Web App Cascading Controls

I am trying to implement this: http://blogs.office.com/2013/08/01/introducing-a-new-user-experience-feature-in-access-web-apps-cascading-controls/
I have a table Encounters with two rows: M1
(lookup to OMed) and M1LotNumber (ShortText).
There is another table OMed Attributes which has rows: Med (lookup to OMed) and Lot Number (ShortText).
In this view, M1 is an autocomplete and M1LotNumber is a dropdown. I want M1LotNumber to show items related to the M1 lookup value. This works flawlessly.
My problem is that once selected, the dropdown value will not save to the M1LotNumber row. Even though control source is set, when I save the view, the lot number does not save. Furthermore, if I open a saved record and change ONLY the M1LotNumber, the view
does not let me save - this tells me that Access is not recognizing the control source.
What about my setup is wrong?

My problem is that once selected, the dropdown value will not save to the M1LotNumber row. Even though control source is set, when I save the view, the lot number does not save. Furthermore, if I open a saved record and change ONLY the M1LotNumber, the view
does not let me save - this tells me that Access is not recognizing the control source.
What about my setup is wrong?
Hi Dr.Cole,
Is there any error message when you click on the Save button in the web page? I can successfully save the cascading ComboBox's value into the current table without any problem.
If there's some errors pop up in the web page, in ordinary circumstances, the problem is that you didn't correctly set those fields for the cascading ComboBox, "Bound Field", "Display Field" or "Related Field" (especially the
"Related Field", you need to set it to the M1's control's bound field). So please try to change these fields.
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Hi,
Please see the links and check they are helpful:
http://blogs.office.com/2013/08/01/introducing-a-new-user-experience-feature-in-access-web-apps-cascading-controls/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj249372(v=office.15).aspx
Then, the issue is more related to Access web app DEV, I recommend you post the question to MSDN forum for Access:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=accessdev&filter=alltypes%2Calllanguages&sort=lastpostdesc
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FIDDLER
======
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PROCESS MONITOR
==============
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff431687.aspx#ConfigureMain
Best regards.
Thanks
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Hello,
I am working on knowledge base entries for developing Web Applications with Sun ONE Studio. I would be interested in whether any of the following are helpful.
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Creating a Web Application
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<ide-install-dir>/jwsdp/common/lib/
<ide-install-dir>jwsdp/shared/classes
<ide-install-dir>/jwsdp/shared/lib/
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myWebApp
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++ Classes
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The Explorer should look like this:
<path>/myWebApp
<path>/myWebApp: /WEB-INF/classes <-IDE automatically mounts this
<path>/src
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<path>/myWebApp: /WEB-INF/classes
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can set it at the user or default level.)
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your source elsewhere, you will have to enter these entries manually, or do
the following.
1. Right-click the web.xml node, and choose Properties.
2. In the Deployment panel of the web.xml properties window,
click the ellipses (...) in the Servlets value field to display
the Servlets Property editor.
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3. Click the Edit button for Mappings and add the mapping for the servlet.
4. Click OK to close the Add Servlet dialog box, then click OK to close
the Servlets property editor.
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following:
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The link you followed is either outdated, inaccurate,
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Please inform the site administrator of the referring page."
Q: Why do I get invalid package name when I try to add a package to my
web module.
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1. Create a package in a subdirectory of WEB-INF/classes.
2. Create a package in a directory that is not in the WEB-INF tree and
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following directory structure, set the compilation target to WEB-INF/classes.
myWebMod
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++ classes
+++ pkg1
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does this automatically when you create a web module or turn a directory
into a web module.
To set the compilation target, choose Tools > Options > Building >
External Compilation and select the target. In this example, you would
select:
<path>/myWebMod: /WEB-INF/classes
Do not use a directory structure like this:
myWebMod
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Q: JSP code completion does not work now that I use the Jakarta recommended
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A: Yes, this is the default action when you right-click the WEB-INF
node and choose Deploy from the contextual menu.
With Internal and External Tomcat installations, the deploy action causes
the IDE to change the server's configuration file to add a context entry,
which points to the document root of your working version of the web
application. For example
/myApp -> C:\My Working Directory\myApp
When you deploy to the Sun ONE application server using the IDE's Deploy
action, the IDE copies the web application's directory structure to
the server's <instance>/applications/j2ee-modules directory.
Q: How do I create a WAR file and deploy the WAR file onto different servers.
A: To create a WAR file, right click the WEB-INF node and choose Export WAR
file. See the online help for details about adding and filtering out
components.
Look at the server's documentation to find out how to deploy the WAR file
to the server. Here is an example of deploying a WAR file to the Sun ONE
Application Server 7:
asadmin deploy user myusername password mypassword \
-host localhost port 4848 type web contextroot /myApp instance server1 \
c:\apps\myapp.war
Note that when you deploy to a server that is registered with the IDE,
you do not need to create a WAR file. Instead, you can right-click on the
WEB-INF node and choose Deploy.
Compiling a Web Application
Q: Why do I get compiler errors when I compile from the IDE even though
I don't get errors when I compile from the command line?
As the IDE's classpath is derived from the mounted filesystems, the problem
is most likely caused by not mounting the necessary filesystems. For the
following web app, you must mount in the Explorer AWebApp, WEB-INF/classes
(this directory is mounted automatically when you create a web app or
turn a directory into a web app), and every JAR file in the WEB-INF/lib
directory (which is also done automatically). Note that all classes and
JAR files that the application needs must be in AWebApp/WEB-INF or
AWebApp/lib or the server's location for shared libraries and classes.
Otherwise, the module may compile but it won't run in the server.
AllMyWebApps
+ AWebApp
++ WEB-INF
+++ classes
+++ lib
++++ a.jar
++++ b.jar
Q: Why do I get a "cannot resolve symbol" compiler error message for my JSP.
A: Check the import statements in your JSP file. The import statement must
specify the fully qualified class name (package name plus class), and the
class must be in a namespace. The namespace restriction is because the Javac
bytecode compiler in J2SE 1.4.0 is more strict than in previous
versions in enforcing compliance with the Java Language Specification,
and thus rejects import statements that import a type from an unnamed namespace.
Valid import statement:
