Installing Apex Listener

Hi ppl,
I'm new to Oracle and i'm trying to install Oracle Apex Listener but when i try to open the apex.war file is giving me an error:
$ java -jar apex.war
Failed to load Main-class manifes attribute from apex
i see in another topic that if i create a txt file inserting the MainClass: Main-Class that my error will disappear.
i'm using VM with OEL 5

Hi, and welcome to the OTN forums,
does your OEL have a proper JDK available? Please note that APEX Listener requires at least a JDK 1.6 Update 20 (really JDK, not just JRE) to work properly.
To verify, you can run
java -versionIf you JDK is fine, could you please describe which version of APEX Listener you are trying to start that way?
-Udo

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{thread:id=1100122}
{thread:id=1555908}
{thread:id=1594158}
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Hello,
sorry for the late reply.
I have installed Apex Listener.1.0.2.238.15.24 on Oracle Containers for J2EE 10g standalone (10.1.3.1.1) That's a pretty old version of OC4J, and a pretty old one of APEX Listener, too. Is there any reason for not choosing a more recent release?
Despite that, your OC4J might also be using an unsupported (and outdated) Java version. APEX Listener needs at least a JDK 1.6 Update 20.
Please check whether your OC4J is using an appropriate JDK.
-Udo

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-Udo

Apex listener 503 - Service Unavailable

Hi,
I installed APEX LIstener 2.0.5.
This ist my file defaults.XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE properties SYSTEM "http://java.sun.com/dtd/properties.dtd">
<properties>
<comment>Saved on Thu Jan 02 13:26:45 CET 2014</comment>
<entry key="db.password">!apex_public_user</entry>
<entry key="debug.printDebugToScreen">false</entry>
<entry key="security.disableDefaultExclusionList">false</entry>
<entry key="cache.maxEntries">500</entry>
<entry key="error.maxEntries">50</entry>
<entry key="security.maxEntries">2000</entry>
<entry key="cache.directory">/tmp/apex/cache</entry>
<entry key="jdbc.DriverType">thin</entry>
<entry key="log.maxEntries">50</entry>
<entry key="db.hostname">localhost</entry>
<entry key="jdbc.MaxConnectionReuseCount">1000</entry>
<entry key="log.logging">false</entry>
<entry key="jdbc.InitialLimit">3</entry>
<entry key="jdbc.MaxLimit">10</entry>
<entry key="cache.monitorInterval">60</entry>
<entry key="cache.expiration">7</entry>
<entry key="jdbc.statementTimeout">900</entry>
<entry key="jdbc.MaxStatementsLimit">10</entry>
<entry key="db.sid">ORPC3</entry>
<entry key="misc.defaultPage">apex</entry>
<entry key="misc.compress"/>
<entry key="jdbc.MinLimit">1</entry>
<entry key="cache.type">lru</entry>
<entry key="cache.caching">false</entry>
<entry key="db.port">1521</entry>
<entry key="error.keepErrorMessages">true</entry>
<entry key="cache.procedureNameList"/>
<entry key="cache.duration">days</entry>
<entry key="jdbc.InactivityTimeout">1800</entry>
<entry key="debug.debugger">false</entry>
</properties>
I startet the listener with java -jar apex.war
When I startet with http://localhost:8080/apex/f?p=4550:1:2983093393191825
I got ORACLE APPLICATION EXPRESS LISTENER 503 - Service Unavailable
Please help me!
Regards
Siegwin

