JDriver for Informix throws LicenseKeyInvalid exception in standalone app

Question

Hi, I'm trying to use the BEA Systems type 4 jDriver for Informix,
version 5.1.0. I set up a connection pool in weblogic.properties, and
everything works fine when running from within WebLogic. Our app runs
fine, talks to the database just fine, has been for a month. However,
when trying to run a standalone program (like a unit test, or one of
the examples), I get the following message:
Exception in thread "main" java.sql.SQLException:
java.sql.SQLException: weblogic.common.LicenseKeyInvalidException
jdbcKona/Informix4,any,3,never|af2b99e753f718304c8500d07ef62471
at weblogic.jdbcbase.informix4.BaseConnection.<init>(BaseConnection.java:99)
at weblogic.jdbcbase.informix4.Connection.<init>(Connection.java:40)
at weblogic.jdbc.informix4.Connection.<init>(Connection.java:44)
at weblogic.jdbc.informix4.Driver.newConnection(Driver.java:44)
at weblogic.jdbcbase.informix4.BaseDriver.connect(BaseDriver.java:96)
at examples.jdbc.informix4.simplesql.main(c:/weblogic/informix4/examples/jdbc/informix4/simplesql.java:30)
I tried swapping out the eval license file and the license file that
came with our purchased version of WebLogic. WebLogic is not running
when I run the standalone app. I don't have anything else on my
machine talking to Informix.
Any ideas? Thanks!
Steve Molitor
[email protected]

Answer 1

You need to make sure the weblogic.jar file is in the classpath. Also make
sure you have the folder in which the license file exists is in the
classpath as well.
I suggest you use the informix driver from informix which is a current and
better driver. It is a free download from their website.
hth
sree
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LicenseKeyInvalidException is for when a license key is invalid.Well, yes, but I think my license key is valid. I downloaded a new
eval version from BEA yesterday and used the license file and key that
came with it. Same error message as below, except that the license
key was different, and the expiration date was Feb 8, 2001. The key
and expiration date matched what was in the file
(c:\weblogic\informix4\license\WebLogicLicense.xml) from the eval
download. BEA wouldn't put an invalid license key in the eval
version, would they? That wouldn't be very good marketing!
Anyway, for grins I swapped out the license file under
....\informix4\license with my purchased version of WebLogic's license
file, under c:\weblogic\license. It gives the error message below;
same message as with the eval version of the license, but with a
different license key, and expiration date of never.
When I use the driver from within WebLogic (I boot WebLogic and run my
app), everything works fine. I'm CRUD'ing to and from the database
just fine. So, my license file must be OK. I just can't get it to
work in a standalone app, without WebLogic running. I must be
configuring something wrong or missing something in the standalone
app, but I can't figure out what.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Steve Molitor
[email protected]
Steve Molitor wrote:
Hi, I'm trying to use the BEA Systems type 4 jDriver for Informix,
version 5.1.0. I set up a connection pool in weblogic.properties, and
everything works fine when running from within WebLogic. Our app runs
fine, talks to the database just fine, has been for a month. However,
when trying to run a standalone program (like a unit test, or one of
the examples), I get the following message:
Exception in thread "main" java.sql.SQLException:
java.sql.SQLException: weblogic.common.LicenseKeyInvalidException
jdbcKona/Informix4,any,3,never|af2b99e753f718304c8500d07ef62471
at
weblogic.jdbcbase.informix4.BaseConnection.<init>(BaseConnection.java:99)
atweblogic.jdbcbase.informix4.Connection.<init>(Connection.java:40)
at weblogic.jdbc.informix4.Connection.<init>(Connection.java:44)
at weblogic.jdbc.informix4.Driver.newConnection(Driver.java:44)
atweblogic.jdbcbase.informix4.BaseDriver.connect(BaseDriver.java:96)
atexamples.jdbc.informix4.simplesql.main(c:/weblogic/informix4/examples/jdbc/i
nformix4/simplesql.java:30)
>>
I tried swapping out the eval license file and the license file that
came with our purchased version of WebLogic. WebLogic is not running
when I run the standalone app. I don't have anything else on my
machine talking to Informix.
Any ideas? Thanks!
Steve Molitor
[email protected]