<%@page import="org.alpha.beta.MyBean" %>
Also, make sure your compiled classes are in a subfolder of
<web-module>/WEB-INF/classes, such as, for the above bean,
<web-module>/WEB-INF/classes/org/alpha/beta/MyBean.class.
Note that you will also get this error if you have created a link under
WEB-INF/classes to a package in another directory. Your package must
physically exist in the WEB-INF/classes directory.
Q: Why do I get " '.' expected" when my JSP is compiled.
The Javac bytecode compiler in J2SE 1.4.0 is more strict than in previous
versions in enforcing compliance with the Java Language Specification, and
thus rejects import statements that import a type from an unnamed namespace.
For example, if you have an import statement like the following, the compiler
expects the imported class to be in a package. Therefore, the compiler
assumes that MyBean is a package and expects the package name to be followed
by a period (.) and either a subpackage or a class. To resolve the problem,
put the bean in a package.
INVALID IMPORT STATEMENT:
<%@page import="MyBean" %>
VALID IMPORT STATEMENT
<%@page import="MyPackage.MyBean" %>
Q: Why do I get a package does not exist error message when the package exists?
A: The problem might be that you have not mounted the web module at the
correct point. You must mount the directory that is directly above the WEB-INF
directory. For example, if you have the following directory structure
you must mount the webApp1 filesystem. When you specifically mount
webApp1, the IDE recognizes the filesystem as a web module. The IDE
automatically mounts WEB-INF/classes, so that it is in the IDE's classpath,
and provides the execute and deploy actions when you right-click on the
WEB-INF node:
allMyWebApps
+ webApp1
++ WEB-INF
+++ Classes
++++ myPkg
You can also get this error message when you do not put your Classes directory
under WEB-INF. For example, if you put the Classes directory in web-info, you
will get this error message.
You will get this error if you have created a link under WEB-INF/classes
to a package in another directory. Your package must physically exist in
the WEB-INF/classes directory.
Running Web Applications
Q: Why do I get the 404 error message "The requested resource is not available"?
Why do I get the error message "The requested object does not exist on
this server"?
A: If you get either of these errors on a servlet, check the servlet's entry
in the web.xml. The entry should be similar to the following:
<servlet>
<servlet-name>myServlet</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.alpha.beta.MyServlet</servlet-class>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>myServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/MyServlet</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
The name can be any name as long as it is the same in both mappings.
The class must be the fully qualified class name. The pattern
must be a pattern that matches the URI that invokes the servlet. In
this case, the pattern matches the URI http://localhost:8081/MyServlet.
Q: Why do I get a Generated Servlet error "Class not found."
A: This error can occur if the class is not in a package. To resolve the
problem, put the class in a package.
If the class is in a package and you still get this message,
check the import statements in your JSP file. The import statement must
specify the fully qualified class name (package name plus class).
For example:
<%@page "org.alpha.beta.CustomerBean" %>
Q: Why do I get the error message "Unable to load class" when my JSP calls
a class from a library?
This message usually appears because the library's JAR file is not in the
WEB-INF/lib directory. The server expects all of the web app's JAR files
to either be in the WEB-INF/lib directory or in the server's
shared library directory.
For more information, search for the "File Location in a Web Module" topic
in the online help.
Q: Why do I get an error message during JSP compilation that a tld file is not
found when the file is there?
A: The problem might be that you have not put the tld file in the correct
place. It should go in the WEB-INF directory.
This problem also happens if have not mounted the web module at the
correct point.
You must mount the directory that is directly above the WEB-INF directory. For
example, if you have the following directory structure you must mount the
myWebApp1 filesystem. When you specifically mount webApp1, the IDE recognizes
the filesystem as a web module. The IDE automatically mounts WEB-INF/classes,
which in turn adds the path to the IDE's classpath and provides the execute
and deploy actions when you right-click on the WEB-INF node:
allMyWebApps
+ webApp1
++ WEB-INF
+++ Classes
++++ myPkg
Another cause of the problem could be that the uri in your taglib statement
is incorrect. For example, this statement is wrong:
                    <%@ taglib uri="struts-html.tld" prefix="html" %> <- Incorrect
Instead, it should be:
                    <%@ taglib uri="WEB-INF/struts-html.tld" prefix="html" %> <- Correct
Q: Why do I get a java.lang.ClassNotFoundException when I run my JSP file?
Everything compiles successfully and the source editor does JSP code completion
for the class. However, when I execute, the runtime system can't find the new
classes.
A: There are several causes of this error. Here are some things to check.
1. If the class is in a library, make sure the JAR file is in the
WEB-INF/lib directory or the server's directory for shared libraries.
Otherwise, make sure the class is in a package under the WEB-INF/Classes
directory.
When compiling, the IDE builds the classpath from the mounted filesystems.
However, when you use the deploy action, the IDE only deploys the classes,
libraries, and files that are stored in the mounted web module.
2. Make sure all usebean statements use a fully qualified name for
the class name.
WRONG:
<jsp:useBean id="myBean" class="MyBean" scope="request" />
CORRECT:
<jsp:useBean id="myBean" class="org.alpha.beta.MyBean" scope="request" />
Q. Why am I getting a 500 Internal Server Error? My application compiled but
when I try to run it, I get an Internal Server Error.
A: There are several reasons for internal server errors. The "root cause" or
the "Exception" information can help to narrow in on the problem. Here are
some common causes:
a) One common reason is that the compiled classes are not in the right directory
or a required library (JAR file) is not in the WEB-INF/lib directory.
When you compile, the IDE uses the classpath to find the resources. However,
when you deploy an application, the application must strictly follow the
web module directory structure:
<document root directory>
+ JSP, HTML and other public files
+ WEB-INF
++ web.xml
++ <tld files>
++ classes
+++ <pkg 1>
+++ <pkg 2>
++ lib
+++ <.jar>
For more information, search for the "File Location in a Web Module" topic
in the online help.
b) If you are connecting to a database, make sure the driver is put in the
server's shared library directory or common library directory.
c) An error occurs when the server compiles the JSP into a servlet. For example,
the import or usebean statement is not using the fully qualified class
name for the bean. The following statements show an incorrect and a correct
import statement.
import="MyBean" << wrong
import="com.myCompany.MyBean" << correct
In this case, the "Exception" or "Root Cause" might be "Class <bean name> not
found in import."
Note that a bean must always be in a package. A bean cannot be put into the
WEB-INF/classes directory. Instead, it must be in a WEB-INF/classes
subdirectory.
Accessing Databases from Web Applications
Q: I put my database driver in WEB-INF/lib but I still can't access the
database. What do I do?
A: If your application performs queries or run statements through JDBC, then
putting the driver in WEB-INF is sufficient. However, if you are connecting to
the database through the server, you need to put the driver in the
server's shared library directory or the server's common library directory.
You must also set up a connection pool in the server.xml file. See the
documentation for your server on the specifics, as the details vary for
each server.

