What is manifest file?

Hi,
I have learned about jar's. I know the basic definition of the manifest file.I know that it gets created automatically and that it stores information like version number etc.
But I want to know following :
1.Is it possible to create manifest file manually, overwriting the default one created automatically?
2.What other information does the manifest file stores?
3.Will it be right to say that it is a metadata of the jar file.
4.What is the exact use of the Manifest file?
Thank you to clear my doubts.
BR
Suvojit

Mainfest file is automatically created when a JAR is built.Wrong.
JAR creator tool takes the content of MANIFEST.txt file that you create and than create a new Manifest.mf file and paste content into it.Wrong.
1- Mainfest file can contain the information of starting point class (class that has main method ) if your jar is a executable jarTautology.
2- Manifest file is more than metadataHow?

Similar Messages

Powershell: How do I upload files with metadata from a manifest file?

I am using the script from this blog to try to upload files into SharePoint, using a manifest file to specify the metadata associated with each file. Right now, the script works, but is not populating
the metadata from the manifest (xml) file. When I write the $metadataManifest variable out to the console, I get the contents of my xml file, so the code is reading the file when it should. However when it gets to the line in bold ($metadataManifest.Columns.Column),
it does not go into that block...it just skips on to checkin the file. Again the $metadataManifest variable shows all the content in my xml manifest file. Here is what the script looks like...
#Get web and document library objects
$web = Get-SPWeb "http://companySite"
$Library = "My Library"
$docLibrary = $web.Lists[$Library]
$ManifestFilePath = "C:\PowerShellScripts\Manifest.xml"
$LocalPath = "C:\Upload\Test Upload\My Upload Directory\"
if ($ManifestFilePath)
$metadataManifest = (Get-Content ($ManifestFilePath))
write-host "Manifest file: " $metadataManifest
else
write-host "Manifest file not specified for categorising uploaded documents"
#Check for the LibraryStartFolder parameter to specify a root folder
if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('LibraryStartFolder')) {
$folder = $web.GetFolder($docLibrary.Title + $LibraryStartFolder)
else
$folder = $docLibrary.RootFolder
#Attach to local folder and enumerate through all files
if($IncludeSubFolders) {
$files = Get-ChildItem $LocalPath -Recurse
else
$files = Get-ChildItem $LocalPath
$files | ForEach-Object {
#Check if the object is a folder - if so, create it in doc library
if ($_.PSIsContainer) {
if (($IncludeSubFolders) -and (!$FlattenStructure)) {
#Generate folder path for creation in SharePoint
#by looking at the parent folder on the local path
$spFolderPath = ($_.Parent.FullName.Replace($LocalPath,"")).Replace("\","/")
#Get the folder into which the new folder will be created
#by adding the folder path generated above, if one existed
if ($spFolderPath -eq "") {
$currentFolder = $web.GetFolder($folder.Url)
else
$currentFolder = $web.GetFolder($folder.Url + $spFolderPath)
#Check to see if subfolder already exists
#and create it if not
$testFolder = $currentFolder.SubFolders[$_.Name]
if ($testFolder -eq $null) {
write-host "`nAdding folder" $_.Name "to" $docLibrary.Title "in" $web.Title "..." -foregroundcolor Green
$newFolder = $currentFolder.SubFolders.Add($_.Name)
else
write-host "`nFolder" $_.Name "already exists in" $docLibrary.Title "and shall not be created" -foregroundcolor Red
else
#Generate file path for upload into SharePoint
if ($FlattenStructure) {
$spFilePath = ("/" + $_.Name)
else
$spFilePath = ($_.FullName.Replace($LocalPath,"")).Replace("\","/")
$spFullPath = $folder.Url + "/" + $spFilePath
#Check if the file exists and the overwrite option is selected before adding the file
if ((!$web.GetFile($spFullPath).Exists) -or ($Overwrite)) {
#Add file
write-host "`nCopying" $_.Name "to" $spFullPath.Replace("/" + $_.Name,"") "in" $web.Title "..." -foregroundcolor Green
$spFile = $folder.Files.Add($spFullPath, $_.OpenRead(), $true)
#$spFile = $folder.Files.Add($folder.Url + "/" + $file.Name, [System.IO.Stream]$fileStream, $true)
$spItem = $spFile.Item
#Walk through manifest XML file and configure column values on the file
$metadataManifest.Columns.Column | ForEach-Object {
#Single value text columns
try
if (($_.Type -eq "Text") -or
($_.Type -eq "Choice") -or
($_.Type -eq "Boolean") -or
($_.Type -eq "Number") -or
($_.Type -eq "Currency")) {
$columnName = $_.Name
write-host "Setting value on column"$columnName "..." -foregroundcolor Blue
$_.Values.Value | ForEach-Object {
$spItem[$columnName] = $_
write-host "Value set to"$_
catch {}
#Multiple line text column
try
catch {}
#Multiple choice columns
try
catch {}
#Hyperlink columns
try
catch {}
#Single User column
try
catch {}
#Multiple User column
try
catch {}
#Single value Managed Metadata column
try
catch {}
#Multi value Managed Metadata column
try
catch {}
#Update document with new column values
$spItem.SystemUpdate($false)
#Check in file to document library (if required)
#MinorCheckIn=0, MajorCheckIn=1, OverwriteCheckIn=2
if ($CheckIn) {
if ($spFile.CheckOutStatus -ne "None") {
$spFile.CheckIn("File copied from " + $filePath, 1)
write-host $spfile.Name"checked in"
#Approve file (if required)
if ($Approve) {
if ($spItem.ListItems.List.EnableModeration -eq $true) {
$spFile.Approve("File automatically approved after copying from " + $filePath)
if ($spItem["Approval Status"] -eq 0) { write-host $spfile.Name"approved" }
else
write-host "`nFile"$_.Name "already exists in" $spFullPath.Replace("/" + $_.Name,"") "and shall not be uploaded" -foregroundcolor Red
$web.Dispose()
And here is what the manifest file looks like...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Columns>
<Column Name="Column1" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>First File</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column Name="Column2" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>12585</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column3" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>Some Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column4" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>More Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
</Columns>
<Columns>
<Column Name="Column1" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>Second File</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column Name="Column2" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>9876</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column3" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>Some Data2</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column4" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>More more Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
</Columns>
I can't figure out what am doing wrong...why my script is not iterating through the manifest file to upload the document along with the metadata. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks

