Cool, glad that did the trick!
--
Frank W. Zammetti
Founder and Chief Software Architect
Omnytex Technologies
http://www.omnytex.com
On Sun, July 17, 2005 12:36 pm, Robin Mannering said:
> Excellent, tried running that JSP and it revealed the true error:
>
> A missing jar file on the deployment box. The jar is expected in
> tomcat/common/lib directory.
>
> I've added it to my application lib directory and the problem has
> disappeared.
>
> Thanks for your help
> Robin
>
> The error shown:
>
> 17-Jul 12:31:12 ERROR TP-Processor5 [StandardWrapperValve.invoke]
> Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/commons/collections/FastHashMap
> at
> org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.<init>(ActionServlet.java:348)
> at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native
> Method)
> at
> sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
> at
> sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
> at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:494)
> at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:350)
> at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:303)
> at
> org.apache.jsp.pages.test_jsp._jspService(org.apache.jsp.pages.test_jsp:47)
> at
> org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:99)
> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
> at
> org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:325)
> at
> org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:295)
> at
> org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:245)
> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:214)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.valves.FastCommonAccessLogValve.invoke(FastCommonAccessLogValve.java:481)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:526)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
> at
> org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:306)
> at
> org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:385)
> at
> org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:745)
> at
> org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:675)
> at
> org.apache.jk.common.SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:868)
> at
> org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
> at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
>
>>From: "Frank W. Zammetti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <user@struts.apache.org>
>>To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <user@struts.apache.org>
>>CC: user@struts.apache.org
>>Subject: Re: ActionServlet failing to load
>>Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 12:18:14 -0400 (EDT)
>>
>>Is there any chance struts.jar is simply not in the classpath?
>>
>>The stack trace seems to indicate your not even getting into Struts code,
>>so its I think either (a) not finding the ActionServlet class or (b)
>>failing during construction. The first seems far more likely.
>>
>>I suppose an easy way to test would be to remove the ActionServlet entry
>>from web.xml, then just have a simple JSP that tries to dynamically load
>>the class...
>>
>><%@ page language="java" import="org.apache.struts.action.*" %>
>><%
>> try {
>> Class clazz =
>> Class.forName("org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet");
>> ActionServlet as = (ActionServlet)clazz.newInstance();
>> } catch (Exception e) {
>> e.printStackTrace();
>> }
>>%>
>>
>>...and see if you get an exception... Looking at the ActionServlet source
>>for 1.2.6, unless I'm missing something, it's just using the default
>>constructor, so I very much doubt its a construction problem.
>>
>>--
>>Frank W. Zammetti
>>Founder and Chief Software Architect
>>Omnytex Technologies
>>http://www.omnytex.com
>>
>>On Sun, July 17, 2005 12:02 pm, Robin Mannering said:
>> > Sure, I've just included the relevant bits I hope.
>> >
>> > The strtup serlvet loads just fine by the way..
>> >
>> > web.xml snippet
>> > -----------------------
>> >
>> >
>> > <!-- Standard Action Servlet Configuration (with debugging) -->
>> > <servlet>
>> > <servlet-name>action</servlet-name>
>> >
>> > <servlet-class>org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet</servlet-class>
>> > <init-param>
>> > <param-name>config</param-name>
>> > <param-value>/WEB-INF/struts-config.xml</param-value>
>> > </init-param>
>> > <init-param>
>> > <param-name>debug</param-name>
>> > <param-value>2</param-value>
>> > </init-param>
>> > <init-param>
>> > <param-name>detail</param-name>
>> > <param-value>2</param-value>
>> > </init-param>
>> >
>> > <!--
>> > The name of the application resource bundle, styled as
>> > a classname
>> > To refer to a file named application.properties in a
>> > package
>> > named resources, use resources.application here
>> > -->