Hello,
I am working on knowledge base entries for developing Web Applications with Sun ONE Studio. I would be interested in whether any of the following are helpful.
Also, are there other entries you think should be added? Other comments? Corrections?
Thanks
Web Apps FAQ
Creating a Web Application
Q: Where do I put my JSP files in my web module.
A: JSP files can go into the web module's document base directory or any
of its subdirectories except for the subdirectories under WEB-INF. For example,
the following is correct:
correctWebModStructure
+ login.jsp
++ JSP_files
+++ shop.jsp
+ WEB-INF
++ Classes
++ lib
++ web.xml
The following is incorrect:
incorrectWebModStructure
+ WEB-INF
++ login.jsp
++ JSP_files
+++ shop.jsp
++ Classes
++ lib
++ web.xml
Note that with the incorrect structure, the JSP files will compile but
they will not run on a server.
Q: Where should I put my servlet source and binary files when I create
and execute a web module from the IDE?
A: Your compiled classes must go in the appropriate package directory
under <web mod document root>/WEB-INF/Classes. The easiest place to
put the source code is in the same directory as the compiled class. To
put your source code in a different directory, see "Can I put my source code in
a different directory from WEB-INF/classes?"
Note that when a class is imported by another class or by a JSP file, the
class MUST be in a named namespace (package).
Q: Where do I put my libraries (JAR files) in a web module?
A: You can put the libraries in one of several places:
o If the JAR file will be used only by the module, put it in the
WEB-INF/lib directory.
o If the JAR file will be shared by multiple web modules look at the server's
documentation to find out how to make the library available across web
modules.
- If you are using the Sun One Application server, you can either copy
the JAR into the <instance_dir>/lib directory (such as
     <AppServerInstallDir>\domains\domain1\server1\lib) or edit the
     classpath-suffix attribute of the java-config element in the
     server.xml file. For details about server.xml, see the Sun ONE Application
     Server Administrator�s Configuration File Reference. You must
     restart the server.
- If you are using the internal Tomcat server, put the JAR file into one of
the following directories:
<ide-install-dir>/jwsdp/lib/
<ide-install-dir>/jwsdp/common/classes
<ide-install-dir>/jwsdp/common/lib/
<ide-install-dir>jwsdp/shared/classes
<ide-install-dir>/jwsdp/shared/lib/
Note that for compilation, a JAR file must either be mounted as as an
          archive file or the JAR file must be put into <ide-install-dir>\lib\ext.
When you add a JAR file to WEB-INF/lib directory tree, the IDE mounts
          the JAR file for you automatically.
Q: Can I put my source code in a different directory from WEB-INF/classes?
A: Yes. For example, say you have a directory structure as follows:
myWebApp
+ WEB-INF
++ Classes
+++ myPkg
+ src
++ myPkg
1. In the Filesystems tab, mount myWebApp and separately mount src.
The Explorer should look like this:
<path>/myWebApp
<path>/myWebApp: /WEB-INF/classes <-IDE automatically mounts this
<path>/src
2. Open Tools > Options > Building > External Compilation and select this Target:
<path>/myWebApp: /WEB-INF/classes
(By default, this setting is project wide, if you click the >> column, you
can set it at the user or default level.)
3. Whenever you create a Java file under /WEB-INF/classes, the IDE automatically
adds a servlet entry and a mapping in the web.xml. Because you are putting
your source elsewhere, you will have to enter these entries manually, or do
the following.
1. Right-click the web.xml node, and choose Properties.
2. In the Deployment panel of the web.xml properties window,
click the ellipses (...) in the Servlets value field to display
the Servlets Property editor.
In Servlets Property editor, click Add to display the Add Servlet dialog box.
In the Add Servlet dialog box, type, or browse for, the servlet class name.
Type in the name by which you want to identify the servlet.
3. Click the Edit button for Mappings and add the mapping for the servlet.
4. Click OK to close the Add Servlet dialog box, then click OK to close
the Servlets property editor.
Note: If you don't add the web.xml entries, you might get an error like the
following:
"The requested object does not exist on this server.
The link you followed is either outdated, inaccurate,
or the server has been instructed not to let you have it.
Please inform the site administrator of the referring page."
Q: Why do I get invalid package name when I try to add a package to my
web module.
You have two options for creating packages in a web module.
1. Create a package in a subdirectory of WEB-INF/classes.
2. Create a package in a directory that is not in the WEB-INF tree and
put the compiled class in the WEB-INF tree. For example, if you have the
following directory structure, set the compilation target to WEB-INF/classes.
myWebMod
+ src
++ pkg1
+ WEB-INF
++ classes
+++ pkg1
++ lib
In either case, the WEB-INF/classes directory must be mounted. The IDE
does this automatically when you create a web module or turn a directory
into a web module.
To set the compilation target, choose Tools > Options > Building >
External Compilation and select the target. In this example, you would
select:
<path>/myWebMod: /WEB-INF/classes
Do not use a directory structure like this:
myWebMod
+ WEB-INF
++ src << wrong
++ classes
You can alternatively keep your source code in the appropriate package
directory under WEB-INF/classes.
Editing JSP Files
Q: JSP code completion does not work now that I use the Jakarta recommended
directory structure and use Ant to build and deploy my web applications? Can
I fix this?
To make code completion work, you must mount the following libraries and
directories in the Filesystems tab of the Explorer window. Mounting a parent
directory does not work.
* <working-directory>/src
