xml is unchanged.
> > 
> > J.R.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ned Wolpert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 11:17 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [castor-dev] Data source class name does not extend
> > javax.sql.DataSource
> > 
> > 
> > Well, the jdbc driver isn't a data-source.  So you should use the
> > <driver> instead of <data-source> in database.xml Like this:
> > 
> >  <driver class-name="oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver"
> >           url="jdbc:oracle:thin:@host:port:SID">
> > <param name="user" value="scott" />
> > <param name="password" value="tiger" />
> > </driver>
> > 
> > See http://castor.exolab.org/database-conf.html for more info
> > 
> > On Fri, 2002-04-05 at 09:53, JR Ruggentaler wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >         I am trying to get a simple example of Castor JDO running. I am
> > > using the following database and mapping files:
> > > 
> > > <!DOCTYPE databases PUBLIC "-//EXOLAB/Castor JDO Configuration DTD
> Version
> > > 1.0//EN"
> > >                            "http://castor.exolab.org/jdo-conf.dtd";>
> > > <database name="CASTORTST" engine="mysql" >
> > >    <data-source class-name="org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver"
> > > url="jdbc:mysql://localhost/CASTORTST" >
> > >      <params user="" password="" server-name="localhost" />
> > >    </data-source>
> > >    <mapping href="ProductGroup.xml" />
> > > </database>
> > > 
> > > <!DOCTYPE databases PUBLIC "-//EXOLAB/Castor Mapping DTD Version
> 1.0//EN"
> > >                            "http://castor.exolab.org/mapping.dtd";>
> > > <mapping>
> > > 
> > >   <!--  Mapping for ProductGroup  -->
> > >   <class name="myapp.ProductGroup"
> > >          identity="id">
> > >     <description>Product group</description>
> > >     <map-to table="prod_group" xml="group" />
> > >     <field name="id">
> > >       <sql/>
> > >       <xml node="attribute"/>
> > >     </field>
> > >     <field name="name">
> > >       <sql dirty="check" />
> > >       <xml node="text" />
> > >     </field>
> > >   </class>
> > > 
> > > <mapping>
> > > 
> > > I get the following exception when I call jdo.getDatabase();
> > > 
> > > java.lang.IllegalStateException: Data source class name does not extend
> > > javax.sql.DataSource      at
> > > org.exolab.castor.jdo.conf.DataSource.createParams(DataSource.java:131)
> > > at
> > >
> >
> org.exolab.castor.jdo.conf.DataSourceDescriptor$2.newInstance(DataSourceDesc
> > > riptor.java:130)  at
> > >
> >
> org.exolab.castor.xml.UnmarshalHandler.startElement(UnmarshalHandler.java:10
> > > 23)       at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.startElement(AbstractSAXParser.j
> > > ava:321)  at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractXMLDocumentParser.emptyElement(AbstractXML
> > > DocumentParser.java:209)  at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.xs.XMLSchemaValidator.emptyElement(XMLSchemaValidator
> > > .java:420)        at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLNamespaceBinder.emptyElement(XMLNamespaceBinder.ja
> > > va:580)   at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.dtd.XMLDTDValidator.handleStartElement(XMLDTDValidato
> > > r.java:2675)      at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.dtd.XMLDTDValidator.emptyElement(XMLDTDValidator.java
> > > :797)     at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanStartElement(XMLDo
> > > cumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:743)       at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDispatc
> > > her.dispatch(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:1445)    at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(XMLDocume
> > > ntFragmentScannerImpl.java:328)   at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.xerces.parsers.StandardParserConfiguration.parse(StandardParserCo
> > > nfiguration.java:479)     at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.xerces.parsers.StandardParserConfiguration.parse(StandardParserCo
> > > nfiguration.java:521)     at
> > > org.apache.xerces.parsers.XMLParser.parse(XMLParser.java:148)     at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(AbstractSAXParser.java:972
> > > )         at
> > > org.exolab.castor.xml.Unmarshaller.unmarshal(Unmarshaller.java:338)
> at
> > >
> >
> org.exolab.castor.jdo.engine.DatabaseRegistry.loadDatabase(DatabaseRegistry.
> > > java:241)         at org.exolab.castor.jdo.JDO.getDatabase(JDO.java:559)  at
> > > CastorTst.<init>(CastorTst.java:19)       at
> CastorTst.main(CastorTst.java:44)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > My class path is:
> > > C:\Documents and Settings\jr.MPV\My
> > >
> >
> Documents\Downloads\Castor\extract\castor-0.9.3.9\jta1.0.1.jar;C:\Documents
> > > and Settings\jr.MPV\My
> > >
> >
> Documents\Downloads\Castor\extract\castor-0.9.3.9\castor-0.9.3.9-xml.jar;C:\
> > > Documents and Settings\jr.MPV\My
> > >
> >
> Documents\Downloads\Castor\extract\castor-0.9.3.9\jdbc-se2.0.jar;C:\Document
> > > s and Settings\jr.MPV\My
> > >
> >
> Documents\Downloads\Castor\extract\castor-0.9.3.9\castor-0.9.3.9.jar;.;c:\Ka
> > >
> >
> wa4.01\kawaclasses.zip;c:\jdk1.3.1_01\lib\tools.jar;c:\jdk1.3.1_01\jre\lib\r
> > > t.jar;c:\jdk1.3.1_01\jre\lib\i18n.jar
> > > 
> > > Anyone have any ideas what would cause this exception?
> > > 
> > > J.R.
> > > 
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> > Virtually, 
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> > 
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