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NoClassDefFoundError

Colleagues,

I have written a program, which uses a Comm package to talk to the serial port (I'm using Sun One). It's main class is the SerialPortEventListener:

public class CTesaComm extends javax.swing.JFrame implements SerialPortEventListener {
...
}

The program build successfully, but when i try to run it, like this:

java -cp . CTesaComm

It gives this error

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/comm/SerialPort
EventListener
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)

When I try to run my program without the -cp option, it gives this error:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: CTesaComm

Here's my CLASSPATH (system variable under XP):

C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\lib\comm.jar; E:\n\kalaco\comm\app

The first one is the comm library, the latter one is the path to my program.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Nick

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CEHJ

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CEHJ

If you have a classpath set, you should probably add the current directory to it so change:

>>C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\lib\comm.jar; E:\n\kalaco\comm\app

to

.;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\lib\comm.jar;E:\n\kalaco\comm\app

kender_a

ASKER

>> java -cp .;%CLASSPATH% CTesaComm

It worked, and I have two additional questions:

1. My program can not find ports any more (but doesn't raise any exceptions)?

2. What should I ship to a person, who doesn't have JDK?

Thanks,
Nick

CEHJ

1. I think the phrase 'any more' is a little dubious ;-) It can't have been finding them before. All i can suggest is to look closely at the examples that come with Java Comm and make sure your code mimics it.

2. What should I ship to a person, who doesn't have JDK?

They will have to install the JRE (runtime environment they don't need the SDK). Point them to the link to that on the Sun site. Alternatively you could use Java Web Start (see Sun site)

kender_a

ASKER

When the my application was running in the debugger it WAS successfully enumerating ports. After I wrote this question, I had copied the java.comm.properties and win32com.dll into my release and JRE folders, but it didn't help.

CEHJ

Oh OK - you were running in a different way before then?

Copy the dll into one of the directories revealed by running this program with the parameter "java.library.path"

/**
* Description of the Class
*
* @author CEHJ
* @created 30 March 2004
*/
public class Props {

/**
* The main program for the Props class
*
* @param args The command line arguments
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
if (args.length > 0) {
for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
System.out.println(System.getProperty(args[0]));
}
}
else {
System.getProperties().list(System.out);
}
}
}

Not sure where the props file should go - check docs

CEHJ

>>Not sure where the props file should go - check docs

But almost certainly in your classpath ;-)

kender_a

ASKER

I have figured out where to put the propertirs and the dll:

win32comm.dll.... C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3.1_01\bin

comm.jar ....C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3.1_01\lib\ext

javax.comm.properties....C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3.1_01\lib.

kender_a

ASKER

I have another question, though, if you will.

How to make a windows shortcut to launch my app quickly?

Thasnk,
Nick

CEHJ

Various ways

a. Right click the folder or desktop and choose 'Create shortcut'. Put same command as you do at the command line in there
b. Create an executable jar
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/introcs/80systems/jar/jar.html

Mayank S

You can also make a batch-file which runs the command that you use to run your app, and either place the batch file on the desktop (be sure to change your directory to the directory containing the class-file), or make a short-cut to the batch file.

CEHJ

8-)