I am not sure if this is a typo in the quick start instructions, but
there is a reference to openjpa-x.x.x/lib/persistence-api-1.0.jar which
is not in the download of openjpa-1.0.0
What jars must i include for a standalone SE program as there are quite
a few in the lib directory or can i just get away with openjpa.jar?
Regards
Lance
Getting Started with OpenJPA in Netbeans
1. Download the OpenJPA binary release from the downloads
<http://openjpa.apache.org/downloads.html> page and unpack it by
double-clicking it.
2. Launch Netbeans (this sample was tested with Netbeans 5.5, but any
recent version should work).
3. Select the *File* menu and select *New Project*.
4. On the *New Project* page, select Category:*General*
Projects:*Java Project with Existing Ant Script*, then click the
*Next* button.
5. Press the *Browse* button next to the *Location* field, and
navigate to the unpacked OpenJPA directory
6. Press the *Browse* button next to the *Build Script* field, and
navigate to the unpacked OpenJPA directory through *examples*,
then *hellojpa*, and select the *build.xml* file and press the
*Open* button.
7. Type a name for the project, press *Set as Main Project* and press
the *Next* button on the wizard.
8. Press *Next* to accept the *Build and Run Actions*.
9. On the *Source Package Folders* page, press *Add Folder*, select
the *examples* folder, and press *Next*.
10. On the *Java Sources Classpath* page, press *Add JAR/Folder* and
select the openjpa-x.x.x/lib/persistence-api-1.0.jar which
contains the JPA API classes which is used to compile against.
11. Press *Finish*
12. A new project will open, containing the OpenJPA jar and the
examples source files.
13. On the *Package Explorer*, expand the top-level folder, then the
*examples* folder, then *hellojpa*.
14. Navigate to the *build.xml* file in the *hellojpa* folder (note
that there is also a *build.xml* file in the parent folder, which
should not be used). Right-click the *build.xml* file, and select
the *Run Target* sub-menu, then select *run*.
15. The database will be initialized (using the stand-alone Derby
database, which is included with the OpenJPA distribution) and the
*Main.java* class will be run. In the *Console*, you should see
the text /Hello Persistence!/.
16. Congratulations! You have run your first sample program using
OpenJPA. Examine the *Main.java* example program, as well as the
*Message.java* entity class, play with them by adding fields and
working on new persistence operations. Have fun!
