Issue with Packaged Jars added to project from resource Palette

Question

Hello!
I am using Jdeveloper 11.1.2.2.
I started this post thinking there was an issue having to do with packaging jars that refer to other libraries (see post Are Libraries Required?
Now I realize it is a different issue (although that other post is relevant).
Issue: I create a package -- a template in this case.
I deploy it in my file system and then load it into the resource palette as a file system connection.
I create a new application. From the resource palette, I add the jar to the view controller project, and am able to use the template in jsf files. No problem. Runs fine.
then I load the application into subversion or I move the whole application to another directory on my computer.
When I open the moved application (or do a checkout from subversion), I open the jsf that contains a reference to the jar, the design view is completely blank. Going to the source, I see my original code, but there are red signals in the upper-right signifying an error.
If I run the application without fixing it, I get an error saying the template cant be found, Also, when I deployed to a standalone weblogic server, I get the same error (see the post above for this error).
I open the project properties. The ADF Library is in the "Libraries and Classpath" and pressing edit, I can see the correct reference to the path of the jar.
To make the application work, I have to remove the ADF Library (or at least the reference when pressing edit) and then from the resource palette, add it again to the project.
IS THIS NORMAL? Am I doing something wrong with the initial packaging of the jar? Should I change some setting somewhere?
How am I supposed to deploy to weblogic?
The other posting shows an error output if I try to run the application before fixing the jar reference. I got the same darn error when deploying to weblogic.
Would appreciate any help!
Stuart
Edited by: Stuart Fleming on Nov 18, 2012 4:45 AM

Answer 1

Timo,
thank you for your reply. I actually created a youtube video on this, available here: http://youtu.be/ERyLngq9hlI
Since the video might be a little tedious to view, Here are the details. You can jump to the exciting parts of the video, if you want:
Here is what I did:
1. I cleaned out my system directory and the temp directory on my computer.
2. Opened the application containing my template. Deleted the existing jar file.
3. Started taking video....
4. (From 40 seconds into the video) Created the jar file again.
5. (2:55 minuts into video) Closed template applcation and Created new fusion application.
6. (4 minutes into the video) Created model
7. (4:15 minutes into video) in view controller added template, created a jsf page.
8. (5 minutes into the video) Created Security and users.
9. (6:30 minutes into the video) Created a task flow, with jsff in it, with a form on the jsff. Assigned Security to objects.
*10. (7 minutes into the video). Ran JSF successfully.*
11. (7:40 minutes into the video). Closed application. Copied the entire application into two directories.
12. (8 minutes into video) Opened the first copied video. You can see that the jsf page is not accessing the template. Reviewed the View Controller project Libraries and classpath. Removed the library, re-added the jar from the resource palette. Worked fine.
13. (9:30 minutes into video). Opened the 2nd copy of the file I intend for subversion. Showed the jsf page and the error it displays when open (same as in first copied application).
Load application into subversion.
14. (10 minutes into video). Check out application
15. (10:15 minutes into video). Open JSF file. The reference to the template jar file is reading properly.
16. (11 minutes into video). Load the original working copy into subversion.
17. (11:30 minutes into video). Check out from subverion, but the check out failed.
18. (12 minutes into video). Check out, and look at the jsf.  The page shows fine.
Timo, I think this might be reported as a bug. You ought to be able to move files around on your computer. Also, the first time I checked the application out from subversion, the jsf page did not read the template.
ALSO, when I tried to deploy the application (that contained the reference to the template jar file to weblogic), I got the same error when I ran the jsf
first lines of that error:
Error 500--Internal Server Error
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /WEB-INF/ssfTemplate/SSFTemplate.jsf Not Found in ExternalContext as a Resource
at com.sun.faces.facelets.impl.DefaultFaceletFactory.resolveURL(DefaultFaceletFactory.java:224)
Thank you for your time and commitment!
Stuart
Edited by: Stuart Fleming on Nov 18, 2012 10:13 AM