Use this, modify to suit: root@srv01:/opt/ofbiz.import/bin# cat load_xml.sh #! /bin/bash
if [ ! -f "$1" ]; then echo "ERROR: finding $1" exit fi #cd /opt/ofbiz ./ant run-install-file -Ddata-file=$1 On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Chris Clark <rip...@gmail.com> wrote: > so i know i can do this.. > > java -jar ofbiz.jar -install -file=file.xml > > although that doesnt work on my system i get > > Exception in thread "main" org.ofbiz.base.start.StartupException: Couldn't > not fetch config instance at > org.ofbiz.base.start.Start.init(Start.java:202) at > org.ofbiz.base.start.Start.main(Start.java:127) Caused by: > java.io.IOException: Cannot load configuration properties : > org/ofbiz/base/start/-install.properties at > org.ofbiz.base.start.Config.getPropertiesFile(Config.java:229) at > org.ofbiz.base.start.Config.readConfig(Config.java:297) at > org.ofbiz.base.start.Config.getInstance(Config.java:58) at > org.ofbiz.base.start.Start.init(Start.java:200) ... 1 more > > > is this another one of those i didnt declare the classes thing? because i > read in the classes and its still the same error... is there some > idiosyncrasy to installing multiple files say from a directory... > > please help > > Chris >