Hi!!

Im new in EJB and yesterday i have tried to deploy the CustomerEJB( excersice 6.1). I follow all the steps from the AppendixA because im using oracle database 9i, but i got a big exception when i start jboss and it tries to deploy the ejb. My environment is the next one:

jdk 1.3_06
ant 1.5.1
Windows xp
Oracle 9i

The exception is this one:



2003-01-03 22:56:11,186 INFO [org.jboss.system.server.Server] JBoss (MX MicroKernel) [3.0.4 Date:200211021607] Started in 0m:33s:819ms
2003-01-03 22:57:11,613 INFO [org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer] Starting deployment of package: file:/C:/java/jboss-3.0.4_tomcat-4.1.12/server/default/deploy/titandb-service.xml
2003-01-03 22:57:11,683 WARN [org.jboss.system.ServiceController] jboss.jca:service=LocalTxDS,name=OracleDS does not implement any Service methods
2003-01-03 22:57:11,683 INFO [org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.JBossManagedConnectionPool] Creating
2003-01-03 22:57:11,683 INFO [org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.JBossManagedConnectionPool] Created
2003-01-03 22:57:11,693 INFO [org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.JBossManagedConnectionPool] Starting
2003-01-03 22:57:11,703 INFO [org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.JBossManagedConnectionPool] Started
2003-01-03 22:57:11,703 INFO [org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer] Deployed package: file:/C:/java/jboss-3.0.4_tomcat-4.1.12/server/default/deploy/titandb-service.xml
2003-01-03 22:57:11,713 INFO [org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer] Starting deployment of package: file:/C:/java/jboss-3.0.4_tomcat-4.1.12/server/default/deploy/titan.jar
2003-01-03 22:57:11,984 INFO [org.jboss.ejb.EJBDeployer]
Bean : CustomerEJB
Method : public Integer ejbCreate(Integer)
Section: 10.6.4
Warning: The throws clause must define the javax.ejb.CreateException.

2003-01-03 22:57:11,994 INFO [org.jboss.ejb.EjbModule] Creating
2003-01-03 22:57:12,024 INFO [org.jboss.ejb.EjbModule] Deploying CustomerEJB
2003-01-03 22:57:12,294 INFO [org.jboss.ejb.EjbModule] Created
2003-01-03 22:57:12,294 INFO [org.jboss.ejb.EjbModule] Starting
2003-01-03 22:57:12,564 ERROR [org.jboss.metadata.XmlFileLoader] java.lang.NullPointerException:-1:3
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.crimson.parser.Parser2.parseInternal(Parser2.java:524)
at org.apache.crimson.parser.Parser2.parse(Parser2.java:305)
at org.apache.crimson.parser.XMLReaderImpl.parse(XMLReaderImpl.java:433)
at org.apache.crimson.jaxp.DocumentBuilderImpl.parse(DocumentBuilderImpl.java:185)
at javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder.parse(DocumentBuilder.java:86)
at org.jboss.metadata.XmlFileLoader.getDocument(XmlFileLoader.java:257)
at org.jboss.metadata.XmlFileLoader.getDocumentFromURL(XmlFileLoader.java:226)
at org.jboss.metadata.XmlFileLoader.getDocument(XmlFileLoader.java:211)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.metadata.JDBCXmlFileLoader.load(JDBCXmlFileLoader.java:74)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.JDBCStoreManager.loadJDBCEntityMetaData(JDBCStoreManager.java:677)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.JDBCStoreManager.initStoreManager(JDBCStoreManager.java:389)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.JDBCStoreManager.start(JDBCStoreManager.java:339)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.CMPPersistenceManager.start(CMPPersistenceManager.java:198)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer.start(EntityContainer.java:376)
at org.jboss.ejb.Container.invoke(Container.java:756)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer.invoke(EntityContainer.java:1058)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceController.java:978)
at $Proxy5.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:398)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.util.jmx.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:174)
at $Proxy20.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.ejb.EjbModule.startService(EjbModule.java:430)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.start(ServiceMBeanSupport.java:165)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceController.java:978)
at $Proxy5.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:398)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.util.jmx.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:174)
at $Proxy9.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.ejb.EJBDeployer.start(EJBDeployer.java:395)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:807)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:621)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:585)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.util.jmx.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:174)
at $Proxy4.deploy(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.deploy(URLDeploymentScanner.java:435)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.scanDirectory(URLDeploymentScanner.java:656)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.scan(URLDeploymentScanner.java:507)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.doScan(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:212)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.loop(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:225)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.run(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:202)
2003-01-03 22:57:12,845 WARN [org.jboss.system.ServiceController] Problem starting service jboss.j2ee:jndiName=CustomerHomeRemote,service=EJB
org.jboss.deployment.DeploymentException: java.lang.NullPointerException; - nested throwable: (java.lang.NullPointerException)
at org.jboss.metadata.XmlFileLoader.getDocument(XmlFileLoader.java:267)
at org.jboss.metadata.XmlFileLoader.getDocumentFromURL(XmlFileLoader.java:226)
at org.jboss.metadata.XmlFileLoader.getDocument(XmlFileLoader.java:211)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.metadata.JDBCXmlFileLoader.load(JDBCXmlFileLoader.java:74)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.JDBCStoreManager.loadJDBCEntityMetaData(JDBCStoreManager.java:677)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.JDBCStoreManager.initStoreManager(JDBCStoreManager.java:389)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.JDBCStoreManager.start(JDBCStoreManager.java:339)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.CMPPersistenceManager.start(CMPPersistenceManager.java:198)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer.start(EntityContainer.java:376)
at org.jboss.ejb.Container.invoke(Container.java:756)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer.invoke(EntityContainer.java:1058)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceController.java:978)
at $Proxy5.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:398)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.util.jmx.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:174)
at $Proxy20.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.ejb.EjbModule.startService(EjbModule.java:430)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.start(ServiceMBeanSupport.java:165)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceController.java:978)
at $Proxy5.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:398)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.util.jmx.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:174)
at $Proxy9.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.ejb.EJBDeployer.start(EJBDeployer.java:395)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:807)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:621)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:585)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.util.jmx.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:174)
at $Proxy4.deploy(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.deploy(URLDeploymentScanner.java:435)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.scanDirectory(URLDeploymentScanner.java:656)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.scan(URLDeploymentScanner.java:507)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.doScan(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:212)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.loop(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:225)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.run(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:202)
+ nested throwable:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.crimson.parser.Parser2.parseInternal(Parser2.java:524)
at org.apache.crimson.parser.Parser2.parse(Parser2.java:305)
at org.apache.crimson.parser.XMLReaderImpl.parse(XMLReaderImpl.java:433)
at org.apache.crimson.jaxp.DocumentBuilderImpl.parse(DocumentBuilderImpl.java:185)
at javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder.parse(DocumentBuilder.java:86)
at org.jboss.metadata.XmlFileLoader.getDocument(XmlFileLoader.java:257)
at org.jboss.metadata.XmlFileLoader.getDocumentFromURL(XmlFileLoader.java:226)
at org.jboss.metadata.XmlFileLoader.getDocument(XmlFileLoader.java:211)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.metadata.JDBCXmlFileLoader.load(JDBCXmlFileLoader.java:74)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.JDBCStoreManager.loadJDBCEntityMetaData(JDBCStoreManager.java:677)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.JDBCStoreManager.initStoreManager(JDBCStoreManager.java:389)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.JDBCStoreManager.start(JDBCStoreManager.java:339)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.CMPPersistenceManager.start(CMPPersistenceManager.java:198)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer.start(EntityContainer.java:376)
at org.jboss.ejb.Container.invoke(Container.java:756)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer.invoke(EntityContainer.java:1058)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceController.java:978)
at $Proxy5.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:398)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.util.jmx.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:174)
at $Proxy20.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.ejb.EjbModule.startService(EjbModule.java:430)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.start(ServiceMBeanSupport.java:165)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceController.java:978)
at $Proxy5.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:398)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.util.jmx.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:174)
at $Proxy9.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.ejb.EJBDeployer.start(EJBDeployer.java:395)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:807)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:621)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:585)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.util.jmx.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:174)
at $Proxy4.deploy(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.deploy(URLDeploymentScanner.java:435)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.scanDirectory(URLDeploymentScanner.java:656)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.scan(URLDeploymentScanner.java:507)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.doScan(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:212)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.loop(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:225)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.run(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:202)
2003-01-03 22:57:13,556 INFO [org.jboss.ejb.EjbModule] Started
2003-01-03 22:57:13,566 INFO [org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer] Deployed package: file:/C:/java/jboss-3.0.4_tomcat-4.1.12/server/default/deploy/titan.jar
2003-01-03 22:57:13,586 ERROR [org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner] MBeanException: Exception in MBean operation 'checkIncompleteDeployments()'
Cause: Incomplete Deployment listing:
Packages waiting for a deployer:

