CF8 - GDSFactory class error when connecting to Firebird DB

Question

Hello,
    I am trying to get started in learning CF but I can't seem to get past the starting gate.  The problem is in connecting to the Firebird DB.
   I followed the instructions from many blogs and forums (including this one which is most helpful: http://pabloj.blogspot.com/2008/07/setting-up-coldfusion-and-firebird.html). I downloaded the Jaybird 2.1.6 driver from the www.firebirdsql.org site and placed jaybird-full-2.1.6.jar in c:\coldfusion8\lib folder.  I also tried putting it in the c:\coldfusion\runtime\lib, c:\coldfusion\wwwroot\WEB-INF\lib -- all to no avail.
    The error I'm getting (from the exception.log file) is:
"Error","web-0","10/12/09","10:18:03","cfadmin","Could not initialize class org.firebirdsql.gds.impl.GDSFactory The specific sequence of files included or processed is: C:\ColdFusion8\wwwroot\CFIDE\administrator\logging\index.cfm, line: 142 "
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.firebirdsql.gds.impl.GDSFactory
    at org.firebirdsql.jdbc.FBDriver.acceptsURL(FBDriver.java:190)
    at java.sql.DriverManager.getDriver(DriverManager.java:253)
    at coldfusion.sql.JdbcImpl.getConnection(JdbcImpl.java:79)
    at coldfusion.sql.JdbcImpl.getConnection(JdbcImpl.java:59)
    at coldfusion.sql.SqlImpl.execute(SqlImpl.java:297)
    at coldfusion.tagext.sql.QueryTag.executeQuery(QueryTag.java:831)
    at coldfusion.tagext.sql.QueryTag.doEndTag(QueryTag.java:521)
    Any suggestions on where to go next would be most appreciated.  I've been trying different things for almost 2 weeks now and have reached a dead end.  Thanks in advance,
         vince
         pittsburgh, pa

Answer 1

Ian,
  It says I am running CF version 8,0,1,195765.
  The Java version is 1.6.0_04 .
  The jar I am using shows up both in the Java Class Path - CF Classpath and the Java Class Path - Server Classpath, so I am assuming this means it is installed, correct?
CF Classpath
;C:/ColdFusion8/runtime/../lib/ant-launcher.jar;   C:/ColdFusion8/runtime/../lib/ant.jar;  C:/ColdFusion8/runtime/../lib/asn1.jar;
C:/ColdFusion8/runtime/../lib/jaxrpc.jar;  C:/ColdFusion8/runtime/../lib/jaybird-full-2.1.6.jar;   C:/ColdFusion8/runtime/../lib/jdom-1.0.jar;   C:/ColdFusion8/runtime/../lib/jeb.jar;   C:/ColdFusion8/runtime/../lib/jintegra.jar;   C:/ColdFusion8/runtime/../lib/jnbcore.jar;
Server Classpath
C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\servers\lib; 
C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\servers\lib\jrun-patch.jar; 
C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\..\lib\macromedia_drivers.jar; 
C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\lib\cfmx_mbean.jar;
C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\lib; 
C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\lib\cfmx_mbean.jar; 
C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\lib\instutil.jar; 
C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\lib\java2wsdl.jar; 
C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\lib\jaybird-full-2.1.6.jar; 
C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\lib\jrun-ant-tasks.jar; 
C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\lib\jrun-xdoclet.jar; 
C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\lib\jrun.jar;
However, I still get an error when I try to connect to the DB using the following recommended specifications (which works for other people):
JDBC URL: jdbc:firebirdsql:servername/3050:dbname
Driver Class: org.firebirdsql.jdbc.FBDriver
Driver Name : JayBird
User Name : SYSDBA
Password : xxxxx
The error from the exception log file is:
"Error","web-1","10/12/09","14:19:55","cfadmin","Could not initialize class org.firebirdsql.gds.impl.GDSFactory The specific sequence of files included or processed is: C:\ColdFusion8\wwwroot\CFIDE\administrator\logging\index.cfm, line: 142 "
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.firebirdsql.gds.impl.GDSFactory
    at org.firebirdsql.jdbc.FBDriver.acceptsURL(FBDriver.java:190)
    at java.sql.DriverManager.getDriver(DriverManager.java:253)
    at coldfusion.sql.JdbcImpl.getConnection(JdbcImpl.java:79)
    at coldfusion.sql.JdbcImpl.getConnection(JdbcImpl.java:59)
    at coldfusion.sql.SqlImpl.execute(SqlImpl.java:297)