Dr. Exner, It helps to understand classloading in Tomcat. I just got Axis up and running on the following system.
Windows/2000 Professional Java JDK 1.5.0_04 Tomcat 5.59 I will assume that this works the same on my Linux box (Fedora Core 4) since Apache is great in making cross-platform tools. The reference in the Tomcat documentation you want is the following: http://localhost:8080/tomcat-docs/class-loader-howto.html In particular, the following paragraph: For classes and resources that must be shared across all web applications, place unpacked classes and resources under $CATALINA_BASE/shared/classes, or place JAR files containing those classes and resources under $CATALINA_BASE/shared/lib. For my environment, this is what I did. 1) Downloaded axis-bin-1_3.zip 2) Unzipped it someplace convenient (C:\src\axis-1_3) 3) Copied the axis folder under webapps to my $CATALINA_HOME\webapps 4) Ran the Axis Happiness Page and noted I needed the following jars a) activation.jar b) mailapi.jar c) xmlsec.jar 5) Read the instructions and picked up the jars from the appropriate places. The first two are from Sun, and the last one is from Apache. 6) Dropped the jars in $CATALINA_HOME\shared\lib since I expect to write multiple webapps with Axis 7) Stopped and restated Tomcat The Axis Happiness Page now reports "happiness". In general, if you need jars in a single web application, put them in WEB-INF\lib of the webapp. If you need to share libraries across all web applications, put the jar in $CATALINA_HOME\shared\lib. If you need to have Tomcat use them as well (for example, JDBC drivers to set up JNDI datasources), then you put the jars in $CATALINA_HOME\common\lib (see http://localhost:8080/tomcat-docs/jndi-datasource-examples-howto.html) Hope this helps. /mde/ --- "Dr. Exner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for this hint, > > but it did not work. I copied the file into both > directories but got the > same old error on startup. > May be I did something wrong "from the beginning"? > But there is not much to > configure with the self extracting exe file. > > D. Exner > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hadraba Petr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Tomcat Users List" <users@tomcat.apache.org> > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 11:28 AM > Subject: Re: how to get help if no answer from this > list? > > > > Hi, > > > > did you try to copy the `activation.jar' in the > common/lib/ (or > > common/endorsed/ if newer version then in JRE) > directory? This path is > > _always_ included in the CLASSPATH by the startup > scripts... > > > > I have there JDBC drivers, xalan, xerces (in the > common/endorsed-) and > > it works fine. > > > > And the second benefit of this directories is > platform independence... > > Simply you copy tomcat directory to UNIX or other > Windoze with no > > Control Panel hacking or other problems... > > > > PETR > > > > > > On 2/20/06, Richard Schilling > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Dr. Exner: > >> > >> Don't dismay. Sometimes it takes this listserve > of volunteers time to > >> answer questions. > >> > >> You didn't mention what platform you're using, > but it appears to be > >> Windows - by you mentioning the Windows control > panel. > >> > >> /WEB-INF/server-config.wsdd was created, but you > should check it for > >> settings appropriate for your installation. If > it was there to begin > >> with you might check the path your shortcut > executes Tomcat in. > >> > >> As for the .jar files not being found, you might > want to try setting the > >> path that Tomcat starts in in the shortcut link. > There's a place to > >> indicate what directory to run the program from. > >> > >> Richard Schilling > >> Cognition Group, Inc. > >> Seattle, WA > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Dr. Exner wrote: > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > for a course including a short introduction and > demo on web services I > >> > have to decide, whether to base it on > java/tomcat/axis or on C#/.NET. > >> > Because I'm using xerces-j already in this > course (and for some other > >> > reasons), I preffered the java solution. > However, I hang with the test > >> > installation and I got no answer to my question > from this list. Is > >> > there > >> > another chance for support with tomcat/axis or > is C#/.NET the solution > >> > to my aim? > >> > > >> > The question was: > >> > -------------------------------- > >> > with both, the preconfigured version from > >> > jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9-preconfigured.zip and the > installation from > >> > apache-tomcat-5.5.15.exe I get the following > startup messages: > >> > > >> > - "Unable to find config file. Creating new > servlet engine config > >> > file: > >> > /WEB-INF/server-config.wsdd" > >> > - "Unable to find required classes > (javax.activation.DataHandler and > >> > javax.mail.internet.MimeMultipart). ..." > >> > > >> > However, the activation.jar (from jaf-1.0.2) is > included in the > >> > CLASSPATH (via Windows Control Panel) correctly > and a test > >> > application successfully uses the > javax.activation.DataHandler class > >> > from this archive. > >> > > >> > I wouldn't care for this but the main reason > for using tomcat (at the > >> > moment) is the axis-j toolset. While validating > the axis installation > >> > with > >> > the "happy axis" page I get the same error: > >> > "Error: could not find class > javax.activation.DataHandler from file > >> > activation.jar > >> > Axis will not work." > >> > --------------------------------- > >> > For my understanding axis inherits the runtime > environment from the > >> > tomcat server. > >> > Of course I experienced with the settings in > the autoexec.bat file from > >> > the tomcat installation. > >> > > >> > > >> > Kind Regards > >> > D. 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