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C:\>java -jar C:\app\Administrator\product\11.2.0\dbhome_2\apex_listener_2_0_5\a
pex.war
Jan 04, 2014 9:04:06 AM oracle.dbtools.standalone.Standalone execute
INFO: HINWEIS:
Der Standalone-Modus ist zur Verwendung in Entwicklungs- und Testumgebungen entw
ickelt worden. Er wird bei Verwendung in Produktionsumgebungen nicht unterst³tzt
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dbhome_2\apex_listener_2_0_5\config\apex\apex\WEB-INF\web.xml
Jan 04, 2014 9:04:07 AM oracle.dbtools.standalone.Deployer deploy
INFO: Anwendung bereitgestellt, Pfad = C:\app\Administrator\product\11.2.0\dbhom
e_2\apex_listener_2_0_5\config\apex\apex\WEB-INF\web.xml
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gConfigFolder
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pex_listener_2_0_5\config\apex
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Jan 04, 2014 9:04:13 AM oracle.dbtools.standalone.Standalone execute
INFO: http://localhost:8080/apex gestartet.
Jan 04, 2014 9:05:05 AM oracle.dbtools.rt.web.HttpEndpointBase modApex
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lid username/password; logon denied
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correctly configured, error: ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied
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onnectionPoolException.java:65)
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aseConfig.java:207)
        at oracle.dbtools.common.config.db.DatabaseConfig.getPool(DatabaseConfig
.java:346)
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.java:326)
        at oracle.dbtools.common.config.db.DatabaseConfig.access$200(DatabaseCon
fig.java:42)
        at oracle.dbtools.common.config.db.DatabaseConfig$DatabaseFactory.apply(
DatabaseConfig.java:380)
        at oracle.dbtools.common.config.db.PerThreadConnectionCache$DisposableCo
nnectionFactory.apply(PerThreadConnectionCache.java:233)
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nnectionFactory.apply(PerThreadConnectionCache.java:217)
        at oracle.dbtools.common.util.PerThreadCache.get(PerThreadCache.java:60)
        at oracle.dbtools.common.config.db.PerThreadConnectionCache.get(PerThrea
dConnectionCache.java:49)
        at oracle.dbtools.common.config.db.DatabaseConfig.getConnection(Database
Config.java:78)
        at oracle.dbtools.common.jdbc.ora.OraPrincipal.connection(OraPrincipal.j
ava:69)
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372)
        at oracle.dbtools.apex.Procedure.getProcedure(Procedure.java:167)
        at oracle.dbtools.apex.OWA.validateProcedure(OWA.java:386)
        at oracle.dbtools.apex.security.Security.isValidRequest(Security.java:22
0)
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        at oracle.dbtools.apex.ModApex.doGet(ModApex.java:93)
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        at oracle.dbtools.rt.web.HttpEndpointBase.modApex(HttpEndpointBase.java:
350)
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132)
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terChain(ServletAdapter.java:999)
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java:434)
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va:379)
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:179)
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Chain.java:196)
        at com.sun.grizzly.tcp.http11.GrizzlyAdapter.service(GrizzlyAdapter.java
:179)
        at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(ProcessorTask.java:8
49)
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        at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:1045)
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ter.java:228)
        at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.executeProtocolFilter(DefaultPro
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        at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.jav
a:104)
        at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.jav
a:90)
        at com.sun.grizzly.http.HttpProtocolChain.execute(HttpProtocolChain.java
:79)
        at com.sun.grizzly.ProtocolChainContextTask.doCall(ProtocolChainContextT
ask.java:54)
        at com.sun.grizzly.SelectionKeyContextTask.call(SelectionKeyContextTask.
java:59)
        at com.sun.grizzly.ContextTask.run(ContextTask.java:71)
        at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadP
ool.java:532)
        at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool
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Hello,
as far as I know, you can use the thin driver to connect to RAC. If I don't remember this wrong, you should be able to configure the URL like this:
jdbc:oracle:thin:@(DESCRIPTION=(LOAD_BALANCE=on)
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=host1) (PORT=1521))
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=host2) (PORT=1521))
(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=service)))What would you like to compare the RAC-Connection used by the APEX Listener with to outline advantages/disadvantages?
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APEX Listener and EPG - strange behaviour

Hi
For some years, I've used EPG for APEX but have struggled with performance particularly as I can have up to 150 student developers using at any one time.
I do a fair amount of work using ORDImage and have successfully developed APEX applications to upload image files and display full-size and thumbnail images.
After upgrading to APEX 4.1 (from 4.0), I decided to install APEX Listener standalone.
Before I did so I checked that my applications still worked in 4.1 and they did.
However, just installing APEX Listener but not configuring it (yet) has meant that my image display in a report using a procedure based on wpg_docload.download_file( l_ordimage_image.source.localData ) no longer works in EPG - the images are not displayed.
Configuring APEX Listener and running the same application through that DOES display the images.
So this part of the application works under APEX Listener but not under EPG.
My application also allows users to upload images from APEX_APPLICATION_FILES using standard code. Under APEX Listener after uploading, I'm left with a blank page with a wwv_flow.accept URL although the image does indeed upload. Under EPG it works as expected and I get a success confirmation.
So this part of the application works under EPG but not under APEX Listener.
Has anyone else come across different behaviour depending on the mode of connection?
Thanks
Brian
[Oracle EE 11gR2, Windows Server 2008R2, APEX 4.1, APEX Listener 1.1.3]

