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UMESH KUSHWAH

unable to find ofbiz jar file

Recently i downloaded ofbiz 9.04 version for windows.

I installed mysql and java 6 and set the JAVA_HOME variable.

I unpacked the ofbiz downloaded zip file to C drive. It created a directory 'apache-ofbiz-09.04'.

As per the documentation, i went to the above directory and executed 'startofbiz.bat' command.

But it gave the following error message.
C:\apache-ofbiz-09.04>"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_21\bin\java" -Xms128M -Xmx
512M -jar ofbiz.jar
Unable to access jarfile ofbiz.jar

It's unable to find ofbiz.jar file.

I also searched for ofbiz.jar file in entire apache-ofbiz-09.04 folder. It's not found.

Where can i find that file? Hope it's part of the downloaded zip file.

Please help.

pankaj savita

Re: unable to find ofbiz jar file

Hi Umesh,

I also faced the same condition, when I took checkout of ofbiz10.04.
I run command ofbiz10.04>ant run-install
if it Build Successfully, You will get the ofbiz.jar file in path "*
ofbiz10.04/framework/start/lib/ofbiz.jar*"
Copy the ofbiz.jar file from here to path "*Ofbiz10.04/*"
Now run command ofbiz10.04>java -Xms128M -Xmx512M -jar ofbiz.jar
It will deploy ofbiz & start server.

I hope this could help you.

--
Thanks & Regards,
Pankaj Savita
Mob: +91 9890262476
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On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 1:16 PM, UMESH KUSHWAH <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Recently i downloaded ofbiz 9.04 version for windows.
>
> I installed mysql and java 6 and set the JAVA_HOME variable.
>
> I unpacked the ofbiz downloaded zip file to C drive. It created a directory
> 'apache-ofbiz-09.04'.
>
> As per the documentation, i went to the above directory and executed
> 'startofbiz.bat' command.
>
> But it gave the following error message.
> C:\apache-ofbiz-09.04>"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_21\bin\java" -Xms128M
> -Xmx
> 512M -jar ofbiz.jar
> Unable to access jarfile ofbiz.jar
>
> It's unable to find ofbiz.jar file.
>
> I also searched for ofbiz.jar file in entire apache-ofbiz-09.04 folder.
> It's
> not found.
>
> Where can i find that file? Hope it's part of the downloaded zip file.
>
> Please help.
>
> --
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>

BJ Freeman

Re: unable to find ofbiz jar file

http://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html
and excellent job.

pankaj savita sent the following on 9/16/2010 8:19 AM:

> Hi Umesh,
>
> I also faced the same condition, when I took checkout of ofbiz10.04.
> I run command ofbiz10.04>ant run-install
> if it Build Successfully, You will get the ofbiz.jar file in path "*
> ofbiz10.04/framework/start/lib/ofbiz.jar*"
> Copy the ofbiz.jar file from here to path "*Ofbiz10.04/*"
> Now run command ofbiz10.04>java -Xms128M -Xmx512M -jar ofbiz.jar
> It will deploy ofbiz& start server.
>
> I hope this could help you.
>

Matt Warnock

Re: unable to find ofbiz jar file

The new info on the download page is great, good job Ruth and others!

My only comment is that in the right-side panel, it suggests running
"ant run-install", which is ONLY right for Windows. I am pretty sure
that on any Unix-derived system this command should always take the form
"./ant run-install". We should try to get newbies (like me) into that
habit right away.

We should also perhaps explain that "run-install" only installs, it
doesn't run, so you still need to choose from "java -jar ofbiz.jar",
"./ant run", or better yet "startofbiz.bat" or startofbiz.sh.

Perhaps a better approach is to just say "Follow the instructions in the
README file", which covers all of these topics and then some.

--
Matt Warnock <[hidden email]>
RidgeCrest Herbals, Inc.

