try putting the jar files for the database driver in the WEB-INF/lib directory of your webapp and see if that works if they are not already there.
Christopher ----- Original Message ----- From: "Øyvind Vestavik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 9:46 PM Subject: classpath-problem?? > > I'm building a servlet which is accessing a dbxm/Windice database via a > separat class (loginTest.java). Connecting to Xindice means I > have to use classes contained in 'xmldb.jar' and 'dbxml.jar'. > > These jar files are referenced from my classpath. Both the class > (loginTest.java) and the servlet calling it compiles ok, and can be run > from command but as I try to let the serlet create the separat class a > javax.ServletException is thrown. > > The message shown is this : > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError : org/xmldb/api/base/XMLDBException. > > It seems like this runtime error is due to that the servlet engine cant > find the Exception class, because it doesn't have access to the > classpath????? Where should the jar files be places and what effect will > that have on making a war-file of my application??? > > Probabaly a common problem??? > > Øyvind Vestavik > > Øyvind Vestavik > Øvre Møllenberggt 44b > 7014 Trondheim > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 41422911 > > On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Larry Isaacs wrote: > > > The stack trace doesn't show any classes coming from your > > "com" or "dir" directories under WEB-INF/classes. Is this > > the same problem? Where are each of the "kitabe" classes > > located? > > > > Cheers, > > Larry > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Amine AMAR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 4:11 PM > > > To: Tomcat Users List > > > Subject: Re: classes visibility in the WEB-INF dir > > > > > > > > > Thank's for your reply, but my web application has no > > > particular definition. The stack trace is as follows (root cause): > > > > > > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: kitabe/SearchUtilities > > > at > > > kitabe.dal.home.BookHome.rechercheMulticriteres(BookHome.java:485) > > > at > > > kitabe.bl.Catalogue.rechercheMulticriteres(Catalogue.java:231) > > > at org.apache.jsp.results$jsp._jspService(results$jsp.java:160) > > > at > > > org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:107) > > > at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) > > > at > > > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.service > > > (JspServlet.java:202) > > > at > > > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet > > > .java:382) > > > at > > > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:474) > > > at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilt > > > er(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(Appli > > > cationFilterChain.java:193) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardW > > > rapperValve.java:243) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardP > > > ipeline.java:566) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipel > > > ine.java:472) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardC > > > ontextValve.java:201) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardP > > > ipeline.java:566) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke(Certificat > > > esValve.java:246) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardP > > > ipeline.java:564) > > > > > > If you can just have a look at it and tell me if you see > > > anything wrong. The logs contain just the same info. > > > > > > Thank's again > > > > > > Amine > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Larry Isaacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "'Tomcat Users List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 9:01 PM > > > Subject: RE: classes visibility in the WEB-INF dir > > > > > > > > > > This error implies that a class that needs to "see" your > > > > "com" and/or "dir" classes is being loaded in a parent of > > > > the web application's class loader. This "parent" > > > > classloader is at or between the "classpath" classloader > > > > and the web application classloader. The stacktrace > > > > should give you a clue as to who this class is. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Larry > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Amine AMAR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 3:56 PM > > > > > To: Tomcat Users List > > > > > Subject: classes visibility in the WEB-INF dir > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > I've been using TC for a couple of years, and I have a fancy > > > > > little question :) > > > > > > > > > > I have two directories (com and dir) in the WEB-INF\classes > > > > > directory of an application context. The classes in dir are > > > > > not visible (noClassDefFoundError). > > > > > When I put the path of my WEB-INF\classes in the startup > > > > > classpath of catalina.bat, the classes are visible. > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone ave a clue why? > > > > > > > > > > PS: I have already double checked all spelling of directories > > > > > and hierarchies for errors. > > > > > > > > > > Thank's all > > > > > > > > > > Amine > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe: > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > For additional commands: > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Troubles with the list: > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