Hi Brian,
it sounds like you have both EPG and APEX Listener running on the same machine, so your problem might result from a port conflict. Note that both services use TCP port 8080 as default.
At least a port conflict would explain the strange behaviour in your case, some things working on one web server and some on the other.
Some parts of your initial post hint to that direction, e.g.
However, just installing APEX Listener but not configuring it (yet) has meant that my image display in a report using a procedure based on >wpg_docload.download_file( l_ordimage_image.source.localData ) no longer works in EPG - the images are not displayed.... because the APEX Listener only interfere with the EPG if it is at least running on the same machine as your database and furthermore, if it is unconfigured in terms of ist database connection, a port conflict might be the only way it could cause anything like that.
However, if you are sure that's not the issue, please check if you see any error in the APEX Listener's log for the following action you performed:
My application also allows users to upload images from APEX_APPLICATION_FILES using standard code. Under APEX Listener after uploading, I'm left with a blank >page with a wwv_flow.accept URL although the image does indeed uploadIf you actually see just a blank screen, something very bad must have happened and you should see some kind of stack trace there.
For further investigations, if necessary, it would be helpful to know how you deployed or started your APEX Listener and which JDK version you use.
For the moment, I still think the port conflict is my best guess.
You could avoid it by either changing the port for EPG (I'd not recommend that if you have other users still using it) or by changing the port for your APEX Listener.
-Udo

Apex Listener Configuration Issue.

Hi there,
As I wanted to try the latest Restful services in apex 4.2, I decided to install Apex Listener 2.0. I downloaded the file and followed the steps as in the installation notes. As a pre-requisite, I configured the Restful services successfully in apex 4.2 along with Oracle 11g Express Edition. However, the installation of listener seems to be not compleated successfully with the following installation feed back.
D:\software\apex_listener>java -jar apex.war
This Listener instance has not yet been configured.
Please complete the following prompts
Enter the location to store configuration data:d:\apexlistnerconf
Dec 27, 2012 3:34:47 PM oracle.dbtools.common.config.cmds.ConfigDir execute
INFO: Set config.dir to d:\apexlistnerconf in: D:\software\apex_listener\apex.war
Dec 27, 2012 3:34:49 PM oracle.dbtools.common.config.file.ConfigurationFolder logConfigFolder
INFO: Using configuration folder: D:\apexlistnerconf\apex
Enter the name of the database server [localhost]:
Enter the database listen port [1521]:
Enter 1 to specify the database service name, or 2 to specify the database SID [1]:2
Enter the database SID [xe]:
Enter the database user name [APEX_PUBLIC_USER]:
Enter the database password for APEX_PUBLIC_USER:
Password must not be empty
Enter the database password for APEX_PUBLIC_USER:
Confirm password:
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INFO: Updated configurations: defaults, apex
Enter 1 if you wish to start in standalone mode or 2 to exit [1]:
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Enter the HTTP port [8080]:
Dec 27, 2012 3:41:17 PM oracle.dbtools.standalone.Standalone execute
INFO: NOTE:
Standalone mode is designed for use in development and test environments. It isnot supported for use in production environments.
Dec 27, 2012 3:41:17 PM oracle.dbtools.standalone.Standalone execute
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Dec 27, 2012 3:41:17 PM oracle.dbtools.standalone.Deployer deploy
INFO: Deployed application path = d:\apexlistnerconf\apex\apex\WEB-INF\web.xml
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Default Database connection not configured properly
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Application Express Listener server info: Grizzly/1.9.49
Dec 27, 2012 3:41:20 PM com.sun.grizzly.Controller logVersion
INFO: GRIZZLY0001: Starting Grizzly Framework 1.9.49 - 12/27/12 3:41 PM
Dec 27, 2012 3:41:20 PM com.sun.grizzly.SelectorHandlerRunner handleSelectException
SEVERE: doSelect IOException
java.net.BindException: No free port within range: 8080=com.sun.grizzly.http.SelectorThreadHandler@480d41f3
        at com.sun.grizzly.TCPSelectorHandler.initSelector(TCPSelectorHandler.java:432)
        at com.sun.grizzly.TCPSelectorHandler.preSelect(TCPSelectorHandler.java:378)
        at com.sun.grizzly.SelectorHandlerRunner.doSelect(SelectorHandlerRunner.java:188)
        at com.sun.grizzly.SelectorHandlerRunner.run(SelectorHandlerRunner.java:132)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Dec 27, 2012 3:41:20 PM com.sun.grizzly.http.SelectorThread$3 onException
SEVERE: Exception during starting the controller
java.net.BindException: No free port within range: 8080=com.sun.grizzly.http.SelectorThreadHandler@480d41f3
        at com.sun.grizzly.TCPSelectorHandler.initSelector(TCPSelectorHandler.java:432)
        at com.sun.grizzly.TCPSelectorHandler.preSelect(TCPSelectorHandler.java:378)
        at com.sun.grizzly.SelectorHandlerRunner.doSelect(SelectorHandlerRunner.java:188)
        at com.sun.grizzly.SelectorHandlerRunner.run(SelectorHandlerRunner.java:132)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
java.net.BindException: No free port within range: 8080=com.sun.grizzly.http.SelectorThreadHandler@480d41f3
        at com.sun.grizzly.TCPSelectorHandler.initSelector(TCPSelectorHandler.java:432)
        at com.sun.grizzly.TCPSelectorHandler.preSelect(TCPSelectorHandler.java:378)
        at com.sun.grizzly.SelectorHandlerRunner.doSelect(SelectorHandlerRunner.java:188)
        at com.sun.grizzly.SelectorHandlerRunner.run(SelectorHandlerRunner.java:132)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Dec 27, 2012 3:41:20 PM oracle.dbtools.standalone.Standalone execute
INFO: http://localhost:8080/apex started.It simply hangs at the last line and I couldn't make any further progress.
Can you please help to find out what went wrong?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Natarajan

