Kevin,
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duffey, Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Orion-Interest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 5:49 PM
Subject: RE: error instantiating web-app JNDI-context, JSP -> EJB -- solved!
> Hmm..as far as I know, orion-web.xml is created for you when you deploy
your
> app. You shouldn't have to ever do anything in it.
I don't think I mentioned orion-web.xml. I mentioned web-site.xml, which in
the original \orion\config directory is named default-web-site.xml.
> I am able to access my
> Session EJB via my action class (don't want to do it in jsp...thats bad).
Yep; I was just testing the configuration, and that seemed easiest through
JSP.
> I
> am anxious to get entity beans working with Interbase 6 via JDBC2.0. I am
> hoping this works..I just got the Interclient 2.0 beta driver. What
database
> are you using anyways?
HypersonicSQL
> I really want to figure out how to use entity beans
> with CMP, but my worry is that some searching criteria I need to do on
some
> tables will not be so easy with CMP and Entity beans. Do you know how to
get
> around this?
I haven't performed any complex searches, yet.
Garret
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Garret Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 2:10 PM
> > To: Orion-Interest
> > Subject: Re: error instantiating web-app JNDI-context, JSP -> EJB --
> > solved!
> >
> >
> > Finally! I just now found the problem. I needed to add the
> > following line in
> > the Orion web-site.xml file:
> >
> > <web-app application="myApplication" name="web" root="/" />
> >
> > My test JSP page worked, and since I was calling from within
> > the container I
> > just need to use InitialContext() without setting properties.
> >
> > Now, can someone explain to me why there appear to be *four* redundant
> > references to the same application path? They are:
> >
> > 1. In Orion's server.xml file (doctype: application-server):
> > <application name="myApplication" path="../myApplication/" />
> >
> > 2. Orion's application.xml (doctype: orion-application):
> > <web-module id="defaultWebApp" path="../myApplication/web/" />
> >
> > 3. Orion's web-site.xml file (doctype: web-site):
> > <web-app application="myApplication" name="web" root="/" />
> >
> > 4. The J2EE application.xml file (doctype: application):
> > <module><web><web-uri>web</web-uri></web></module>
> >
> > Why do these four elements point to the same directory? And
> > why did I need
> > to have all four defined before my test would work?
> >
> > Perhaps I don't fully understand the purpose of each of these; I would
> > *love* an explanation.
> >
> > Thanks for everyone who responded to my original question.
> >
> > Garret
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Boris Gertsberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Orion-Interest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 1:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: error instantiating web-app JNDI-context, JSP -> EJB
> >
> >
> > > check location="..." for your bean in orion-ejb-jar.xml
> > >
> > > Try to do
> > > Context ctx=new InitialContext();
> > > Object obj=ctx.lookup("com.company.Caller"); // or whatever
> > JNDI name you
> > > have in location in orion-ejb-jar.xml
> > >
> > >
> > > Boris
> > >
> > > P.S. It is very nice that you initialize Properties but you
> > should use
> > them
> > > in constructor, i.e.
> > > Context ctx=new InitialContext(properties);
> > > As I understand you might need that only if you remotely connect to
> > > application server. Everything works fine even without it
> > from JSP at
> > least
> > > in Orion and WebLogic.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Garret Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "Orion-Interest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 1:44 PM
> > > Subject: error instantiating web-app JNDI-context, JSP -> EJB
> > >
> > >
> > > > I've been stuck for days trying to call a sample entity
> > EJB from JSP. (I
> > > > believe this question has been asked before on the list,
> > but I can't
> > find
> > > > any responses.) Specifically, when calling context.lookup() from
> > > testdb.jsp,
> > > > I get the following error:
> > > >
> > > > javax.naming.NamingException: Error instantiating web-app
> > JNDI-context:
> > No
> > > > location specified and no suitable instance of the type
> > > 'com.company.Caller'
> > > > found for the ejb-ref ejb/CallerBean
> > > > at
> > com.evermind.server.http.HttpApplication.getEnvironmentContext(JAX)
> > > > [etc.]
> > > >
> > > > I know that my ejb-jar.xml file is being located
> > correctly, because
> > Orion
> > > > automatically creates the CMP table (note that I am using
> > a directory
> > > > structure instead of an actual .jar file):
> > > >
> > > > ***ejb-jar.xml***
> > > > <entity>
> > > > <description>Represents a caller in the Voyager
> > system.</description>
> > > > <ejb-name>com.company.Caller</ejb-name>
> > > > <home>com.company.CallerHome</home>
> > > > <remote>com.company.Caller</remote>
> > > > <ejb-class>com.company.CallerBean</ejb-class>
> > > > <persistence-type>Container</persistence-type>
> > > > <prim-key-class>com.company.CallerPK</prim-key-class>
> > > > [etc.]
> > > >
> > > > I also know that my application.xml file works, for the
> > same reason --
> > > > otherwise, the ejb-jar.xml file could not be found and
> > the table created
> > > > automatically:
> > > >
> > > > ***application.xml***
> > > > <module>
> > > > <ejb>ejb</ejb>
> > > > [etc.]
> > > >
> > > > Lastly, I know my web.xml file works, at least in part,
> > because the
> > > servlets
> > > > defined in it work correctly. My EJB references in web.xml are as
> > follows:
> > > >
> > > > ***web.xml***
> > > > <ejb-ref>
> > > > <ejb-ref-name>ejb/CallerBean</ejb-ref-name>
> > > > <ejb-ref-type>Entity</ejb-ref-type>
> > > > <home>com.company.CallerHome</home>
> > > > <remote>com.company.Caller</remote>
> > > >
> > > > Why then can't my JSP page access the Caller EJB? Here's
> > the JSP file:
> > > >
> > > > ***testdb.jsp***
> > > > <%@page language="java"%>
> > > > <%@page import="java.util.Properties"%>
> > > > <%@page import="javax.ejb.*"%>
> > > > <%@page import="javax.naming.*"%>
> > > > <%@page import="javax.rmi.*"%>
> > > > <%@page import="com.company.*"%>
> > > > [cut]
> > > > Context context = new InitialContext();
> > > > Object boundObject =
> > context.lookup("java:comp/env/ejb/CallerBean");
> > > > [etc.]
> > > >
> > > > The last line gives the error at the start of this
> > message. I've even
> > > tried
> > > > this:
> > > >
> > > > final Properties properties=new Properties();
> > > > properties.setProperty(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,
> > > > "com.evermind.server.ApplicationInitialContextFactory");
> > > > properties.setProperty(Context.PROVIDER_URL,
> > > > "ormi://localhost/voyagerApplication");
> > > > Context context = new InitialContext();
> > > >
> > > > That gives the same results. Has anyone called EJB from
> > JSP? (Yes, I
> > have
> > > > read all the Orion tutorials. Yes, I've read the J2EE
> > specification, the
> > > > Servlet specification, Java Blueprints, O'Reilly's _Enterprise
> > JavaBeans_,
> > > > the Wrox _Java Server Programming J2EE Edition_, and
> > Wiley's _Mastering
> > > > Enterprise JavaBeans_.)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any help,
> > > >
> > > > Garret
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
