Hi All, When the ColdFusion starts it locks the JAR files that are added to the JVM Class paths so you normally cannot replace them until you stop the CF server. This happens when you are applying hot fixes or if you are replacing your JDBC drivers for example. I would think that it is the same with your scenario. I would agree that adding the JAR to your class path in your jvm.config (or through the admin) should make all the classes in it accessible by ColdFusion. I hope that helps. Thanks, Ahmed El-Rasheedy.
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Mike Gillespie <[email protected]> wrote: > > What happens if you rip the manifest file out of the jar? > > On Mar 11, 4:19 pm, Chris Watkins <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Many moons ago, I decided to leverage some in-house Java expertise and >> deploy some servlets and JSPs under CF. In hindsight, this was a bad >> decision for many reasons, but that is another story. >> >> The upshot is this: I'm maintaining some of the codebase, and am seeing some >> very perplexing behavior. >> >> The original Java files were deployed as a JAR in the WEB-INF/lib directory. >> Opening the JAR up, however, shows that there is no manifest and it's only >> the class files bundled together into an archive with a JAR extension. I am >> under the impression that JAR files are supposed to have manifests. >> >> I can make changes to the code in Eclipse and export as a JAR. However, it >> does include a manifest; however, while the CF service starts, I get the >> following error: >> >> Either the Macromedia application server is unreachable or it does not have >> a mapping to process this request. >> >> If I just grab the classes and drop them into the WEB-INF/classes directory, >> everything works. >> >> So, here are my questions: >> >> What exactly is this existing JAR file that works with no manifest file? >> Why doesn't a regular JAR file made by Eclipse cause CF to crash, but the >> unarchived classes work fine? >> >> I'm hoping this is a n00b question that we can all laugh about. >> >> Thanks! >> Chris > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
