Oh!.. Robert, btw.., I used tomcat admin to add the ResourceLink... try this url, http://localhost:8080/admin go to your apps and add the link from there....
This will make sure the xml is generated properly. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosdi bin Kasim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 2:56 PM Subject: Re: getConnection() returning a NULL JDBC driver > > Try this: > > DataSource ds = (DataSource) envCtx.lookup("jdbc/Transhub"); > > and for your ResourceLink, try > > <ResourceLink global="jdbc/Transhub" name="jdbc/Transhub" > type="javax.sql.DataSource"/> > > I dont know if that would make any difference.. but it works for me.. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Dunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 2:44 PM > Subject: RE: getConnection() returning a NULL JDBC driver > > > > Hi Rosdi, > > > > I tried your suggestions without much luck. When I create a context > > reference to the Interbase DB the code fails on the following line: > > > > DataSource ds = (DataSource) envCtx.lookup("jdbcTranshub"); > > > > with the error: > > > > Name jdbcTranshub is not bound in this Context > > > > The entry I created in the Server.XML file is: > > > > <Context path="C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat 4.1\webapps\transhub" > > docBase="transhub" debug="0" > > reloadable="true" crossContext="true"> > > <ResourceLink global="jdbc/Transhub" name="jdbcTranshub" > > type="javax.sql.DataSource"/> > > </Context> > > > > Java code is: > > > > Context initCtx = new InitialContext(); > > Context envCtx = (Context) initCtx.lookup("java:comp/env"); > > DataSource ds = (DataSource) envCtx.lookup("jdbcTranshub"); > > Connection conn = ds.getConnection(); > > > > Any other ideas? > > > > Thanks in advance, Rob. > > > > PS: I did remove the "Resource-Ref" out of the web.xml file as well. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rosdi bin Kasim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, 2 September 2002 12:13 PM > > To: Tomcat Users List > > Subject: Re: getConnection() returning a NULL JDBC driver > > > > > > Robert, > > > > First of all.., I am using Oracle and Tomcat 4.1.9, so my answer might not > > apply to your problem.. > > > > I got the same error like yours.. but after I removed all reference to the > > datasource in web.xml and > > then I declared a ResourceLink like this in my server.xml my program is > > running perfectly. > > > > Here is my global datasource in server.xml > > > > <Resource auth="Container" name="jdbc/epantaidbPool" scope="Shareable" > > type="javax.sql.DataSource"/> > > <ResourceParams name="jdbc/epantaidbPool"> > > <parameter> > > <name>username</name> > > <value>epuser</value> > > </parameter> > > <parameter> > > <name>url</name> > > <value>jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:epantai</value> > > </parameter> > > <parameter> > > <name>password</name> > > <value>zaq12wsx</value> > > </parameter> > > <parameter> > > <name>maxActive</name> > > <value>20</value> > > </parameter> > > <parameter> > > <name>maxWait</name> > > <value>5000</value> > > </parameter> > > <parameter> > > <name>driverClassName</name> > > <value>oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver</value> > > </parameter> > > <parameter> > > <name>maxIdle</name> > > <value>10</value> > > </parameter> > > </ResourceParams> > > > > > > And then here is the resource link for my application, also in server.xml. > > > > > > <Context className="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext" > > cachingAllowed="true" > > charsetMapperClass="org.apache.catalina.util.CharsetMapper" cookies="true" > > crossContext="false" debug="0" > > docBase="C:\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.9\webapps\mediline_upload" > > mapperClass="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextMapper" > > path="/mediline_upload" privileged="false" reloadable="false" > > useNaming="true" wrapperClass="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper"> > > <ResourceLink global="jdbc/epantaidbPool" > > name="jdbc/epantaidbPool" type="javax.sql.DataSource"/> > > </Context> > > > > > > Then I create a singleton class to initialise the datasource, all my codes > > then get the connection from this singleton class. > > > > I attach the server.xml, web.xml, ConnCache.java, and DatabaseManager.java > > for your reference. Hope that helps.. > > > > Regards, > > Rosdi. > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert Dunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 9:37 AM > > Subject: getConnection() returning a NULL JDBC driver > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I am attempting to get a connection to the JDBC entry from the > server.xml > > > file and keep getting the error "Cannot load JDBC driver class 'null'". > > The > > > error occurs when I attempt to call "ds.getConnection();". I have placed > > all > > > of the Interbase JAR files in the Common\Lib directory; Do I need > > > to register these with Tomcat somehow? > > > > > > All of the files/system are detailed below. Any ideas would be helpful. > > > > > > Platform: > > > WinXP > > > Tomcat 4.1.9 Stand Alone > > > > > > Java code: > > > Context initCtx = new InitialContext(); > > > Context envCtx = (Context) initCtx.lookup("java:comp/env"); > > > DataSource ds = (DataSource) envCtx.lookup("jdbc/Transhub"); > > > Connection conn = ds.getConnection(); > > > > > > The entry in the web.xml file is as follows: > > > <resource-ref> > > > <description>Interbase JDBC</description> > > > <res-ref-name>jdbc/Transhub</res-ref-name> > > > <res-type>javax.sql.DataSource</res-type> > > > <res-auth>Container</res-auth> > > > </resource-ref> > > > > > > Entry from the server.xml file is: > > > > > > <Resource name="jdbc/Transhub" auth="Container" > > > type="javax.sql.DataSource" > > > description="Resource name for the interbase client > connection"/> > > > <ResourceParams name="jdbc/Transhub"> > > > <parameter> > > > <name>description</name> > > > <value>Resource Parameters for the Transhub Interbase DB</value> > > > </parameter> > > > <parameter> > > > <name>maxActive</name> > > > <value>8</value> > > > </parameter> > > > <parameter> > > > <name>maxIdle</name> > > > <value>4</value> > > > </parameter> > > > <parameter> > > > <name>user</name> > > > <value>sysdba</value> > > > </parameter> > > > <parameter> > > > <name>password</name> > > > <value>XXXX</value> > > > </parameter> > > > <parameter> > > > <name>driverClassName</name> > > > <value>interbase.interclient.Driver</value> > > > </parameter> > > > <parameter> > > > <name>url</name> > > > <value>jdbc:interbase://localhost/C:/Program Files/Common > > Files/Insfin > > > Shared/data/iitweb.gdb</value> > > > </parameter> > > > </ResourceParams> > > > > > > Thanks in advance, Rob :-> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>