yes.....there was really nothing to convert from the former database to the
new database. I just used the new SQL creation files that came with the
download and used them to generate the database on install since there is no
upgrade path in our product....
Paul
ronatartifact wrote:
>
> Did you do the database conversions?
>
> Ron
>
> brunp wrote:
>> I am unfortunately unable to post any file sets or code because this is
>> part
>> of a product line that is yet to be released. What real evidence am I
>> supposed to look at here?
>>
>> As for conversion.....all I did was update the Jetspeed binaries from 2.0
>> to
>> 2.1.3. The migration to Jetspeed 2.1.3 also seems to mess up some of the
>> styling too.....not sure why, but it does for some reason.....even in the
>> same browser, but that is relatively easy to fix.....
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>> ronatartifact wrote:
>>
>>> see below.
>>>
>>> brunp wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for your input guys, but I have to say, there is no Portlet
>>>> selector
>>>> in the install base. The previous instance of Jetspeed 2.0 was just the
>>>> binaries. It was a custom install as part of a larger product
>>>> distribution
>>>> and
>>>> to reduce disk space usage, all the unnecessary elements and I assume
>>>> the
>>>> jetspeed admin interface was stripped from the distribution. I am just
>>>> stipulating
>>>> what I know at this point in time.
>>>>
>>>> The portlet in question does have a portlet.xml file and I have no idea
>>>> if
>>>> the application follows JSR 168 specification as I didn't create it
>>>> myself.
>>>> As I
>>>> had mentioned, the pages work on their own, but when absorbed within
>>>> the
>>>> jetspeed collective, it doesn't.
>>>>
>>>> I wish I can say more.....I wish I knew more....but I have been stuck
>>>> with
>>>> this
>>>> development. :-)
>>>>
>>>> This particular portlet does have a WAR file, and the others that do
>>>> not
>>>> appear
>>>> to work as they have the portlet.xml specification in the WEB-INF
>>>> directory.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again....guess I am on my own on this one.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Don't give up so easily.
>>> You are getting good help.
>>> You need to start posting more real evidence.
>>> Give more details about the structure of the applications and some of
>>> the relevant configuration files.
>>> That will lead to more definite questions and suggestions.
>>>
>>> You might also review your conversion steps to make sure that you
>>> actually followed each of the required steps.
>>>
>>> Ron
>>>
>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Eva Petro wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Paul
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is no portlet selector in our system. The Jetspeed
>>>>>>> distribution
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> pretty much the core (i.e., no additional libraries/pages beyond the
>>>>>>> absolute minimum
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> In my experience, it is pretty much impossible to install Jetspeed
>>>>> 2.1.3
>>>>> without the portal selector. The minimal installation includes it, as
>>>>> it
>>>>> is
>>>>> an essential tool.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Log in as admin
>>>>> - Select the modify page icon
>>>>> - Click "Add portlet"
>>>>>
>>>>> That will put you in the portlet selector. Portlets that are properly
>>>>> configured and ready for use will show up in this screen. To add a
>>>>> portlet,
>>>>> click on the Add link for the portlet. You can add one or more
>>>>> instances
>>>>> to
>>>>> the page (the count field shows how many). Click the green back arrow
>>>>> next
>>>>> to the search box when done.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, debugging is pretty easy - very similar to debugging a standard
>>>>> J2EE
>>>>> app. Jetspeed is simply a J2EE application that runs inside Tomcat.
>>>>> The
>>>>> trick is to start Tomcat from inside Eclipse:
>>>>>
>>>>> - Create a project in Eclipse that includes all your portlet source.
>>>>> - Make sure all the portlet source code is on the Java source path,
>>>>> and
>>>>> compiles without errors.
>>>>> - Download and install the Tomcat plugin for Eclipse
>>>>> - Configure the plugin to point to the Jetspeed base directory
>>>>> (typically
>>>>> C:\Apache\Jetspeed-2.1.3 on Windows)
>>>>> - Start Tomcat from the start icon
>>>>> - Put breakpoints in interesting places
>>>>> - Open a browser on Jetspeed, and the breakpoints will be hit when
>>>>> executed.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can also start Jetspeed (well Tomcat to be exact) externally in
>>>>> debug
>>>>> mode and connect Eclipse as a remote debugger. This is covered in the
>>>>> Eclipse and Tomcat documetation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Getting a debugging environment going is an essential part of
>>>>> troubleshooting J2EE applications. If you are unfamiliar with this,
>>>>> take
>>>>> a
>>>>> day or two to come up to speed. It will pay back your time investment
>>>>> many
>>>>> times over.
>>>>>
>>>>> As Ron Wheeler said, it is hard to imagine how you can have portlets
>>>>> without
>>>>> corresponding portlet application .war files. JSR168 mandates this.
>>>>> Some
>>>>> thoughts:
>>>>>
>>>>> - Are you sure your Jetspeed 2.0 code is playing by the JSR168
>>>>> rules?
>>>>> - Perhaps what you have is just a Tomcat installation without
>>>>> portlets?
>>>>> - If you have not installed .war files into Jetspeed 2.1.3, then
>>>>> results
>>>>> could be indeterminate. Jetspeed consumes the .war, and installs any
>>>>> portlets it finds in it. These need to have valid descriptors in the
>>>>> portlet.xml file. Without a portlet.xml, there are no portlets, so
>>>>> displaying nothing sounds quite reasonable.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best of luck...
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Ron
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "brunp" <paul.b...@gmail.com>
>>>>> To: <jetspeed-user@portals.apache.org>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:55 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Portlet shows up "blank", no content
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> OK......I appreciate the effort in trying to get answers, but I am
>>>>>> also
>>>>>> very
>>>>>> new to the entire Jetspeed process.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -> Does the portlet show up in the portlet selector?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is no portlet selector in our system. The Jetspeed distribution
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> pretty much the core (i.e., no additional libraries/pages beyond the
>>>>>> absolute minimum
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --> Can you install it on a portal page without an exception being
>>>>>> thrown?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can not simply add a portal and see if it is installed correctly.
>>>>>> Jetspeed
>>>>>> is part of a much larger product in which Jetspeed is simply a means
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> incorporate pages from another website locations. I don't have the
>>>>>> source
>>>>>> for those pages, just links to the webapp locations within Tomcat.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --> When you first bring up the page (after refreshing the .war
>>>>>> file),
>>>>>> do
>>>>>> you see any messages going past on the console? At minimum I would
>>>>>> expect
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> "myapp.war installed successfully" or similar.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nothing shows up in the console, and as there are no "WAR" files,
>>>>>> nothing
>>>>>> really shows up. I do see the JAVA code within the Webapp being
>>>>>> executed,
>>>>>> but the content does not show up....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -->Do you see the JSP(s) being compiled in the Tomcat /work
>>>>>> directory?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The JSP's are pre-compiled @ build time.....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As for logs, this is another issue because no logs are produced based
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> Log4j.properties. No matter what I do and how I configure the
>>>>>> properties
>>>>>> files, no logs are produced to: ${applicationRoot}/logs. I do see
>>>>>> JetspeedContainerServlet logs from within the tomcat logging
>>>>>> infrastructure,
>>>>>> but nothing there indicates there is an issue or exception.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Paul
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