* <working-directory>/build
* Every .jar file that is copied by the build script to
          <working-directory>/build/WEB-INF/lib. (The IDE automatically mounts
               all the jar files in WEB-INF/lib when you mount working-directory/build.)
* Any other libraries that are used by the web application, such as
          libraries that have been deployed to the server.
Deploying a Web Application
Q: Can I change the URL that is used to execute a JSP page? For example,
instead of http://localhost/welcome.jsp, can I have the URL be
http://localhost/shopping/welcome.jsp?
A: Yes, right-click on the WEB-INF and choose Properties from the contextual
menu. In the Properties window, type /<name>. For example, type
/shopping
Note that youu can use servlet mappings in the web.xml file to control the
mappings of URLs to servlets.
Q: Is there a way to copy the compiled code to the server for testing
without having to create a WAR file?
A: Yes, this is the default action when you right-click the WEB-INF
node and choose Deploy from the contextual menu.
With Internal and External Tomcat installations, the deploy action causes
the IDE to change the server's configuration file to add a context entry,
which points to the document root of your working version of the web
application. For example
/myApp -> C:\My Working Directory\myApp
When you deploy to the Sun ONE application server using the IDE's Deploy
action, the IDE copies the web application's directory structure to
the server's <instance>/applications/j2ee-modules directory.
Q: How do I create a WAR file and deploy the WAR file onto different servers.
A: To create a WAR file, right click the WEB-INF node and choose Export WAR
file. See the online help for details about adding and filtering out
components.
Look at the server's documentation to find out how to deploy the WAR file
to the server. Here is an example of deploying a WAR file to the Sun ONE
Application Server 7:
asadmin deploy user myusername password mypassword \
-host localhost port 4848 type web contextroot /myApp instance server1 \
c:\apps\myapp.war
Note that when you deploy to a server that is registered with the IDE,
you do not need to create a WAR file. Instead, you can right-click on the
WEB-INF node and choose Deploy.
Compiling a Web Application
Q: Why do I get compiler errors when I compile from the IDE even though
I don't get errors when I compile from the command line?
As the IDE's classpath is derived from the mounted filesystems, the problem
is most likely caused by not mounting the necessary filesystems. For the
following web app, you must mount in the Explorer AWebApp, WEB-INF/classes
(this directory is mounted automatically when you create a web app or
turn a directory into a web app), and every JAR file in the WEB-INF/lib
directory (which is also done automatically). Note that all classes and
JAR files that the application needs must be in AWebApp/WEB-INF or
AWebApp/lib or the server's location for shared libraries and classes.
Otherwise, the module may compile but it won't run in the server.
AllMyWebApps
+ AWebApp
++ WEB-INF
+++ classes
+++ lib
++++ a.jar
++++ b.jar
Q: Why do I get a "cannot resolve symbol" compiler error message for my JSP.
A: Check the import statements in your JSP file. The import statement must
specify the fully qualified class name (package name plus class), and the
class must be in a namespace. The namespace restriction is because the Javac
bytecode compiler in J2SE 1.4.0 is more strict than in previous
versions in enforcing compliance with the Java Language Specification,
and thus rejects import statements that import a type from an unnamed namespace.
Valid import statement:
<%@page import="org.alpha.beta.MyBean" %>
Also, make sure your compiled classes are in a subfolder of
<web-module>/WEB-INF/classes, such as, for the above bean,
<web-module>/WEB-INF/classes/org/alpha/beta/MyBean.class.
Note that you will also get this error if you have created a link under
WEB-INF/classes to a package in another directory. Your package must
physically exist in the WEB-INF/classes directory.
Q: Why do I get " '.' expected" when my JSP is compiled.
The Javac bytecode compiler in J2SE 1.4.0 is more strict than in previous
versions in enforcing compliance with the Java Language Specification, and
thus rejects import statements that import a type from an unnamed namespace.
For example, if you have an import statement like the following, the compiler
expects the imported class to be in a package. Therefore, the compiler
assumes that MyBean is a package and expects the package name to be followed
by a period (.) and either a subpackage or a class. To resolve the problem,
put the bean in a package.
INVALID IMPORT STATEMENT:
<%@page import="MyBean" %>
VALID IMPORT STATEMENT
<%@page import="MyPackage.MyBean" %>
Q: Why do I get a package does not exist error message when the package exists?
A: The problem might be that you have not mounted the web module at the
correct point. You must mount the directory that is directly above the WEB-INF
directory. For example, if you have the following directory structure
you must mount the webApp1 filesystem. When you specifically mount
webApp1, the IDE recognizes the filesystem as a web module. The IDE
automatically mounts WEB-INF/classes, so that it is in the IDE's classpath,
and provides the execute and deploy actions when you right-click on the
WEB-INF node:
allMyWebApps
+ webApp1
++ WEB-INF
+++ Classes
++++ myPkg
You can also get this error message when you do not put your Classes directory
under WEB-INF. For example, if you put the Classes directory in web-info, you
will get this error message.
You will get this error if you have created a link under WEB-INF/classes
to a package in another directory. Your package must physically exist in
the WEB-INF/classes directory.
Running Web Applications
Q: Why do I get the 404 error message "The requested resource is not available"?
