Using Spring with a JAR File

[Ascalonian]

Using Eclipse, I setup a Java Project that uses the Spring framework. It runs successfully in Eclipse.

I need to create a JAR file of all the class files so I can move them to a server.

However, when I run the jar file using:

java -jar someName.jar org.com.companyName.TestThis

It complains that it cannot find the XML file that is needed.

How do I add the XML files to the CLASSPATH so that the JAR will recognize them?

 

[TonHu]

I think (assume) the Spring framework needs an appserver (like JBoss, Glassfish, etc) with it's specific directory structure and installed infrastructure to be used. You won't be running it from a commandline then, though. But I may be wrong...

HTH
TonHu

 

[stefanwagner]

The CLASSPATH is used to search for classes - not for any filetype else, afaik. Finding the file is a duty of your code.

You may use a self defined variable, to change that value at runtime:

java ... -Dsetupfile='/foo/bar/file.xml'

and

sFilename = getProperty ("setupfile")

see file:///$JAVA_HOME/docs/technotes/tools/solaris/java.html#options , Option -D and java.util.Properties


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[Diancecht]

How are you reading your XML?

Cheers,
Dian

 

[Ascalonian]

Sorry for the delay in responses.

Spring does not need an appserver running. It uses jdbc.

As for how I am reading my XML, what do you mean? I am trying to place the currency Spring config files into the JAR so that it recognizes it.

Should it go into the META-INF/classes folder?

I am also looking into using Maven to automatically handle this.