On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, David Morsberger wrote:
> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 13:02:23 -0500
> From: David Morsberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re:
> Tomcat4.0:-java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDrive
> r ..
>
> I had the same problem and converting the .zip to a .jar worked. I reviewed
> the documentation and I could not find any mention of zip files. Does the
> absence of info on zip files imply they are not supported?
>
Yep, in terms of what any web container is supposed to support in
/WEB-INF/lib (and Tomcat applies the same rules to its shared "lib"
directories).
Zip files still work on a CLASSPATH for standard Java applications,
because they were in existence from JDK 1.0 days -- before there was such
a thing as a JAR file. But that still doesn't do you any good on either
3.3 or 4.0, because they both ignore your CLASSPATH ...
> I think the Tomcat 3.3 and 4.0 documentation should be updated to explicitly
> state that zip files and not supported by the servlet spec and therefore
> must be converted to jar files and stored in the /lib directory.
>
I disagree.
The list of things that are *not* supported is close to infinite :-).
You'd be much better off making the starting assumption that anything not
mentioned is not supported. The only time you'll be wrong is when a
feature hasn't been documented yet.
And, even with it documented, it would still be one of the "top 5"
questions on TOMCAT-USER, just like it is today. The mailing list
archives are full of the answer to this question -- along with a lot of
questions that *are* answered in the docs -- so it wouldn't help much
anyway.
Craig
>
> > From: "Craig R. McClanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 09:00:31 -0800 (PST)
> > To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re:
> > Tomcat4.0:-java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver..
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, Sachin Tyagi wrote:
> >
> >> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 14:52:15 +0530
> >> From: Sachin Tyagi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Subject:
> >> Tomcat4.0:-java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDrive
> >> r..
> >>
> >> hi all,
> >> while I am running my web application with Tomcat4.0(Catalina) in accessing
> >> database queries.It is showing java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
> >> oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver..
> >> I am using classes12.zip driver ..I have already set classpath for the
> >> same..And with Tomcat3.2 my application is running well. Only with Tomcat4.0
> >> getting this problem.I am trying to upgrade for Tomcat4.0.
> >> In this case any thing I have to edit or set properties in server.xml. or
> >> some where else. Or this relate with Realms.
> >> If any one having idea about this plz pass this.
> >>
> >
> > You need to do two things:
> >
> > * Read the class-loader-howto.html documentation, and you'll see that
> > Tomcat recognizes only JAR files, not ZIP files. Rename classes12.zip
> > to classes12.jar and it should work.
> >
> > * Complain to Oracle that they should package their JDBC drivers as
> > JAR files.
> >
> >> Regards
> >> Sachin
> >>
> >
> > Craig McClanahan
> >
> >
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