Thank you Probodh for your quick help. I set the port 8080 to apex listener and it does not give that error now.
However, it still says "Default Database Connection not configured properly"
I gave the SID name as xe which is the default one, and that is the correct SID for my DB also.
Any possible mistakes in there?
D:\software\apex_listener>java -jar apex.war
Dec 27, 2012 7:29:45 PM oracle.dbtools.standalone.Standalone execute
INFO: NOTE:
Standalone mode is designed for use in development and test environments. It is
not supported for use in production environments.
Dec 27, 2012 7:29:45 PM oracle.dbtools.standalone.Standalone execute
INFO: Starting standalone Web Container in: d:\apexlistnerconf\apex
Dec 27, 2012 7:29:45 PM oracle.dbtools.standalone.Deployer deploy
INFO: Will deploy application path = d:\apexlistnerconf\apex\apex\WEB-INF\web.xm
l
Dec 27, 2012 7:29:46 PM oracle.dbtools.standalone.Deployer deploy
INFO: Deployed application path = d:\apexlistnerconf\apex\apex\WEB-INF\web.xml
Dec 27, 2012 7:29:46 PM oracle.dbtools.common.config.file.ConfigurationFolder lo
gConfigFolder
INFO: Using configuration folder: D:\apexlistnerconf\apex
Default Database connection not configured properly
Dec 27, 2012 7:29:48 PM oracle.dbtools.rt.web.SCListener contextInitialized
INFO: Oracle Application Express Listener initialized
Application Express Listener version : 2.0.0.354.17.06
Application Express Listener server info: Grizzly/1.9.49
Dec 27, 2012 7:29:48 PM com.sun.grizzly.Controller logVersion
INFO: GRIZZLY0001: Starting Grizzly Framework 1.9.49 - 12/27/12 7:29 PM
Dec 27, 2012 7:29:48 PM oracle.dbtools.standalone.Standalone execute
INFO: http://localhost:8080/apex started.Regards,
Natarajan

Apex listener images folder issue

Hi expert,
I'm newbies in oracle apex listener and would like to know more about oracle apex listener from all the expertise.
My situation is like that i would like to install apex listener (standalone mode) in a server to browser apex application from another server with oracle database 11g and oracle apex development.
My installation step as below;
1. I copy images folder from database server apex\images folder to apex listener installation folder before i install apex listener (called "apexlistener").
2. Run cmd "java -Dapex.home=c:\apexlistener -Dapex.images=c:\apexlistener\images -Dapex.port=8585 -Dapex.erase -jar c:\apexlistener\apex.war" to install apex listener.
Just a question, if i amended oracle apex application in database server, should i need to copy the images folder again to apex listener server?
What is the main source in images folder used in oracle apex listener server?
My experience is i tried to copy images folder from database server A with apex application (in runtime mode) to apexlistener folder server B. And i configure the database connection to server c with same oracle apex application as well. I tried to browser oracle apex application in server c from server B. I found out my apex application is not running properly due to the javascript is not installed properly. I would like to ask, is the images files in apex listener server must same with apex application server?
Anyone have idea on automatically start apex listener when the server reboots?
How to run apex listener in backend?
Hope can get some idea and solution from all the expertise!
Thanks in advance!
Best regards,
Apex Junior