Hi Spawn,
Name should not be a problem.. I will probably post you the entire code (I modified it to meet your goals for having multiple column xml nodes as well)
For the code snippet below:
a. In powershell all my changes will have ## prefixed comments
b. in XML I have changed one column name to "Name" to replicate your case and also added a parent node for making the xml well formed.
and the SharePoint output
Please see the code below
$web = Get-SPWeb "http://intranet/sites/test"
$Library = "My Library"
$docLibrary = $web.Lists[$Library]
$ManifestFilePath = "D:\Manifest.xml"
$LocalPath = "D:\UploadPath\"
if ($ManifestFilePath)
##read the xml file as an xml object
[xml]$metadataManifest = (Get-Content ($ManifestFilePath))
write-host "Manifest file: " $metadataManifest
else
write-host "Manifest file not specified for categorising uploaded documents"
#Check for the LibraryStartFolder parameter to specify a root folder
if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('LibraryStartFolder')) {
$folder = $web.GetFolder($docLibrary.Title + $LibraryStartFolder)
else
$folder = $docLibrary.RootFolder
#Attach to local folder and enumerate through all files
if($IncludeSubFolders) {
$files = Get-ChildItem $LocalPath -Recurse
else
$files = Get-ChildItem $LocalPath
$counter=0
$files | ForEach-Object {
#Check if the object is a folder - if so, create it in doc library
if ($_.PSIsContainer) {
if (($IncludeSubFolders) -and (!$FlattenStructure)) {
#Generate folder path for creation in SharePoint
#by looking at the parent folder on the local path
$spFolderPath = ($_.Parent.FullName.Replace($LocalPath,"")).Replace("\","/")
#Get the folder into which the new folder will be created
#by adding the folder path generated above, if one existed
if ($spFolderPath -eq "") {
$currentFolder = $web.GetFolder($folder.Url)
else
$currentFolder = $web.GetFolder($folder.Url + $spFolderPath)
#Check to see if subfolder already exists
#and create it if not
$testFolder = $currentFolder.SubFolders[$_.Name]
if ($testFolder -eq $null) {
write-host "`nAdding folder" $_.Name "to" $docLibrary.Title "in" $web.Title "..." -foregroundcolor Green
$newFolder = $currentFolder.SubFolders.Add($_.Name)
else
write-host "`nFolder" $_.Name "already exists in" $docLibrary.Title "and shall not be created" -foregroundcolor Red
else
#Generate file path for upload into SharePoint
if ($FlattenStructure) {
$spFilePath = ("/" + $_.Name)
else
$spFilePath = ($_.FullName.Replace($LocalPath,"")).Replace("\","/")
$spFullPath = $folder.Url + "/" + $spFilePath
#Check if the file exists and the overwrite option is selected before adding the file
if ((!$web.GetFile($spFullPath).Exists) -or ($Overwrite)) {
#Add file
write-host "`nCopying" $_.Name "to" $spFullPath.Replace("/" + $_.Name,"") "in" $web.Title "..." -foregroundcolor Green
$spFile = $folder.Files.Add($spFullPath, $_.OpenRead(), $true)
#$spFile = $folder.Files.Add($folder.Url + "/" + $file.Name, [System.IO.Stream]$fileStream, $true)
$spItem = $spFile.Item
## ensure we pick the corresponding node in the columns xml (first file, first xml node, second file - second node likewise)
#Walk through manifest XML file and configure column values on the file
$metadataManifest.FileData.Columns[$counter].Column | ForEach-Object {
#Single value text columns
try
if (($_.Type -eq "Text") -or
($_.Type -eq "Choice") -or
($_.Type -eq "Boolean") -or
($_.Type -eq "Number") -or
($_.Type -eq "Currency")) {
$columnName = $_.Name
write-host "Setting value on column"$columnName "..." -foregroundcolor Blue
$_.Values.Value | ForEach-Object {
$spItem[$columnName] = $_
write-host "Value set to"$_
catch {}
#Multiple line text column
try
catch {}
#Multiple choice columns
try
catch {}
#Hyperlink columns
try
catch {}
#Single User column
try
catch {}
#Multiple User column
try
catch {}
#Single value Managed Metadata column
try
catch {}
#Multi value Managed Metadata column
try
catch {}
#Update document with new column values
$spItem.SystemUpdate($false)
##increment the counter to read the next xml node
$counter++
#Check in file to document library (if required)
#MinorCheckIn=0, MajorCheckIn=1, OverwriteCheckIn=2
if ($CheckIn) {
if ($spFile.CheckOutStatus -ne "None") {
$spFile.CheckIn("File copied from " + $filePath, 1)
write-host $spfile.Name"checked in"
#Approve file (if required)
if ($Approve) {
if ($spItem.ListItems.List.EnableModeration -eq $true) {
$spFile.Approve("File automatically approved after copying from " + $filePath)
if ($spItem["Approval Status"] -eq 0) { write-host $spfile.Name"approved" }
else
write-host "`nFile"$_.Name "already exists in" $spFullPath.Replace("/" + $_.Name,"") "and shall not be uploaded" -foregroundcolor Red
$web.Dispose()
and the xml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FileData>
<Columns>
<Column Name="Name" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>First File</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column Name="Column2" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>12585</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column3" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>Some Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column4" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>More Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
</Columns>
<Columns>
<Column Name="Name" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>Second File</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column Name="Column2" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>12585</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column3" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>Some Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column4" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>More Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
</Columns>
<Columns>
<Column Name="Name" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>Third File</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column Name="Column2" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>12585</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column3" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>Some Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column4" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>More Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
</Columns>
<Columns>
<Column Name="Name" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>Fourth File</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column Name="Column2" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>12585</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column3" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>Some Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column4" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>More Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
</Columns>
<Columns>
<Column Name="Name" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>Fifth File</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column Name="Column2" Type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>12585</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column3" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>Some Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
<Column name="Column4" type="Text">
<Values>
<Value>More Data</Value>
</Values>
</Column>
</Columns>
</FileData>
Thanks and Regards,
Partha
AvePoint