On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 08:45 -0700, BJ Freeman wrote:

> http://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html
> and excellent job.
>
> pankaj savita sent the following on 9/16/2010 8:19 AM:
> > Hi Umesh,
> >
> > I also faced the same condition, when I took checkout of ofbiz10.04.
> > I run command ofbiz10.04>ant run-install
> > if it Build Successfully, You will get the ofbiz.jar file in path "*
> > ofbiz10.04/framework/start/lib/ofbiz.jar*"
> > Copy the ofbiz.jar file from here to path "*Ofbiz10.04/*"
> > Now run command ofbiz10.04>java -Xms128M -Xmx512M -jar ofbiz.jar
> > It will deploy ofbiz& start server.
> >
> > I hope this could help you.
> >

Jacques Le Roux

Re: unable to find ofbiz jar file

Administrator

From: "Matt Warnock" <[hidden email]>
> The new info on the download page is great, good job Ruth and others!
>
> My only comment is that in the right-side panel, it suggests running
> "ant run-install", which is ONLY right for Windows. I am pretty sure
> that on any Unix-derived system this command should always take the form
> "./ant run-install". We should try to get newbies (like me) into that
> habit right away.

Good point Matt, I will fix that, any ideas about the Chrome issue?

> We should also perhaps explain that "run-install" only installs, it
> doesn't run, so you still need to choose from "java -jar ofbiz.jar",
> "./ant run", or better yet "startofbiz.bat" or startofbiz.sh.

Right

> Perhaps a better approach is to just say "Follow the instructions in the
> README file", which covers all of these topics and then some.

Yes indeed, other opinions?

Jacques

> --
> Matt Warnock <[hidden email]>
> RidgeCrest Herbals, Inc.
>
> On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 08:45 -0700, BJ Freeman wrote:
>> http://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html
>> and excellent job.
>>
>> pankaj savita sent the following on 9/16/2010 8:19 AM:
>> > Hi Umesh,
>> >
>> > I also faced the same condition, when I took checkout of ofbiz10.04.
>> > I run command ofbiz10.04>ant run-install
>> > if it Build Successfully, You will get the ofbiz.jar file in path "*
>> > ofbiz10.04/framework/start/lib/ofbiz.jar*"
>> > Copy the ofbiz.jar file from here to path "*Ofbiz10.04/*"
>> > Now run command ofbiz10.04>java -Xms128M -Xmx512M -jar ofbiz.jar
>> > It will deploy ofbiz& start server.
>> >
>> > I hope this could help you.
>> >
>

Jacques Le Roux

Re: unable to find ofbiz jar file

Administrator

Hi Matt,

Inline...

From: "Matt Warnock" <[hidden email]>

>I don't use Chrome, so I haven't seen the issue. Looks fine in Firefox,
> IE and Opera, though. Good work.
>
> What follows is perhaps slightly off-topic, but you *asked* for other
> opinions. BTW, when I lived in France, I was often told that whenever
> two French men are gathered, you will find at least three opinions. I
> have offered several more than my quota under that rule. Mais, "tant
> pis." ;)
>
> I would like to see the install stuff streamlined and simplified for us
> newbies. I am pretty computer-literate (or I've thought since about
> 1980) but I am new to Java as well as OFBiz, so there is a lot of stuff
> here that was completely foreign to me when I started. We need to
> minimize the pain of getting started where we can.
>
> I don't think we can fix "./ant" vs "ant", since Windows doesn't allow
> the "./ant" syntax, and Unix pretty much requires it. This problem bit
> me early on, like after my first attempted upgrade, and I didn't have a
> clue why I was suddenly getting a cascade of weird build errors.
>
> But perhaps we could put a test in build.xml that requires a certain
> version of ant and complains unless it gets exactly that. It could then
> say something like:
>
> You are running ant version x.xx, but version y.yy is required. The
> correct version of ant is provided in the OFBiz root directory. Make
> sure you are in that directory, and then (unless you are in Windows)
> type "./ant <target>" instead of just "ant <target>".
>
> The README should probably also explain that only Sun/Oracle Java works,
> so stay away from the other flavors of Java. I tried to run it under
> openJDK, and failed miserably. It should also explain that Java 6 means
> 1.6, Java 5 means 1.5, and you need the full JDK, not just the JRE. It
> seems like there are lots of names (Java EE, Glassfish, other options)
> for what a newbie really needs, so maybe even a direct URL to download
> would help.

