Have you tried putting the jar in this path C:\ColdFusion8\wwwroot\WEB-INF\lib
Thanks On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 5:56 PM, Doug Boude (rhymes with 'loud') < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, from what I've read thus far, deploying a jar file is so easy that > even a monkey could do it. As I understand it, if I drop the jar file into > the /lib directory and then restart CF 8, it will magically be available to > me. Only, I must be missing something because this hasn't been the case. > Here are the details: > > I am working on a project that requires the use of java proxies. I am in > the process of setting up my local environment using CF8 developer edition, > standalone. I drop the jar file (Wdqc00sm.jar) into the /lib directory and > restart. I then attempt to execute a template with two lines in it: > <cfset objSecurity = > createobject("Java","Wdqc00sm.Abean.Wdqc00s1SecurityAuthorization").Init()> > <cfdump var="#objSecurity#"> > > and promptly get the error: > Object Instantiation Exception. > An exception occurred when instantiating a Java object. The class must not > be an interface or an abstract class. Error: > com/ca/gen75/jprt/ProxyException. > > Now, if I take the exact same template and execute it on the remote dev > server where CF8 is running J2EE style on Linux (which I can't develop on > due to other issues), with the same jar file deployed there, the object is > created and dumps just fine. > > SO, can anybody tell me what I have to do to successfully install/deploy > this jar file locally? > > Any input is MUCH appreciated. :) > > Doug > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:308153 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4