What do i put in a manifest file?

I forgot, what is the format for a manifest file, is it
MainClass=<Class with main>
?

I forgot, what is the format for a manifest file, is
it
MainClass=<Class with main>
?Sun has a tutorial on the basics of the jar tool that might interest you: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/jar/TOC.html#basics

What's wrong with the manifest file????

when i tried to jar using this command:
java -jar aaa.jar
i have an error saying:
Failed to load Main-Class manifest attribute from aaa.jar
so i tried editing my manifest file but no matter wad changes i make to the manifest file the same error occur so desperately, i remove the manifest file and the same error occur! can someone help me???

If you want to execute a jar file using the -jar option, then you must put a Main-Class entry into the mainifest of the jar. The Main-Class must be the fully qualified name of the main class. The main class must be added to the jar correctly. The manifest must end with a blank line.
If you still have problems, you need to post more information: the contents of the manifest, the fully qualified name of the main class, the command you are using to create the jar.
You can also execute jar without using the -jar option. You do this by adding the jar to the classpath and specifying the main class as the application class to run. For example java -classpath aaa.jar MainClass

What is the option on Manifest file

Hi
I have a signed applet which uses java communications api, to load this applet on to the clients machine the java extension files such as comm.jar, win32com.dll, and javax.comm.properties the jar file has to go into the lib/ext folder of the jre, the properties file into lib folder, and the dll has to go into the bin folder of the JRE. I am able to push the jar file into the lib/ext folder using the manifest file options for Extensions, but i have no idea as how to push the dll file and properties files into the intended files, I wanted to perform an FTP onto the client machine for these two files but it is strictly against the design considerations for the project.
Kindly please help
Thanks in advance
Swaraj

Hi All
Well This has become an urgent issue now, can anybody from the Java Team must have to answer for this.
Thanks
Swaraj

Hello,this error comes up all the time:Could not read chrome manifest file 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\extensions\{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}\chrome.manifest'. What does it mean? and how can I fix it?

Could not read chrome manifest file 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\extensions\{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}\chrome.manifest'.
This is pretty much it, It was in my error console and its there
every time I check on my errors

I used the 64bit win7,when I start firefox it will be no response just in one
minute ,the console show me this error ：Could not read chrome manifest file 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\extensions\{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}\chrome.manifest！