Why do I get the error message "The requested object does not exist on
this server"?
A: If you get either of these errors on a servlet, check the servlet's entry
in the web.xml. The entry should be similar to the following:
<servlet>
<servlet-name>myServlet</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.alpha.beta.MyServlet</servlet-class>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>myServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/MyServlet</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
The name can be any name as long as it is the same in both mappings.
The class must be the fully qualified class name. The pattern
must be a pattern that matches the URI that invokes the servlet. In
this case, the pattern matches the URI http://localhost:8081/MyServlet.
Q: Why do I get a Generated Servlet error "Class not found."
A: This error can occur if the class is not in a package. To resolve the
problem, put the class in a package.
If the class is in a package and you still get this message,
check the import statements in your JSP file. The import statement must
specify the fully qualified class name (package name plus class).
For example:
<%@page "org.alpha.beta.CustomerBean" %>
Q: Why do I get the error message "Unable to load class" when my JSP calls
a class from a library?
This message usually appears because the library's JAR file is not in the
WEB-INF/lib directory. The server expects all of the web app's JAR files
to either be in the WEB-INF/lib directory or in the server's
shared library directory.
For more information, search for the "File Location in a Web Module" topic
in the online help.
Q: Why do I get an error message during JSP compilation that a tld file is not
found when the file is there?
A: The problem might be that you have not put the tld file in the correct
place. It should go in the WEB-INF directory.
This problem also happens if have not mounted the web module at the
correct point.
You must mount the directory that is directly above the WEB-INF directory. For
example, if you have the following directory structure you must mount the
myWebApp1 filesystem. When you specifically mount webApp1, the IDE recognizes
the filesystem as a web module. The IDE automatically mounts WEB-INF/classes,
which in turn adds the path to the IDE's classpath and provides the execute
and deploy actions when you right-click on the WEB-INF node:
allMyWebApps
+ webApp1
++ WEB-INF
+++ Classes
++++ myPkg
Another cause of the problem could be that the uri in your taglib statement
is incorrect. For example, this statement is wrong:
                    <%@ taglib uri="struts-html.tld" prefix="html" %> <- Incorrect
Instead, it should be:
                    <%@ taglib uri="WEB-INF/struts-html.tld" prefix="html" %> <- Correct
Q: Why do I get a java.lang.ClassNotFoundException when I run my JSP file?
Everything compiles successfully and the source editor does JSP code completion
for the class. However, when I execute, the runtime system can't find the new
classes.
A: There are several causes of this error. Here are some things to check.
1. If the class is in a library, make sure the JAR file is in the
WEB-INF/lib directory or the server's directory for shared libraries.
Otherwise, make sure the class is in a package under the WEB-INF/Classes
directory.
When compiling, the IDE builds the classpath from the mounted filesystems.
However, when you use the deploy action, the IDE only deploys the classes,
libraries, and files that are stored in the mounted web module.
2. Make sure all usebean statements use a fully qualified name for
the class name.
WRONG:
<jsp:useBean id="myBean" class="MyBean" scope="request" />
CORRECT:
<jsp:useBean id="myBean" class="org.alpha.beta.MyBean" scope="request" />
Q. Why am I getting a 500 Internal Server Error? My application compiled but
when I try to run it, I get an Internal Server Error.
A: There are several reasons for internal server errors. The "root cause" or
the "Exception" information can help to narrow in on the problem. Here are
some common causes:
a) One common reason is that the compiled classes are not in the right directory
or a required library (JAR file) is not in the WEB-INF/lib directory.
When you compile, the IDE uses the classpath to find the resources. However,
when you deploy an application, the application must strictly follow the
web module directory structure:
<document root directory>
+ JSP, HTML and other public files
+ WEB-INF
++ web.xml
++ <tld files>
++ classes
+++ <pkg 1>
+++ <pkg 2>
++ lib
+++ <.jar>
For more information, search for the "File Location in a Web Module" topic
in the online help.
b) If you are connecting to a database, make sure the driver is put in the
server's shared library directory or common library directory.
c) An error occurs when the server compiles the JSP into a servlet. For example,
the import or usebean statement is not using the fully qualified class
name for the bean. The following statements show an incorrect and a correct
import statement.
import="MyBean" << wrong
import="com.myCompany.MyBean" << correct
In this case, the "Exception" or "Root Cause" might be "Class <bean name> not
found in import."
Note that a bean must always be in a package. A bean cannot be put into the
WEB-INF/classes directory. Instead, it must be in a WEB-INF/classes
subdirectory.
Accessing Databases from Web Applications
Q: I put my database driver in WEB-INF/lib but I still can't access the
database. What do I do?
A: If your application performs queries or run statements through JDBC, then
putting the driver in WEB-INF is sufficient. However, if you are connecting to
the database through the server, you need to put the driver in the
server's shared library directory or the server's common library directory.
You must also set up a connection pool in the server.xml file. See the
documentation for your server on the specifics, as the details vary for
each server.

