Java EE5 Tutorial - Totally lost!

Question

HI I'm just working through the Java EE5 Tutorial.
I'm using:
Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9 Update 1 Patch 1
installed in C:\Sun\SDK
The tutorial/example projects are therefore in:
C:\Sun\SDK\domains\domain1\docroot\javaeetutorial5\examples\web\bookstore1
Netbeans IDE 5.5.1
I'm having problems specifically with Chapter 2: Populating the Example Database
The instructions state:
When you deploy any of the Duke's Bookstore applications using ant deploy, the database is automatically populated at the same time. If you want to populate the database separately from the deploy task or are using NetBeans 5.5 to deploy the application, follow these steps:
1. In a terminal window, go to the books directory or any one of the bookstore1 through bookstore6 example directories.
2. Start the Java DB database server. For instructions, see Starting and Stopping the Java DB Database Server. You don't have to do this if you are using NetBeans 5.5. It starts the database server automatically.
3. Run ant create-tables. This task runs a command to read the file tutorial.sql and execute the SQL commands contained in the file.
At the end of the processing, you should see the following output:
[sql] 181 of 181 SQL statements executed successfully
The first problem I have is that the Runtime/Databases section, I cannot connect to:
jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/sample
(though I don't think this matters for this problem)
Next if I use the ant command from the command prompt I get:
C:\Sun\SDK\domains\domain1\docroot\javaeetutorial5\examples\web\bookstore1>ant c
reate-tables
'ant' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Sun\SDK\domains\domain1\docroot\javaeetutorial5\examples\web\bookstore1>Using asant I get:
C:\Sun\SDK\domains\domain1\docroot\javaeetutorial5\examples\web\bookstore1>asant create-tables
Buildfile: build.xml
-pre-init:
init:
check:
BUILD FAILED
C:\Sun\SDK\domains\domain1\docroot\javaeetutorial5\examples\bp-project\app-serve
r-ant.xml:417: Property javaee.server.passwordfile not specified. Please
            specify the javaee.server.passwordfile property in 'bp-project/build
.properties'.
            You will also need to ensure that the passwordfile is present and co
ntains
            AS_ADMIN_PASSWORD.
Total time: 0 secondsI can deploy the project no problem, If I navigate to
http://localhost:8080/bookstore1/bookstore
I get the exception:
Exception [TOPLINK-4002] (Oracle TopLink Essentials - 2006.8 (Build 060830)): oracle.toplink.essentials.exceptions.DatabaseException
Internal Exception: org.apache.derby.client.am.SqlException: Table 'WEB_BOOKSTORE_BOOKS' does not exist.Error Code: -1
Call:SELECT BOOKID, FIRSTNAME, SURNAME, ONSALE, INVENTORY, CALENDAR_YEAR, TITLE, PRICE, DESCRIPTION FROM WEB_BOOKSTORE_BOOKS WHERE (BOOKID = ?)
     bind => [203]
Query:ReadObjectQuery(com.sun.bookstore.database.Book)Can anyone give me any pointers as to what I'm doing wrong?
I must say that I find the whole tutorial completely inaccessible, as it seems to give no tutorial at all, simply stating a stream of remotely connected facts, without any practical example. Is there an alternative book/guide to working through Java EE 5 for beginners?

