> From: Bob Marcum [mailto:bmar...@bcscomputers.com] > Subject: Seeking the right solution to > java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver > > That would mean code directly in my app could see all the > jar files in WEB-INF/lib but hibernate code, for instance, > could not ?? !!
Depends on where the Hibernate jar is located. If you've put that in the webapp's WEB-INF/lib directory, you shouldn't have a problem. If you've placed the Hibernate jar in some other location, you will need to put the MySQL jar in the same place. > A solution I found to work is to copy the mysql-connector-java-3.1.10- > bin.jar file into my jseHOME/jre/lib/ext directory. Be very, very careful if you copy jars - in this case you want to move it, not copy it. Having the same jar in multiple locations on a given branch of the classloading tree will result in never ending errors. If your Hibernate jar is in jre/lib/ext, then, it's likely you will have to put the MySQL jar there. The Hibernate jar really belongs with your webapp, not in any more global location. - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