Incompletely deployed packages:

MBeans waiting for classes:

MBeans waiting for other MBeans:
[ObjectName: jboss.jca:service=LocalTxCM,name=OracleDS
state: CONFIGURED
I Depend On: jboss.jca:service=LocalTxDS,name=OracleDS
jboss.jca:service=LocalTxPool,name=OracleDS
jboss.jca:service=CachedConnectionManager
jboss.security:name=JaasSecurityManager
jboss.jca:service=RARDeployer

Depends On Me: , ObjectName: jboss.j2ee:jndiName=CustomerHomeRemote,service=EJB
state: FAILED
I Depend On:
Depends On Me: org.jboss.deployment.DeploymentException: java.lang.NullPointerException; - nested throwable: (java.lang.NullPointerException)]
2003-01-03 23:02:22,800 ERROR [org.jboss.ejb.plugins.LogInterceptor] RuntimeException:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.JDBCStoreManager.createBeanClassInstance(JDBCStoreManager.java:513)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.CMPPersistenceManager.createBeanClassInstance(CMPPersistenceManager.java:165)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer.createBeanClassInstance(EntityContainer.java:294)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.AbstractInstancePool.get(AbstractInstancePool.java:209)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.EntityInstanceInterceptor.invokeHome(EntityInstanceInterceptor.java:78)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.EntityLockInterceptor.invokeHome(EntityLockInterceptor.java:79)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.EntityCreationInterceptor.invokeHome(EntityCreationInterceptor.java:44)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.AbstractTxInterceptor.invokeNext(AbstractTxInterceptor.java:111)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.TxInterceptorCMT.runWithTransactions(TxInterceptorCMT.java:178)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.TxInterceptorCMT.invokeHome(TxInterceptorCMT.java:52)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.SecurityInterceptor.invokeHome(SecurityInterceptor.java:105)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.LogInterceptor.invokeHome(LogInterceptor.java:129)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer.invokeHome(EntityContainer.java:487)
at org.jboss.ejb.Container.invoke(Container.java:730)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer.invoke(EntityContainer.java:1058)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:517)
at org.jboss.invocation.jrmp.server.JRMPInvoker.invoke(JRMPInvoker.java:382)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.dispatch(UnicastServerRef.java:236)
at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:147)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at sun.rmi.transport.Transport.serviceCall(Transport.java:143)
at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.handleMessages(TCPTransport.java:460)
at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run(TCPTransport.java:701)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:479)

Also im attaching the titan.jar and titan-service.xml. Maybe someone could help in order to know what im doing wrong.

I will appreciate very much your help