WLS 6.1, SP2, Error Deploying WAR, Manifest file problem

Hi,
When I moved to SP2 on 6.1, I am getting a new error while deploying a war file.
It looks from the stack trace that there is a problem with my manifest file, but
I am just taking the manifest file created by jdk1.3 jar utility - My META-INF
dir is empty before jarring. When opened in notepad, the cursor can go to the
start of the line below the blank line. I mention this in case that is the EOF,
and relevant to the problem. Any help is much appreciated.
Mike
Manifest File:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Created-By: 1.3.1 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
Stack Trace:
####<Feb 22, 2002 10:32:36 AM EST> <Info> <HTTP> <mdunbar> <myserver> <ExecuteThread:
'1' for queue: '__weblogic_admin_html_queue'> <system> <> <101031> <[WebAppServletContext(1118014,ipp,/ipp)]
extracting classfiles to C:\bea\wlserver6.1\config\mydomain\applications\.wlnotdelete\WEB-INF\_tmp_war_myserver_myserver_ipp:>
####<Feb 22, 2002 10:32:36 AM EST> <Debug> <HTTP> <mdunbar> <myserver> <ExecuteThread:
'1' for queue: '__weblogic_admin_html_queue'> <system> <> <101158> <Exception
thrown while loading ipp: java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index
out of range: -1>
java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -1
     at java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1525)
     at weblogic.utils.jars.ManifestEntry.stream(ManifestEntry.java:166)
     at weblogic.utils.jars.Manifest.stream(Manifest.java:78)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppHelper.resolveManifestName(WebAppHelper.java:398)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppHelper.extractClassFiles(WebAppHelper.java:177)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.extractClassFiles(WebAppServletContext.java:3405)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.setDocroot(WebAppServletContext.java:3376)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.init(WebAppServletContext.java:862)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.<init>(WebAppServletContext.java:815)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.HttpServer.loadWebApp(HttpServer.java:428)
     at weblogic.j2ee.WebAppComponent.deploy(WebAppComponent.java:74)
     at weblogic.j2ee.Application.addComponent(Application.java:163)
     at weblogic.j2ee.J2EEService.addDeployment(J2EEService.java:117)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.DeploymentTarget.addDeployment(DeploymentTarget.java:329)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.DeploymentTarget.addDeployment(DeploymentTarget.java:144)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.WebServer.addWebDeployment(WebServer.java:76)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invokeLocally(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:636)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invoke(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:621)
     at weblogic.management.internal.ConfigurationMBeanImpl.invoke(ConfigurationMBeanImpl.java:359)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1555)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1523)
     at weblogic.management.internal.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:468)
     at weblogic.management.internal.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:209)
     at $Proxy32.addWebDeployment(Unknown Source)
     at weblogic.management.configuration.WebServerMBean_CachingStub.addWebDeployment(WebServerMBean_CachingStub.java:1121)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.DeploymentTarget.addDeployment(DeploymentTarget.java:315)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.DeploymentTarget.addDeployment(DeploymentTarget.java:144)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invokeLocally(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:636)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invoke(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:621)
     at weblogic.management.internal.ConfigurationMBeanImpl.invoke(ConfigurationMBeanImpl.java:359)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1555)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1523)
     at weblogic.management.internal.ConfigurationMBeanImpl.updateConfigMBeans(ConfigurationMBeanImpl.java:491)
     at weblogic.management.internal.ConfigurationMBeanImpl.invoke(ConfigurationMBeanImpl.java:361)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1555)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1523)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.addDeployment(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:984)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.addDeployment(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:971)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.add(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:956)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invokeLocally(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:648)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invoke(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:621)
     at weblogic.management.internal.ConfigurationMBeanImpl.invoke(ConfigurationMBeanImpl.java:359)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1555)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1523)
     at weblogic.management.internal.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:468)
     at weblogic.management.internal.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:209)
     at $Proxy98.addTarget(Unknown Source)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.ApplicationManager.autoDeploy(ApplicationManager.java:867)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.ApplicationManager.addApplication(ApplicationManager.java:966)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.ApplicationManager.addApplication(ApplicationManager.java:886)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.ApplicationManager.poll(ApplicationManager.java:802)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.ApplicationManager.poll(ApplicationManager.java:733)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.ApplicationManager.update(ApplicationManager.java:206)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invokeLocally(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:636)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invoke(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:621)
     at weblogic.management.internal.ConfigurationMBeanImpl.invoke(ConfigurationMBeanImpl.java:359)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1555)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1523)
     at weblogic.management.internal.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:468)
     at weblogic.management.internal.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:209)
     at $Proxy5.update(Unknown Source)
     at weblogic.management.console.webapp._domain.__upload_app._jspService(__upload_app.java:149)
     at weblogic.servlet.jsp.JspBase.service(JspBase.java:27)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.invokeServlet(ServletStubImpl.java:265)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.invokeServlet(ServletStubImpl.java:200)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.RequestDispatcherImpl.forward(RequestDispatcherImpl.java:241)
     at weblogic.servlet.jsp.PageContextImpl.forward(PageContextImpl.java:112)
     at weblogic.management.console.actions.ForwardAction.perform(ForwardAction.java:35)
     at weblogic.management.console.actions.internal.ActionServlet.doAction(ActionServlet.java:171)
     at weblogic.management.console.actions.internal.ActionServlet.doPost(ActionServlet.java:85)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.invokeServlet(ServletStubImpl.java:265)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.invokeServlet(ServletStubImpl.java:200)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.invokeServlet(WebAppServletContext.java:2495)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletRequestImpl.execute(ServletRequestImpl.java:2204)
     at weblogic.kernel.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:139)
     at weblogic.kernel.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:120)
####<Feb 22, 2002 10:32:36 AM EST> <Error> <J2EE> <mdunbar> <myserver> <ExecuteThread:
'1' for queue: '__weblogic_admin_html_queue'> <system> <> <160001> <Error deploying
application ipp: Could not load ipp>
####<Feb 22, 2002 10:32:36 AM EST> <Error> <Management> <mdunbar> <myserver> <ExecuteThread:
'1' for queue: '__weblogic_admin_html_queue'> <system> <> <141042> <Error deploying
application .\config\mydomain\applications\ipp.war: java.lang.reflect.UndeclaredThrowableException>