There has been already a such effort in trunk, please see macro.xml. If you want to improve I'd suggest a Jira+patch (same for
README)

> I run mostly Debian and Ubuntu (used to be a RedHat guy in the days
> before Fedora), and the rc.ofbiz.for.debian has never worked on any
> machine I have tried, so I have rolled my own. Perhaps it is just out
> of date, or assumes that you want to log to console (which seems
> contrary to my notions of an rc.local file). Nor have I seen an actual

I wrote the rc.ofbiz.for.debian and yes it's maybe outdated. Feel free to contribute your improvements

> Debian/Ubuntu package in any "standard" D/U repository, though the build
> stuff seems to be there to make them. But I think compiling from source
> is as good or better for OFBiz, even for newbies.
> But I really see no need for a separate Debian version anyway. The
> Redhat version sources a couple of script files that won't exist on
> Debian, but those functions we actually use (or quick and dirty
> substitutes for them) can be handled with an alias statement or two
> under bash, or an environment variable (as we do with $JAVA now). In
> addition to "start", "stop" and "restart", we could include targets like
> "debug", "svninfo", "backup" or whatever else might be helpful to the
> community. I'd be happy to work on a more universal rc.script if the
> community feels that might be helpful.

This is Adam's, I never looked at it closely

> I find "./ant run-install" and its related family of build targets
> confusing to newbies. While "run" does about what I would expect it to,
> "run-install" doesn't run ofbiz at all, it just installs the demo data,
> and "run-install-seed" does LESS than "run-install", not more. People
> who know "ant" may know that "ant -p" gives help on targets, but newbies
> like me don't. If I ruled the world (which, sadly :), I don't), the
> targets might look something like this:
>
> (the default target would be "help", not "build")
> help -> give quick help on ant/ofbiz building
> ant is the build tool (like "make") for Java
> use the local version (./ant on Unix, cd $OFBHOME on windows)?
> popular targets include xyz, for a complete list "ant -p"
> this help should NOT include the version test suggested above
> test test for correct versions of ant, Sun Java
> this should be done before any real building is done

Typing only ant is very convenient in every day work. I don't know what others think, opininons?

> clean-all -> should work through the entity-engine (to be db-agnostic)?
> but maybe it should confirm before destroying a production DB?
> build -> build all the code for ofbiz.jar (as it does now)
> run -> run ofbiz in foreground, showing console log,
> using preferred/suggested memory settings, options, etc
> install -> configure/install /etc/init.d/ofbiz to run as daemon
> Daemon should log to files or syslog, not console
> uninstall -> remove scripts created by install
> admin-user -> install the admin user only
> data-seed -> install only seed data
> data-demo -> install only demo data (assume seed is already there)
> data-ext -> install only external data (or tell how to create it)
> demo -> build, data-seed, admin-user, data-demo, run (don't install)
> maybe end by telling them where to point their browser
>
> Just some thoughts as an all-too-recent, and still, newbie.

Thank for them, it's good to share, but please use rather the OFBiz ML, it's a community and *we* need to share.

