Using xalan-j in XSL templates (classpath)

We want to take advantage of the ability to call Java functions in our XSL templates. How do you configure your classpath so that I can utilize Java code in custom-built JAR files?

A quick execution of System.getProperty('java.class.path') indicates that I currently only have the following JAR files on my classpath during the generation of the template:

\iw-home\FoundationLibraries\JDK\lib\tools.jar;D:\iw-home\ApplicationContainer\bin\run.jar;

Thank you for your help!

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sheikh1

you can copy your xalan.jar file under your workarea ../WEB-INF/lib directory and recycle your teamsite but again this solution requires your preview web server to be up and running with your workarea declared as document root.

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dmruczek

Sorry, I wasn't very clear in my original post. We are able to use Xalan-j. I have the ability to call out to native Java classes (for example, I can call Math.random()), but I don't see where the appropriate place would be to put my custom JAR file containing the actual Java code I would want to use. Also, the Classpath that is set within the execution of my templating code does not seem to inherit the Classpath that is set in the System Environment variable.

sheikh1

Sorry, I wasn't very clear in my original post. We are able to use Xalan-j. I have the ability to call out to native Java classes (for example, I can call Math.random()), but I don't see where the appropriate place would be to put my custom JAR file containing the actual Java code I would want to use. Also, the Classpath that is set within the execution of my templating code does not seem to inherit the Classpath that is set in the System Environment variable.

you can use the same solution I mentioned earlier for your custom jar/class/tld files or you can also perform a toolkit by copying your jar files in your customer lib directory.

I prefer the first option which I have applied and working without any issues. I had issues with second option when used jsp files(copied to src) in my customer direcotry and it was never available for ccpro which I doubt that even jar file could not be available for your form publisher to access custom class files but give it a try

dmruczek

Thanks Sheikh for your help with this.

I've discovered the correct place to put your Java files so that they get picked up onto the classpath. In case other people are having this problem, you can put your uncompiled Java files here:
/iw-home/TeamSite/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_src/src

Or you can put your JAR files here:
/iw-home/TeamSite/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_src/lib

Then when you run make_toolkit.ipl, those Java files will get compiled into your main TeamSite WAR file, which comes out here:
/iw-home/TeamSite/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_out/

Rick Poulin

Then when you run make_toolkit.ipl, those Java files will get compiled into your main TeamSite WAR file, which comes out here:
/iw-home/TeamSite/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_out/

And, more importantly, here:
/iw-home/ApplicationContainer/server/default/deploy/iw-cc.war

sheikh1

Thanks Sheikh for your help with this.

I've discovered the correct place to put your Java files so that they get picked up onto the classpath. In case other people are having this problem, you can put your uncompiled Java files here:
/iw-home/TeamSite/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_src/src

Or you can put your JAR files here:
/iw-home/TeamSite/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_src/lib

Then when you run make_toolkit.ipl, those Java files will get compiled into your main TeamSite WAR file, which comes out here:
/iw-home/TeamSite/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_out/

That's correct.
Have you tried copying any .jsp files into src folder and doing a toolkit? Theoretically it should work but was not able to access jsp pages sometime back so I moved to class file instead of jsp.

sheikh1

That's correct.
Have you tried copying any .jsp files into src folder and doing a toolkit? Theoretically it should work but was not able to access jsp pages sometime back so I moved to class file instead of jsp.

I see Rick's response to my above concern here http://devnet.interwoven.com/forums_vb/showthread.php?t=38887&forumid=11, will give a try if there is such need next time.

dmruczek

Hey Sheikh. I am using a JSP. I created a servlet and my servlet includes the JSP.
As Rick mentioned in that other thread, you have to put your JSP files under:
/iw-home/TeamSite/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_src/web

If you're creating a servlet (like I did), then you would need to put your servlet mappings in here:
/iw-home/TeamSite/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_src/etc/web.xml