I tried the following 2 ways and get the same error: Object hdrObj = cntx.lookup("java:comp/env/B2BOrderHeader"); headerHome = (B2BOrderHeaderHome) and headerHome = (B2BOrderHeaderHome)cntx.lookup("B2BOrderHeader"); error: javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: B2BOrderHeader not found at com.evermind.server.rmi.RMIContext.lookup(JAX) at com.evermind.server.hl.f3(JAX) at com.evermind.server.hl.lookup(JAX) at javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(Unknown Source) at replacement.OrderBeanWrapper.loadOrder(OrderBeanWrapper.java:142) at __jspPage1_replacement_loadorder_jsp._jspService(__jspPage1_replacement_load order_jsp.java:44) at com.orionserver.http.OrionHttpJspPage.service(JAX) at com.evermind.server.http.HttpApplication.xa(JAX) at com.evermind.server.http.JSPServlet.service(JAX) at com.evermind.server.http.d3.so(JAX) at com.evermind.server.http.d3.sm(JAX) at com.evermind.server.http.ef.su(JAX) at com.evermind.server.http.ef.dn(JAX) at com.evermind.util.f.run(JAX) The line 142 is: headerHome = (B2BOrderHeaderHome) cntx.lookup("B2BOrderHeader"); Thanks in advance for your help Prabahkar -----Original Message----- From: Rafael Alvarez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:59 AM To: Orion-Interest Subject: Re: problem in accessing ejb from a bean in web-inf/classes directory . Hello Prabahkar, Monday, February 26, 2001, 7:38:40 PM, you wrote: Try using Object hdrObj = cntx.lookup("B2BOrderHeader"); I think I remember vagely a thread in this list about java:comp/, but that was 3000 messages ago :). Anyway, this works fine for me. -- Best regards, Rafael mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]