Is it even possible to dynamically apply view criteria in an ADF Web App?

This is one of those situations where something that should take an hour ends up taking days.
* I have a view.
* The view has Bind Variables associated with it.
* The view has View Criteria associated with it.
* Each of the View Criteria use different Bind Variables.
* I have a search criteria input page that receives from the user what will ultimately be used to set the bind variables.
* I have a search results page that uses the view to display a table.
* I have the code that dynamically sets view criteria and parameters. It is based on the following:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E15523_01/web.1111/b31974/bcadvvo.htm#BCGFHAGA
* This code works great, until the iterator associated with the table binding to the view is initialized. At that time, the view is reset to its defaults, and all of my code's doings are discarded. How do I know this? Because I have gone so far as to run my code that sets view criteria and binding variables dynamically in a phase event handler for the search results page in the render response phase. There is no other point at which to dynamically modify the view.
This is turning into a situation where it seems I will need 5 different views and 5 different pages in order to show a single set of query results. I cannot get dynamically applied view criteria to work in an ADF web app. Has anyone else done it? Can anyone relate to this? Are there any other suggestions before I conclude that it's not possible for this framework to handle this simple scenario?
Thanks

There must be a setting or something that I am still missing here. If I write code just like this and make sure it is executed, I still only see the results of my view executed without the view criteria applied using the default bind variable values that I supplied in the view object.
It's like the fact that I set the bind variables, the view criteria, and executed the view query programmatically is lost on the iterator -- it's like it never happened. What setting is used to ensure that the iterator uses the outcome of what I executed programmatically? There has to be a critical set or setting that I am missing.
Here is the iterator and search region definitions defined in the page def "executables" section:
<executables>
     <iterator Binds="CustomSearchView1" RangeSize="25"
              DataControl="AppModuleDataControl"
              id="CustomSearchView1Iterator"/>
    <searchRegion Binds="CustomSearchView1Iterator"
                  Customizer="oracle.jbo.uicli.binding.JUSearchBindingCustomizer"
                  id="CustomSearchView1Query"/>
    </executables>Here's the "tree" binding in the page def file:
<bindings>
   <tree IterBinding="CustomSearchView1Iterator" id="CustomSearchView1">
      <nodeDefinition DefName="Model.CustomSearchView" Name="CustomSearchView10">
        <AttrNames>
          <Item Value="CustomId"/>
          <Item Value="CustomProjectNumber"/>
          <Item Value="CustomName"/>
          <Item Value="CustomStatus"/>
          <Item Value="CustomStatusDate"/>
        </AttrNames>
      </nodeDefinition>
    </tree>
</bindings>In an effort to take page flow out of this mess, I had modified this to include the search criteria and search results on a single page. So, I now have a "Search" button. When the "Search" button is clicked, the action method does the following:
    public String searchActionListener ()
          // Get search criteria from select one choice and text input controls.
          AppModule appModule =
                ( AppModule ) Configuration.createRootApplicationModule (
                    "Model.AppModule",
                    "AppModuleLocal");
          appModule.customSearch( searchCriteria1,
                                               searchCriteria2,
                                               searchCriteria3 );
    }In my application module this translates to:
    public void customNoticeSearch ( String searchCriteria1, String searchCriteria2, String searchCriteria3)
       CustomSearchViewImpl searchViewImp =
           ( CustomSearchViewImpl ) this.getCustomSearchView1 ();
       searchViewImp.customExecuteQuery ( searchCriteria1, searchCriteria2, searchCriteria3);
    }Finally, in my custom view object implementation code:
    public void customExecuteQuery ( String searchCriteria1, String searchCriteria2, String searchCriteria3 )
        // Set-up the parameters that are part of the core query.
        this.setp_searchCriteria1( searchCriteria1);
        this.setp_searchCriteria2( searchCriteria2);
        if ( searchCriteria3 != null )
            ViewCriteriaManager vcm = this.getViewCriteriaManager();
            ViewCriteria vc = vcm.getViewCriteria ( "WithLastCriteria" );
            this.setp_searchCriteria3( new Number ( searchCriteria3 ) );
            this.applyViewCriteria( vc );
        System.out.println ("This is fun.");
        this.executeQuery();
    }This code executes, but the results table is empty, and I know that there are results, because I can execute use execute with params to execute the base query and get the correct results back.
Thanks for taking a look at this.

