JNDI lookup through COMP_NAME

Question

Hello Frnds,
I am using xdoclet 1.2 feature in my application to generate the stubs for ejb bean classes.
and i am using the websphere application server to deploy my application.
Please find the code below :
In Home class
public static final String COMP_NAME="java:comp/env/ejb/TestEJBLocal";
public static final String JNDI_NAME="ejb/TestEJBLocal";
In Bean Class
@ejb.bean name="TestEJB" view-type="local"
* local-jndi-name="ejb/TestEJBLocal"
* type="CMP" reentrant="False" cmp-version="2.x" schema="Test"
* primkey-field="testID"
For lookup:
public EJBHome lookUpHome(Class homeClass) throws HomeFactoryException {
          try {
               EJBHome ejbHome = (EJBHome) _ejbHomes.get(homeClass);
               if (ejbHome == null) {
                    ejbHome = (EJBHome) PortableRemoteObject.narrow(_context
                              .lookup("*java:comp/env/ejb/TestEJBLocal*"), homeClass);
                    _ejbHomes.put(homeClass, ejbHome);
               return ejbHome;
          } catch (ClassCastException e) {
               throw new HomeFactoryException(e);
          } catch (NamingException e) {
               throw new HomeFactoryException(e);
When i pass the COMP_NAME for lookup, application is throwing an exception like Name Not Found exception.
The problem i'm facing here is, JNDI lookup is not happening through COMP_NAME.
Could someone help me on resloving this problem.
Helping on othis highly appreciated :)
Cheers,
Cap

Answer 1

Hi:I'm unable to get JNDI reference object from remote application client with "java:comp/env/ejb/<lookupName>".
The exception says:
Application threw an exception:javax.naming.CommunicationException: Cannot connect to ORB [Root exception is org.omg.CORBA.COMM_FAILURE:   vmcid: SUN  minor code: 201 completed: No]
The J2EE server and client are run on different machines, and needs to be like this. There isn't any problem with JSP/Servlet (cause they run/execute on the server itself). How will the client find out the JNDI refernce my mere specification of "java:comp/env/..."?
Am I making a mistake anywhere?
BEA Weblogic & IBM Websphere allows explicitly specifying the server name, while doing JNDI lookup. Is there anything similary for J2EE?
I couldn't find reference for this anywhere in the J2EE tutorial or EJB books.
- Devashish