NoInitialContextException error in Client stub tester

Question

I keep on getting the following exception.
javax.naming.NoInitialContextException: Need to specify class name in environment or system property, or as an applet parameter, or in an application resource file: java.naming.factory.initial
at javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(NamingManager.java:645)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:247)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.getURLOrDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:284)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(InitialContext.java:351)
at TestClient.main(TestClient.java:9)
My bean is in the testing package. It compiles quite alright, but won't execute when I try the lookup. It fails on lookup, What more do I need 2 be doing. I can access the bean using a JSP page but not via client stub code????
import testing.*;
import javax.naming.InitialContext;
public class TestClient
public static void main(String [] args){
     try {
     InitialContext ic = new InitialContext();
     Object o = ic.lookup ("ejb/TestingBean");
     } catch (Exception e) {
     System.err.println ("Some weird asss exception occurred");
     e.printStackTrace();
}

Answer 1

The best option is to write a portable Java EE Application Client component and let the Application Client container bootstrap the naming service so your code doesn't have to. If you prefer to write a non-portable stand-alone java client, we have instructions for how to do that here :
https://glassfish.dev.java.net/javaee5/ejb/EJB_FAQ.html
--ken