Office Web Apps Server Antivirus Exclusions

Hello,
Are there any guidelines for Antivirus exclusions with respect to Office Web Apps server like we have for Exchange, Lync and SharePoint servers. I would highly appreciate if any help in this regard.
We have office web apps server that we are using with Lync 2013 and SharePoint 2013.
Thanks

Hi,
There is no Official documentation about it.
For servers running antivirus software, include all servers running Lync Server 2013 in the exception list in order to provide optimal performance and audio quality.
You may refer to the link below:
http://www.nicolasbroisin.fr/articles/Lync_2013_:_Exclusions_Antivirus
Note: Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. The sites are not controlled by Microsoft. Microsoft cannot make any representations regarding the quality, safety, or suitability of any software or information found there.
Please make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any suggestions from the above link.
Best Regards,
Eason Huang
Eason Huang
TechNet Community Support

Office Web Apps Server 2013 patching and reported build numbers

Sorry ahead of time for asking this on a Sharepoint forum, but I can't find OWAS forums anywhere.
When applying patches to Office Web Apps Server the build version as reported by Control Panel | Program and Features does not change. RTM build number is 15.0.4420.1017. KB2760445 moves version to 15.0.4481.1005. You can install it but
the version/build number as reported by control panel will not change. I can't find information on build versions on MS website. I am using Roger Haueter blog
here to help me with that. I tries manually downloading updates and applying them as well as relying on WSUS and MS Update. Results are the same. You can see the updates under "installed updates".
Please, share you knowledge.

This is normal. See these sites for how to identify the build number of the farm:
http://www.wictorwilen.se/office-web-apps-server-which-version-is-installed
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sammykailini/archive/2013/09/20/how-to-find-the-version-or-build-number-for-an-office-web-apps-2013-farm.aspx
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Office Web Apps - Preview not appearing when acccessing via HTTPS

I have installed Sharepoint 2013 and Office Web Apps, set the wopibinding, and set the wopizone to be https-external. Everything seems to work fine if accessing the web app using HTTP (can open, edit, preview office web app (WAC) documents)... but if
I access via HTTPS then I run into a mixed content error when trying to preview the WAC documents... I can open them and edit them without issue using office web apps inside the browser though just not preview.
If I select "New document" it also takes a while to load and displays a blank pop up window... assume it must be related
Error message:
XMLHttpRequest cannot load http://xxxx.org.nz/Docs/_layouts/15/inplview.aspx?List={6E…65723B96E}&ViewCount=1&IsXslView=TRUE&IsCSR=TRUE&IsRibbon=TRUE&Cmd=EcbView.
No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource. Origin 'https://xxxxxx' is therefore not allowed access.
[blocked] The page at 'https://xxxxx.org.nz/xx.aspx' was loaded over HTTPS, but ran insecure content from 'http://xxxxxx/Docs/_layouts/15/WopiFrame.aspx?sourced…%20big%20wide%20inter%20web%2Edocx&action=interactivepreview&wdSmallView=1':
this content should also be loaded over HTTPS.

Hi ,
Before you configure SharePoint 2013 to use Office Web Apps Server via HTTPS, make sure that you have set up Office Web Apps Server by following the steps in Deploy
a single-server Office Web Apps Server farm that uses HTTPS or Deploy a multi-server, load-balanced Office Web Apps Server farm
that uses HTTPS.
Best Regards,
Eric
Eric Tao
TechNet Community Support