>> > <init-param>
>> > <param-name>application</param-name>
>> >
>> > <param-value>uk.co.sibo.buyone.struts.resources.sibo</param-value>
>> > </init-param>
>> > <load-on-startup>2</load-on-startup>
>> > </servlet>
>> > <servlet>
>> > <servlet-name>StartupServlet</servlet-name>
>> >
>> > <servlet-class>uk.co.sibo.buyone.servlets.StartupServlet</servlet-class>
>> > <load-on-startup>3</load-on-startup>
>> > </servlet>
>> >
>> > <servlet-mapping>
>> > <servlet-name>action</servlet-name>
>> > <url-pattern>*.htm</url-pattern>
>> > </servlet-mapping>
>> >
>> > <servlet-mapping>
>> > <servlet-name>StartupServlet</servlet-name>
>> > <url-pattern>/servlets/StartupServlet</url-pattern>
>> > </servlet-mapping>
>> >
>> > Struts-config.xml snippet
>> > ----------------------------------
>> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
>> >
>> > <!DOCTYPE struts-config PUBLIC
>> > "-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Struts Configuration
>> > 1.1//EN"
>> > "http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/dtds/struts-config_1_1.dtd";>
>> >
>> > <struts-config>
>> >
>> > <form-beans>
>> >
>> > </form-beans>
>> >
>> > <global-exceptions>
>> >
>> >
>> > </global-exceptions>
>> >
>> >
>> > <global-forwards>
>> >
>> > <forward name="welcome" path="/welcome.htm"/>
>> >
>> > </global-forwards>
>> >
>> > <action-mappings>
>> >
>> >
>> > <action
>> > path="/welcome"
>> > type="org.apache.struts.actions.ForwardAction"
>> > parameter=".welcomeDefinition"/>
>> >
>> >
>> > </action-mappings>
>> >
>> > <plug-in
>> > className="org.apache.struts.tiles.TilesPlugin">
>> > <set-property
>> > property="definitions-config"
>> > value="/WEB-INF/tiles-defs.xml"/>
>> > </plug-in>
>> >
>> >
>> > </struts-config>
>> >
>> >
>> > index.jsp
>> > ------------
>> > <jsp:include page="/welcome.htm" />
>> >
>> >>From: "Martin Gainty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >>Reply-To: "Martin Gainty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >>To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <user@struts.apache.org>
>> >>Subject: Re: ActionServlet failing to load
>> >>Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 10:43:29 -0400
>> >>
>> >>Hard to decipher without knowing the 'root cause'
>> >>can we see the contents of your
>> >>web.xml
>> >>index.jsp
>> >>struts-config.xml
>> >>
>> >>M-
>> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Mannering"
>> >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >>To: <user@struts.apache.org>
>> >>Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 9:55 AM
>> >>Subject: ActionServlet failing to load
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>Hi all,
>> >>>
>> >>>I'm having a bizarre problem upon application startup where the
>> >>>ActionServlet is failing to load.
>> >>>
>> >>>This only happens on our deployment server, and the ActionServlet
>> loads
>> >>>normally whilst on our dev machine.
>> >>>
>> >>>Does anyone have on ideas on the below error? I'd be very grateful
>> for
>> >>>any help.
>> >>>
>> >>>17-Jul 09:53:30 INFO main [ApplicationContext.log] Marking servlet
>> >>> action
>> >>>as unavailable
>> >>>17-Jul 09:53:30 ERROR main [ApplicationContext.log] Servlet /sibo
>> threw
>> >>>load() exception
>> >>>javax.servlet.ServletException: Error instantiating servlet class
>> >>>org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet
>> >>> at
>> >>>org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1034)
>> >>> at
>> >>>org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:900)
>> >>> at
>> >>>org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:3823)
>> >>> at
>> >>>org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4087)
>> >>> at
>> >>>org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1011)
>> >>> at
>> >>>org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718)
>> >>> at
>> >>>org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1011)
>> >>> at
>> >>>org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:440)
>> >>> at
>> >>>org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450)
>> >>> at
>> >>>org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:683)
>> >>> at
>>org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:537)
>> >>> 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.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:271)
>> >>> at
>> >>> org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:409)
>> >>>17-Jul 09:53:30 DEBUG main [JspRuntimeContext.<init>] Parent class
>> >>> loader
>> >>>is: WebappClassLoader
>> >>> delegate: false
>> >>> repositories:
>> >>> /WEB-INF/classes/
>> >>>----------> Parent Classloader:
>> >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>Many thanks
>> >>>Robin
>> >>>
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