I figured out what was causing this for me. Apparently, the new Manifest reader
classes in WLS SP2 are a lot pickier ( polite way of saying they dont handle exception
cases very well ;-) ). I had 2 third-party jar files in my WEB-INF/lib directory
whose manifests had issues that the Manifest reader could not handle. One of
them was a header line that wrapped and the other had extra lines at the end of
the file. I had to unjar them, fix the manifests, and re-jar them. the server
started up fine after that.
It might be nice if they provided a better error message than "String Index Out
Of Bounds: -1" for this problem, but hey, you can't have everything because where
would you put it :)
"Mike Dunbar" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
Hi,
When I moved to SP2 on 6.1, I am getting a new error while deploying
a war file.
It looks from the stack trace that there is a problem with my manifest
file, but
I am just taking the manifest file created by jdk1.3 jar utility - My
META-INF
dir is empty before jarring. When opened in notepad, the cursor can go
to the
start of the line below the blank line. I mention this in case that is
the EOF,
and relevant to the problem. Any help is much appreciated.
Mike
Manifest File:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Created-By: 1.3.1 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
Stack Trace:
####<Feb 22, 2002 10:32:36 AM EST> <Info> <HTTP> <mdunbar> <myserver>
<ExecuteThread:
'1' for queue: '__weblogic_admin_html_queue'> <system> <> <101031> <[WebAppServletContext(1118014,ipp,/ipp)]
extracting classfiles to C:\bea\wlserver6.1\config\mydomain\applications\.wlnotdelete\WEB-INF\_tmp_war_myserver_myserver_ipp:>
####<Feb 22, 2002 10:32:36 AM EST> <Debug> <HTTP> <mdunbar> <myserver>
<ExecuteThread:
'1' for queue: '__weblogic_admin_html_queue'> <system> <> <101158> <Exception
thrown while loading ipp: java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException:
String index
out of range: -1>
java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range:
-1
     at java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1525)
     at weblogic.utils.jars.ManifestEntry.stream(ManifestEntry.java:166)
     at weblogic.utils.jars.Manifest.stream(Manifest.java:78)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppHelper.resolveManifestName(WebAppHelper.java:398)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppHelper.extractClassFiles(WebAppHelper.java:177)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.extractClassFiles(WebAppServletContext.java:3405)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.setDocroot(WebAppServletContext.java:3376)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.init(WebAppServletContext.java:862)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.<init>(WebAppServletContext.java:815)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.HttpServer.loadWebApp(HttpServer.java:428)
     at weblogic.j2ee.WebAppComponent.deploy(WebAppComponent.java:74)
     at weblogic.j2ee.Application.addComponent(Application.java:163)
     at weblogic.j2ee.J2EEService.addDeployment(J2EEService.java:117)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.DeploymentTarget.addDeployment(DeploymentTarget.java:329)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.DeploymentTarget.addDeployment(DeploymentTarget.java:144)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.WebServer.addWebDeployment(WebServer.java:76)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invokeLocally(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:636)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invoke(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:621)
     at weblogic.management.internal.ConfigurationMBeanImpl.invoke(ConfigurationMBeanImpl.java:359)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1555)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1523)
     at weblogic.management.internal.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:468)
     at weblogic.management.internal.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:209)
     at $Proxy32.addWebDeployment(Unknown Source)
     at weblogic.management.configuration.WebServerMBean_CachingStub.addWebDeployment(WebServerMBean_CachingStub.java:1121)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.DeploymentTarget.addDeployment(DeploymentTarget.java:315)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.DeploymentTarget.addDeployment(DeploymentTarget.java:144)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invokeLocally(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:636)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invoke(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:621)