Jacques

> Matt Warnock <[hidden email]>
> RidgeCrest Herbals, Inc.
>
> On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 21:53 +0200, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>> From: "Matt Warnock" <[hidden email]>
>> > The new info on the download page is great, good job Ruth and others!
>> >
>> > My only comment is that in the right-side panel, it suggests running
>> > "ant run-install", which is ONLY right for Windows. I am pretty sure
>> > that on any Unix-derived system this command should always take the form
>> > "./ant run-install". We should try to get newbies (like me) into that
>> > habit right away.
>>
>> Good point Matt, I will fix that, any ideas about the Chrome issue?
>>
>>
>> > We should also perhaps explain that "run-install" only installs, it
>> > doesn't run, so you still need to choose from "java -jar ofbiz.jar",
>> > "./ant run", or better yet "startofbiz.bat" or startofbiz.sh.
>>
>> Right
>>
>> > Perhaps a better approach is to just say "Follow the instructions in the
>> > README file", which covers all of these topics and then some.
>>
>> Yes indeed, other opinions?
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>> > --
>> > Matt Warnock <[hidden email]>
>> > RidgeCrest Herbals, Inc.
>> >
>> > On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 08:45 -0700, BJ Freeman wrote:
>> >> http://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html
>> >> and excellent job.
>> >>
>> >> pankaj savita sent the following on 9/16/2010 8:19 AM:
>> >> > Hi Umesh,
>> >> >
>> >> > I also faced the same condition, when I took checkout of ofbiz10.04.
>> >> > I run command ofbiz10.04>ant run-install
>> >> > if it Build Successfully, You will get the ofbiz.jar file in path "*
>> >> > ofbiz10.04/framework/start/lib/ofbiz.jar*"
>> >> > Copy the ofbiz.jar file from here to path "*Ofbiz10.04/*"
>> >> > Now run command ofbiz10.04>java -Xms128M -Xmx512M -jar ofbiz.jar
>> >> > It will deploy ofbiz& start server.
>> >> >
>> >> > I hope this could help you.
>> >> >
>> >
>

abha_tiwari

Re: unable to find ofbiz jar file

In reply to this post by pankaj savita

Hi Pankaj,

I am also facing the same condition.
When I run the command : ofbiz10.04>ant run-install
it says : "/bin/java" -jar /framework/base/lib/ant-launcher-1.7.1.jar -lib framework/base/lib/ant run-install
The system cannot find the specified path

How can I solve this and get ofbiz server installed?

Jacques Le Roux

Re: unable to find ofbiz jar file

Administrator

Use ./ant run-install, OFBiz has its own version of ant, and if you use an older one you will get this error.

BTW this has been explained many times already...

Jacques

From: "abha_tiwari" <[hidden email]>

> Hi Pankaj,
>
> I am also facing the same condition.
> When I run the command : ofbiz10.04>ant run-install
> it says : *"/bin/java" -jar /framework/base/lib/ant-launcher-1.7.1.jar -lib
> framework/base/lib/ant run-install
> The system cannot find the specified path*
>
> How can I solve this and get ofbiz server installed?
>
>
> --
> View this message in context: http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/unable-to-find-ofbiz-jar-file-tp2540054p4176140.html
> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

abha_tiwari

Re: unable to find ofbiz jar file

Thanks a lot for your reply. I used ant run-install since I am working on Windows. But somehow it doesn't work.

The error is still the same. Please help.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Abha

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jacques.le.roux-2

Re: unable to find ofbiz jar file

Which version (Release.revision) are you using?

Jacques

abha_tiwari <[hidden email]> a écrit :

> Thanks a lot for your reply. I used ant run-install since I am
> working on Windows. But somehow it doesn't work.
>
> The error is still the same. Please help.
>
>
> Thanks a lot in advance.
>
> Abha
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jacques Le Roux [via OFBiz] <[hidden email]>
> To: abha_tiwari <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Saturday, 10 December 2011 1:47 AM
> Subject: Re: unable to find ofbiz jar file
>
>
> Use ./ant run-install, OFBiz has its own version of ant, and if you
> use an older one you will get this error.
>
> BTW this has been explained many times already...
>
> Jacques
>
> From: "abha_tiwari" <[hidden email]>
>
>> Hi Pankaj,
>>
>> I am also facing the same condition.
>> When I run the command : ofbiz10.04>ant run-install
>> it says : *"/bin/java" -jar /framework/base/lib/ant-launcher-1.7.1.jar -lib
>> framework/base/lib/ant run-install
>> The system cannot find the specified path*
>>
>> How can I solve this and get ofbiz server installed?
>>
>>
>> --
>> View this message in context:
>> http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/unable-to-find-ofbiz-jar-file-tp2540054p4176140.html
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>
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abha_tiwari

Re: unable to find ofbiz jar file

Version : 10.04

Abha

From: jacques.le.roux-2 [via OFBiz] <[hidden email]>
To: abha_tiwari <[hidden email]>
Sent: Monday, 12 December 2011 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: unable to find ofbiz jar file

Which version (Release.revision) are you using?

Jacques

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