Install as a windows service

pixerp

When starting AwareIM with StartAwareIM.bat, my apllication runs without problem including my java plugins.

The plugins are loaded as follows:
. my_awareim_custom.jar added to setenv.bat & setenvClient.bat
. FunctionLibrarySharedPath=com.dbsoftware.library.SharedPathLibrary added to BASServer.props

Before using InstallService.bat, I modified
awareim.conf + wrapper.conf :
. wrapper.java.classpath.42=..\Tomcat\shared\lib\my_awareim_custom.jar

AwareIM running as a service on Windows, my application will show a java.nullPointer error when I use a function from my_awareim_custom.jar

Wrapper.log shows :
...AwareIM starting
javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: ConnectionFactory not bound
......
Library com.dbsoftware.library.SharedPathLibrary is not found.

Is something wrong with my configuration ?

Thanks for your help.

aware_support

There is only one explanation for this - either the path to the jar file is incorrect or the jar does not have com.dbsoftware.library.SharedPathLibrary class

pixerp

Thanks for your reply.

When AwareIM is started from the Control Panel
. the functions in the jar file work as expected

Given that the jar file remains untouched in \Tomcat\shared\lib
and the path in AwareIM.conf and wrapper.conf seems correct :
....
wrapper.java.classpath.41=..\Tomcat\shared\lib\awareim.jar
wrapper.java.classpath.42=..\Tomcat\shared\lib\my_awareim_custom.jar

There must be some other cause to the error appearing in service mode...

pixerp

Well, after searching the wrapper.tanukisoftware.org website, I got my jar library to load correctly in Windows service mode :

I noticed a mix of slash (/) and backslash () in the .conf files. So, I did a search of all backslash & replace with slash.

AND IT WORKS !

I guess the classpath for the wrapper are somehow set by another way and just because I'm using my own jar library, I've come to notice the problem.

Maybe, you should change the relevant conf files in AwareIM/bin.

Best regards.

aware_support

Amazing. Thanks for this research!

Not sure I understand why Aware IM code works with backslashes then. But anyway...

pixerp

Well, sorry to report that the problem is not solved:

when AwareIM runs as a Windows service, the Config Tool can't be started IF SOMEBODY HAS LOGGED IN (even if she logs out later on).

Only after restarting TOMCAT service and AwareIM service, you will be able to start the Config Tool (providing nobody logs in before you start the tool!!).

This is quite annoying. I guess that the problem could be with Tomcat service because if you only restart AwareIM service the problem stands.

Thanks for your help.

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