Hi,
Too many questions, and too little input, for one post.
I'm newbies in oracle apex listener and would like to know more about oracle apex listener from all the expertise.My situation is like that i would like to install apex listener (standalone mode) in a server to browser apex application from another server with oracle database 11g and oracle apex development.
My installation step as below;
1. I copy images folder from database server apex\images folder to apex listener installation folder before i install apex listener (called "apexlistener").
2. Run cmd "java -Dapex.home=c:\apexlistener -Dapex.images=c:\apexlistener\images -Dapex.port=8585 -Dapex.erase -jar c:\apexlistener\apex.war" to install apex listener.
Just a question, if i amended oracle apex application in database server, should i need to copy the images folder again to apex listener server?
>
The images folder has a relation with the Apex Version installed on the database, not with the applications in the Apex.
Depends on what you mean by amending applications. If you add custom CSS, JS ,etc to the application , and are not uploading the files to WORKSPACE_IMAGES, then you need to copy the external files to the images folder. But not copy it all over again.
If no custom files then no need to copy the images folder.
>
What is the main source in images folder used in oracle apex listener server?
>
The images folder, what else?
>
My experience is i tried to copy images folder from database server A with apex application (in runtime mode) to apexlistener folder server B. And i configure the database connection to server c with same oracle apex application as well. I tried to browser oracle apex application in server c from server B. I found out my apex application is not running properly due to the javascript is not installed properly. I would like to ask, is the images files in apex listener server must same with apex application server?
>
As stated earlier, the contents of the images (/i/) folder are related to the Apex Version. If your two db servers have different versions of Apex then the same images folder will not work with both. It will work with only one, the one that has the Apex Version compatible with the images folder.
>
Anyone have idea on automatically start apex listener when the server reboots?
>
How to suggest without knowing OS?
You can write a batch file that runs on bootup to achieve this.
>
How to run apex listener in backend?
>
What is backend? Do you means background or as a service?
Cheers,

Apex Listener 2.0.3.221.10.13 File path syntax error: ILLEGAL_CHARACTER

Hi all,
I tryed to install Apex Listener 2.0.3.221.10.13 into Tomcat 7.0.42 and I got the error :
INFO: Deploying web application archive C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 7.0\webapps\apex.war
ago 16, 2013 9:15:19 AM oracle.dbtools.common.util.Files checkLegal
WARNING: File path syntax error: ILLEGAL_CHARACTER, path: C:/
ago 16, 2013 9:15:19 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext startInternal
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
ago 16, 2013 9:15:19 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext startInternal
SEVERE: Context [/apex] startup failed due to previous errors
and also
ago 16, 2013 9:15:19 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class oracle.dbtools.rt.web.SCListener
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: oracle.dbtools.common.util.FilePathSyntaxException: ILLEGAL_CHARACTER
at oracle.dbtools.common.util.Files.checkLegal(Files.java:262)
at oracle.dbtools.common.util.Files.file(Files.java:127)
at oracle.dbtools.common.config.file.ConfigurationFolder.chooseExistingFile(ConfigurationFolder.java:172)
at oracle.dbtools.common.config.file.ConfigurationFolder.choose(ConfigurationFolder.java:151)
at oracle.dbtools.common.config.file.ConfigurationFolder.setup(ConfigurationFolder.java:64)
at oracle.dbtools.rt.web.SCListener.contextInitialized(SCListener.java:72)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4939)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5434)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:901)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:633)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:976)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1653)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: oracle.dbtools.common.util.FilePathSyntaxException: ILLEGAL_CHARACTER
at oracle.dbtools.common.util.FilePathSyntax.check(FilePathSyntax.java:45)
at oracle.dbtools.common.util.Files.checkLegal(Files.java:255)
... 19 more
My platform is :
OS : Windows 7 64 bit
JRE : 1.7.0_25-b17 -
%USERPROFILE% : C:\Users\SERGIO
%TEMP% : C:\Users\SERGIO\AppData\Local\Temp
Apex Listener Configuration Folder : C:\Users\SERGIO\AppData\Local\Temp\apex
Can anyone help me, please?
Sergio

You need to configure your config directory before you deploy. If you never configured v2 listener before then create a new folder like "c:\apex\config". Then use
java -jar apex.war configdir c:\apex\config
Then do your configuration as required and then deploy again.

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