     at weblogic.management.internal.ConfigurationMBeanImpl.invoke(ConfigurationMBeanImpl.java:359)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1555)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1523)
     at weblogic.management.internal.ConfigurationMBeanImpl.updateConfigMBeans(ConfigurationMBeanImpl.java:491)
     at weblogic.management.internal.ConfigurationMBeanImpl.invoke(ConfigurationMBeanImpl.java:361)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1555)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1523)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.addDeployment(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:984)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.addDeployment(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:971)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.add(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:956)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invokeLocally(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:648)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invoke(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:621)
     at weblogic.management.internal.ConfigurationMBeanImpl.invoke(ConfigurationMBeanImpl.java:359)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1555)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1523)
     at weblogic.management.internal.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:468)
     at weblogic.management.internal.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:209)
     at $Proxy98.addTarget(Unknown Source)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.ApplicationManager.autoDeploy(ApplicationManager.java:867)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.ApplicationManager.addApplication(ApplicationManager.java:966)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.ApplicationManager.addApplication(ApplicationManager.java:886)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.ApplicationManager.poll(ApplicationManager.java:802)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.ApplicationManager.poll(ApplicationManager.java:733)
     at weblogic.management.mbeans.custom.ApplicationManager.update(ApplicationManager.java:206)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invokeLocally(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:636)
     at weblogic.management.internal.DynamicMBeanImpl.invoke(DynamicMBeanImpl.java:621)
     at weblogic.management.internal.ConfigurationMBeanImpl.invoke(ConfigurationMBeanImpl.java:359)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1555)
     at com.sun.management.jmx.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:1523)
     at weblogic.management.internal.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:468)
     at weblogic.management.internal.MBeanProxy.invoke(MBeanProxy.java:209)
     at $Proxy5.update(Unknown Source)
     at weblogic.management.console.webapp._domain.__upload_app._jspService(__upload_app.java:149)
     at weblogic.servlet.jsp.JspBase.service(JspBase.java:27)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.invokeServlet(ServletStubImpl.java:265)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.invokeServlet(ServletStubImpl.java:200)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.RequestDispatcherImpl.forward(RequestDispatcherImpl.java:241)
     at weblogic.servlet.jsp.PageContextImpl.forward(PageContextImpl.java:112)
     at weblogic.management.console.actions.ForwardAction.perform(ForwardAction.java:35)
     at weblogic.management.console.actions.internal.ActionServlet.doAction(ActionServlet.java:171)
     at weblogic.management.console.actions.internal.ActionServlet.doPost(ActionServlet.java:85)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.invokeServlet(ServletStubImpl.java:265)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.invokeServlet(ServletStubImpl.java:200)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.invokeServlet(WebAppServletContext.java:2495)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletRequestImpl.execute(ServletRequestImpl.java:2204)
     at weblogic.kernel.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:139)
     at weblogic.kernel.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:120)
####<Feb 22, 2002 10:32:36 AM EST> <Error> <J2EE> <mdunbar> <myserver>
<ExecuteThread:
'1' for queue: '__weblogic_admin_html_queue'> <system> <> <160001> <Error
deploying
application ipp: Could not load ipp>
####<Feb 22, 2002 10:32:36 AM EST> <Error> <Management> <mdunbar> <myserver>
<ExecuteThread:
'1' for queue: '__weblogic_admin_html_queue'> <system> <> <141042> <Error
deploying
application .\config\mydomain\applications\ipp.war: java.lang.reflect.UndeclaredThrowableException>