SharePoint 2013 SP1 and Office Web Apps SP1 not working using HTTP

Hi I had problems installing and configuring Office Web Apps 2013 SP1 integrated with SP 2013 SP1.
Do you know if there is any issue?
This is the error in the owa side:
Event code: 3005
Event message: An unhandled exception has occurred.
Event time: 4/24/2014 10:04:54 PM
Event time (UTC): 4/24/2014 9:04:54 PM
Event ID: 86c0893b9e89427babde2c4e931e0a28
Event sequence: 17
Event occurrence: 2
Event detail code: 0
Application information:
Application domain: /LM/W3SVC/2/ROOT/wv-1-130428459380785645
Trust level: Full
Application Virtual Path: /wv
Application Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Web Apps\WebWordViewer\
Machine name: SPS-OWAS01
Process information:
Process ID: 13696
Process name: w3wp.exe
Account name: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
Exception information:
Exception type: HttpUnhandledException
Exception message: Exception of type 'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown.
at System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.HttpContext.InvokeCancellableCallback(WaitCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Web.UI.Page.LegacyPageAsyncInfo.CallHandlersPossiblyUnderLock(Boolean onPageThread)
at System.Web.UI.Page.LegacyPageAsyncInfo.CallHandlers(Boolean onPageThread)
Unable to determine zone from request
at Microsoft.Office.OpenWebApplication.WopiOM.DecomposeWopiUrl(List`1 actionList, HttpRequest request, WopiAction currentAction, String extension, Boolean forceSsl)
at Microsoft.Office.Web.Apps.Environment.WacServer.WSUrlAdapter.ChangeActionInWacUrl(HttpRequest request, WacUrlApplication application, WacUrlAction currentAction, WacUrlAction targetAction)
at Microsoft.Office.Web.WordViewer.Controls.Application.RegisterApplicationInit()
at Microsoft.Office.Web.Common.AApplication.OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
at Microsoft.Office.Web.WordViewer.Controls.Application.OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Control.AddedControl(Control control, Int32 index)
at System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter)
at System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children)
at System.Web.UI.Page.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
at System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
Request information:
Request URL:
http://sps-owas01/wv/wordviewerframe.aspx?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&WOPISrc=http://sharepoint.internal/_vti_bin/wopi.ashx/files/8b568ecdf89c44d8afd4132bc0b82b32&sc=http://sharepoint.internal/SitePages/Home.aspx&wdEnableRoaming=1
Request path: /wv/wordviewerframe.aspx
User host address: 10.10.199.27
User:
Is authenticated: False
Authentication Type:
Thread account name: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
Thread information:
Thread ID: 7
Thread account name: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
Is impersonating: False
Stack trace: at System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.HttpContext.InvokeCancellableCallback(WaitCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Web.UI.Page.LegacyPageAsyncInfo.CallHandlersPossiblyUnderLock(Boolean onPageThread)
at System.Web.UI.Page.LegacyPageAsyncInfo.CallHandlers(Boolean onPageThread)
Custom event details:
José Quinto Zamora SharePoint and Search Specialist MCITP and MCPD in SharePoint 2010
http://joSharePoint.com

It show me also this message:
<meta content="width=device-width" name="viewport" /><style></style>
Server Error in '/wv' Application.
Unable to determine zone from request
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: Microsoft.Office.OpenWebApplication.DiscoveryEntryNotFoundException: Unable to determine zone from request
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[DiscoveryEntryNotFoundException: Unable to determine zone from request]
Microsoft.Office.OpenWebApplication.WopiOM.DecomposeWopiUrl(List`1 actionList, HttpRequest request, WopiAction currentAction, String extension, Boolean forceSsl) +598
Microsoft.Office.Web.Apps.Environment.WacServer.WSUrlAdapter.ChangeActionInWacUrl(HttpRequest request, WacUrlApplication application, WacUrlAction currentAction, WacUrlAction targetAction) +161
Microsoft.Office.Web.WordViewer.Controls.Application.RegisterApplicationInit() +1766
Microsoft.Office.Web.Common.AApplication.OnPreRender(EventArgs e) +1531
Microsoft.Office.Web.WordViewer.Controls.Application.OnPreRender(EventArgs e) +17
System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +113
System.Web.UI.Control.AddedControl(Control control, Int32 index) +12375740
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +150
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +246
System.Web.UI.Page.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +40
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +150
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +5363
José Quinto Zamora SharePoint and Search Specialist MCITP and MCPD in SharePoint 2010
http://joSharePoint.com

Office Web Apps 2013 installation issue in HTTPS

Hi,
I'm trying to install Office Web Apps Server in HTTPS mode but keep getting an error. When I run the command New-SPWOPIBinding -ServerName owaserver, it says "WARNING: The server did not repspond. Trying again (attempt 1of 5)." When I go into Event
Viewer, I see this error for each attempt:
An operation failed because the following certificate has validation errors:
Subject Name: CN=<url>, OU=Domain Control Validated - RapidSSL(R), OU=See
www.rapidssl.com/resources/cps (c)12, OU=<OU>, SERIALNUMBER=<serial number>
Issuer Name: CN=RapidSSL CA, O="GeoTrust, Inc.", C=US
Thumbprint: <thumbprint>
Errors:
SSL policy errors have been encountered. Error code '0x2'..
I've installed the Root CA from the provider, registered the .cer files in CA -> Security -> Manage Trusts, and via PowerShell. I've reset IIS multiple times and rebooted the OWA server and the WFE. I'm not sure if it's an issue with the cert or a
SharePoint issue.
Thanks

Did you register your certificate with the New-OfficeWebAppsFarm command (-CertificateName) when you set up your Office Web Apps farm?
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219436.aspx
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