Re: Possible class path class loader problem when using Spring ClassPathXmlApplicationContext class

2005-09-23 Thread paul . newport
Just an update on this: 1) some test code where a servlet tries to load the initial context works 2) some test code where a servlet calls an EJB which tries to load the initial context works 3) My application EAR still has the original problem 4) I cannot provide the EAR I'm afraid (too big to

Re: Possible class path class loader problem when using Spring ClassPathXmlApplicationContext class

2005-09-23 Thread Kevan Miller
Hi Paul, Thanks for doing all that! Now if only it had identified your problem... Are you running on M4 or have you built from HEAD? Do you see anything in the log? I don't have any suggestions at the moment for gathering additional information, but will look into it... --kevanOn 9/23/05,

Possible class path class loader problem when using Spring ClassPathXmlApplicationContext class

2005-09-21 Thread paul . newport
I have an application that uses Spring to interface with Hibernate, which in turn accesses data via JDBC. In Spring you can define a configuration file (applicationContext.xm) and embed it in your class structure, at the package level, like so

Re: Possible class path class loader problem when using Spring ClassPathXmlApplicationContext class

2005-09-21 Thread Aaron Mulder
How have you packaged the Spring libraries and config file and application code within the EAR/JAR/WAR or the repository? That definitely affects the class loaders used in Geronimo. Aaron On 9/21/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an application that uses Spring to

Re: Possible class path class loader problem when using Spring ClassPathXmlApplicationContext class

2005-09-21 Thread paul . newport
The EAR file is packaged up so that all, what we call utility jars are present in the root of the main EAR project folder, and projects that use them have a manifest class path pointing to these. In theory the whole thing is self contained so we don't have to mess around with manually putting

Re: Possible class path class loader problem when using Spring ClassPathXmlApplicationContext class

2005-09-21 Thread Kevan Miller
Hi Paul, Please excuse the basic question -- are you positive the xml file is in the jar with identical spelling/capitilization? In answer to your previous question -- yes, the WAS 5.1 and Geronimo classloaders are certainly different. They should be both conforming the the J2EE spec, of

Re: Possible class path class loader problem when using Spring ClassPathXmlApplicationContext class

2005-09-21 Thread Gianny Damour
I just gave a quick try to the following packaging and it works: minimal.ear `-- external.jar `-- example/applicationContext.xml `-- minimal.war `-- META-INF/MANIFEST.MF: Class-Path: external.jar `-- WEB-INF/classes/example/ExampleController.class: which defines: static

Re: Possible class path class loader problem when using Spring ClassPathXmlApplicationContext class

2005-09-21 Thread paul . newport
I can't supply the EAR due to the product being commerical, but will attempt to knock up a test EAR. Your example is a bit different to mine, in that in yours the path is web app class calls Spring, and mine is web app calls EJB calls Spring Thanks for your help. Target www.targetgroup.net