Package load Failed! Invalid package Title, manifest file cannot be found

Greetings. I am new to UPK and am seeking guidance on an upgrade to 11.1.
A little background on what we are trying to do:
We have two machines:
Windows 2003 machine in domain 'X' | UPK 11.0.0.1.
Windows 2008 R2 virtual machine in domain 'Y' | UPK 11.0 on the new machine first, install the 11.0.0.1 patch, and then upgrade to 11.1.
We are using the same database as the old machine. Developer Server is Standard Authentication, Knowledge Center is Windows authentication.
==========================================================================================
So far we have installed 11.1 with the respective database upgrades, but are lost as to how to migrate the old Content Root data. We have copied all the content to the new Content Root, added it to IIS like the old machine, and verified that the UPK database Content Root path is correct and working.
For the rest of the post, I am remoted into the server from my local workstation, and then using IE to access KCenter on the server's FQDN, not via localhost.
Since I am green, so I presumed that I would need to import the titles under Manager in KCenter. I zipped each content folder individually (they are named "1", "9", etc), and then attempted to import each zip file.
NOTE: At this stage sometimes we are prompted to authenticate again. When it does, sometimes the credentials that we know work, get rejected and we are prompted again. This will repeat until we get a 401 and we have to start over. We have verified that the Windows account currently in session with the site is valid and has administrator authority within KC.
NOTE2: On the first few tries, .NET complained that maxRequestLength was not large enough. I had our servers team increase it on the actual server in order for us to proceed.
Provided we don't have to authenticate again, or that it actually accepts our credentials, we get to the 30% mark and then receive the error: *"Package load Failed! Invalid package Title, manifest file cannot be found"*
Does anyone have any wisdom for this process? The title importation section in the deployment manual is not helping, and the administrator from whom I am taking over this software has not had to deal with this before.
Thank you,
Ian
Edited by: 986290 on Feb 5, 2013 10:21 AM

