Hello (Ciao) 1] I think that the correct way to get the real path of your "torque.properties" file should be something like:
Torque.init(data.getServletContext().getRealPath("/WEB-INF/conf/torque.prope rties")); 2] You don't need to initialize Torque in your action: Turbine (and Torque's Avalon Service from version 2.3) do that for you. 3] Your Torque config file contains errors: you declare that your default database is "repubblica" and then you define a connection factory (ad its relative properties) for the database "repubblicaturbine" The right config should be: torque.database.default = repubblicaturbine torque.database.repubblicaturbine.adapter = derby torque.dsfactory.repubblicaturbine.factory = org.apache.torque.dsfactory.SharedPoolDataSourceFactory torque.dsfactory.repubblicaturbine.connection.driver = org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver torque.dsfactory.repubblicaturbine.connection.url = jdbc:derby:repubblica torque.dsfactory.repubblicaturbine.connection.user = app torque.dsfactory.repubblicaturbine.connection.password = app I hope that would help. Damiano P.S. Mail me directly for italian discussion :) -----Messaggio originale----- Da: Valerio Schiavoni [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Inviato: lunedì 13 febbraio 2006 15.58 A: turbine-user@jakarta.apache.org Oggetto: Horrible Exception: org.apache.torque.TorqueException Hello, i'm starting to work with Turbine and I got this first problem. i get this stacktrace: Horrible Exception: org.apache.torque.TorqueException: org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationException: Cannot locate configuration source torque.properties at org.apache.torque.TorqueInstance.init(TorqueInstance.java:382) at org.apache.torque.Torque.init(Torque.java:122) at org.apache.turbine.app.repubblicaturbine.modules.actions.CreateArgomento.doP erform(CreateArgomento.java:16) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39 ) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl .java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.apache.turbine.util.velocity.VelocityActionEvent.executeEvents(VelocityA ctionEvent.java:135) at org.apache.turbine.util.velocity.VelocityActionEvent.perform(VelocityActionE vent.java:78) at org.apache.turbine.modules.actions.VelocityAction.perform(VelocityAction.jav a:72) at org.apache.turbine.modules.ActionLoader.exec(ActionLoader.java:99) at org.apache.turbine.modules.pages.DefaultPage.doBuild(DefaultPage.java:113) at org.apache.turbine.modules.Page.build(Page.java:53) at org.apache.turbine.modules.PageLoader.exec(PageLoader.java:101) at org.apache.turbine.Turbine.doGet(Turbine.java:789) at org.apache.turbine.Turbine.doPost(Turbine.java:884) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:709) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Application FilterChain.java:252) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterCh ain.java:173) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.ja va:213) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.ja va:178) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase .java:432) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126 ) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105 ) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java :107) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processC onnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:667) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.jav a:527) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWo rkerThread.java:80) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.jav a:684) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595) Caused by: org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationException: Cannot locate configuration source torque.properties at org.apache.commons.configuration.AbstractFileConfiguration.load(AbstractFile Configuration.java:183) at org.apache.commons.configuration.AbstractFileConfiguration.load(AbstractFile Configuration.java:166) at org.apache.commons.configuration.AbstractFileConfiguration.<init>(AbstractFi leConfiguration.java:117) at org.apache.commons.configuration.PropertiesConfiguration.<init>(PropertiesCo nfiguration.java:171) at org.apache.torque.TorqueInstance.init(TorqueInstance.java:375) ... 32 more The excepton is arised from my (first) action, which is very simple: public class CreateArgomento extends VelocityAction { @Override public void doPerform(RunData arg0, Context ctx) throws Exception { Torque.init("WEB-INF/conf/torque.properties"); String nome = (String) ctx.get("nome"); Argomento argomento = new Argomento(); argomento.setNome(nome); argomento.save(); } } Argomento is a class created previously by Torque. So, first question is wheter I should initialize torque there. I tried without issuing that command and I get : Horrible Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: There was no DataSourceFactory configured for the connection repubblica I double-checked torque.properties and I think relevant informations are the followings: torque.defaults.connection.driver = org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver torque.defaults.connection.url = jdbc:derby:repubblica torque.defaults.connection.user = app torque.defaults.connection.password = app torque.dsfactory.repubblicaturbine.connection.driver = org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver torque.dsfactory.repubblicaturbine.connection.url = jdbc:derby:repubblica torque.dsfactory.repubblicaturbine.connection.user = app torque.dsfactory.repubblicaturbine.connection.password = app torque.database.default = repubblica torque.database.repubblicaturbine.adapter = derby torque.dsfactory.repubblicaturbine.factory = org.apache.torque.dsfactory.SharedPoolDataSourceFactory I can provide more details in case it helps solving my problem. thanks, valerio -- To Iterate is Human, to Recurse, Divine James O. 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