Answer 1

Dear all
I am having a similar problem with the bookstore1 example from JEE5 Tutorial. When I launch it from the browser I get an Exception
Exception [TOPLINK-4002] (Oracle TopLink Essentials - 2006.8 (Build 060830)): oracle.toplink.essentials.exceptions.DatabaseException
Internal Exception: org.apache.derby.client.am.SqlException: Table 'WEB_BOOKSTORE_BOOKS' does not exist.Error Code: -1
Call:SELECT BOOKID, INVENTORY, DESCRIPTION, PRICE, TITLE, FIRSTNAME, SURNAME, ONSALE, CALENDAR_YEAR FROM WEB_BOOKSTORE_BOOKS WHERE (BOOKID = ?)
     bind => [203]
Query:ReadObjectQuery(com.sun.bookstore.database.Book)
My environment (under Windows) is set up as follows:
JAVAEE_HOME points to C:\\Program Files\\Java\\java_ee_sdk-5_02
The tutorial is located in C:\\javaeetutorial5
Application server is running at localhost:8080
Java DB running at localhost:1527
Java DB databases directory is located at C:\\DERBYDB
I created BookDB database and it is in C:\\DERBYDB\\BookDB
I populated the database, can connect to it and view tables from within NetBeans > Runtime
I can also execute SQL queries from NetBeans on the datasets.
In Runtime>Databases the URL for the database is setup as jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/BookDB
In NetBeans > Tools > Options > Advanced Options > Server and External Tool Settings > Java DB Database the properties are set as
Java DB Location: C:/Program Files/Java/java_ee_sdk-5_02/javadb
Database Location : C:/DERBYDB
In Application Server > Resources > JDBC > JDBC Resources I have
JNDI Name:     derby
Pool Name: DerbyPool     
Status:     Enabled
JNDI Name:     jdbc/BookDB
Pool Name:     DerbyPool
Status:     Enabled
as well as jdbc/__CallFlowPool, jdbc/__default, jdbc/__TimerPool
Project bookstore1 properties feature
Libraries > bookstore - dist/bookstore.jar
The output from the Application Server console:
deployed with moduleid = bookstore1
WEB0100: Loading web module [bookstore1] in virtual server [server] at [bookstore1]
naming.bind
[TopLink Config]: 2007.08.31 08:05:26.546--ServerSession(15189713)--The alias name for the entity class [class com.sun.bookstore.database.Book] is being defaulted to: Book.
[TopLink Config]: 2007.08.31 08:05:26.546--ServerSession(15189713)--The column name for element [public java.lang.String com.sun.bookstore.database.Book.getDescription()] is being defaulted to: DESCRIPTION.
[TopLink Config]: 2007.08.31 08:05:26.546--ServerSession(15189713)--The column name for element [public java.lang.String com.sun.bookstore.database.Book.getSurname()] is being defaulted to: SURNAME.
[TopLink Config]: 2007.08.31 08:05:26.546--ServerSession(15189713)--The column name for element [public java.lang.String com.sun.bookstore.database.Book.getTitle()] is being defaulted to: TITLE.
[TopLink Config]: 2007.08.31 08:05:26.546--ServerSession(15189713)--The column name for element [public java.lang.String com.sun.bookstore.database.Book.getBookId()] is being defaulted to: BOOKID.
[TopLink Config]: 2007.08.31 08:05:26.546--ServerSession(15189713)--The column name for element [public int com.sun.bookstore.database.Book.getInventory()] is being defaulted to: INVENTORY.
[TopLink Config]: 2007.08.31 08:05:26.546--ServerSession(15189713)--The column name for element [public float com.sun.bookstore.database.Book.getPrice()] is being defaulted to: PRICE.
[TopLink Config]: 2007.08.31 08:05:26.546--ServerSession(15189713)--The column name for element [public java.lang.String com.sun.bookstore.database.Book.getFirstName()] is being defaulted to: FIRSTNAME.
[TopLink Config]: 2007.08.31 08:05:26.562--ServerSession(15189713)--The column name for element [public boolean com.sun.bookstore.database.Book.getOnSale()] is being defaulted to: ONSALE.
[TopLink Config]: 2007.08.31 08:05:26.562--ServerSession(15189713)--The column name for element [public int com.sun.bookstore.database.Book.getCalendar_year()] is being defaulted to: CALENDAR_YEAR.
[TopLink Config]: 2007.08.31 08:05:26.578--ServerSession(15189713)--property toplink.server.platform.class.name is deprecated, property toplink.target-server should be used instead.
topLink_version
application_server_name_and_version
platform=>JavaDBPlatform
user name=> ""
connector=>JNDIConnector datasource name=>null
);|connecting
;|connected_user_database_driver
platform=>JavaDBPlatform
user name=> ""
connector=>JNDIConnector datasource name=>null
);|connecting
;|connected_user_database_driver
login_successful
WARNING *********** NetBeans HTTP Monitor ************
The request cannot be recorded most likely because the NetBeans HTTP Server is not running. Go to the IDE and start the HTTP Server from within the Runtime window to fix this problem.
=======================================================
The number of hits is: 1
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Local Exception Stack:
Exception [TOPLINK-4002] (Oracle TopLink Essentials - 2006.8 (Build 060830)): oracle.toplink.essentials.exceptions.DatabaseException
Internal Exception: org.apache.derby.client.am.SqlException: Table 'WEB_BOOKSTORE_BOOKS' does not exist.Error Code: -1
Call:SELECT BOOKID, INVENTORY, DESCRIPTION, PRICE, TITLE, FIRSTNAME, SURNAME, ONSALE, CALENDAR_YEAR FROM WEB_BOOKSTORE_BOOKS WHERE (BOOKID = ?)
bind => [203]
Query:ReadObjectQuery(com.sun.bookstore.database.Book)
at oracle.toplink.essentials.exceptions.DatabaseException.sqlException(DatabaseException.java:303) ...
Could anyone enlighten me why the table 'WEB_BOOKSTORE_BOOKS' cannot be found? As I said I can see it in NetBeans and can run a query e.g. SELECT BOOKID, INVENTORY, DESCRIPTION, PRICE, TITLE, FIRSTNAME, SURNAME, ONSALE, CALENDAR_YEAR FROM WEB_BOOKSTORE_BOOKS WHERE (BOOKID = '201')
Also does the line connector=>JNDIConnector datasource name=>null in the Application Server output have any implication on this problem?
I will greatly appreciate your help as I have run out of ideas how to fix this.