Hi Marc, thanks for the post,
I have gone through an extensive troubleshooting process with Oracle, including their development team, in order to fully complete our project setup. As a supplemental bit of information, we also were having connection errors when attempting to publish directly to the knowledge center.
As far as the context of this post, here is the solution in brief:
1) Verify that the package being imported was published from the same version of the Developer Client as the Knowledge Center installation's.
2) Check for database consistency issues. In our case we were using a database that was built in another domain. After numerous attempts with Oracle support on the line to determine the inconsistency, it was decided to completely reinstall and build a new database from scratch in the new domain.
3) Check application pool identities and access (while we had some inconsistencies here, correcting them did not change the behavior of the import/publish errors)
In review, a lot of what we had setup was correct. Our primary point of failure, we feel, was using the old database. Technically this should not have been a problem, but Murphy likes to get his way sometimes.
Cheers,
Ian

How to put chinese character in the Manifest file

Hi,
I want to know that how can we put chinese characters in the manifest file. Please suggest a solution.
Regards

[slightly confused stuff removed]Sorry, AmitChalwade123456, I know trolling can be very funny, but you're confusing the sh*t out of newbies with this almost-seems-usefull kind of talk.
Stop that.
And in case you really meant that seriously: Please refrain from giving advice with regard to encoding. What you posted is wrong (to put it mildly).

How to use manifest file to indicate the entry class?

I am trying to package all my class files together and let the users to run my file using the following command line:
java -jar program.jar
For this purpose, I need to specify the main class in the manifest file. I create the manifest file as below:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Created-By: 1.3.0 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
Main-Class: classname
and include it in the same directory as my class file. then I jar all the files using:
jar cvmf manifest.mf program.jar *.*
However ,when I try to run the program using:
java -jar program.jar, I get the error message:
Failed to load Main-Class manifest attribute from program.jar.
What have I done wrong? pls help!!! thanks a lot

Hi.
here one example:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Main-Class: Solitaire.RunMe
Created-By: 1.3.0 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
you may run it by : java -jar Solitaire.jar, or doubleclick over the Solitaire.jar
the main class is RunMe in package Solitaire.
so the complite path would be Solitaire.RunMe.
enother one
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Main-Class: RunMe.RunMe
Created-By: Forte for Java v. 1.0
you may run it by : java -jar Transmission.jar, or doubleclick over the Transmission.jar
the main class is RunMe in package RunMe.
so the complite path would be RunMe.RunMe.

Problem with jar file & loading manifest file

Hi Friends
i developing one application using java Swing
i deploying the whole application using the jar Utility.
but while installing & deploying this application on my machine & on the another machine error occured
which showing that failed to load manifestfile from main module Or Main class.
why this is happen? any other Java settings OR changing in java settings of the machine required while deploying this application on the other machine
please guide me.

Show the contents of the manifest file,
and what command you used to run the program,
and what directory you ran the command from.
and what's the current classpath setting (if any).

Problem with manifest file and Plateau LMS

I have published a course with a quiz in SCORM 1.2 and tried
to upload to a Plateau LMS.
It seems that a "page cannot be found" message is the result
after upload and we try to launch the course. The course works
outside the LMS (when run locally on my computer).
The Plateau LMS support team tried to help, and found the
following: "There is something wrong with this manifest, though I
cannot ascertain what that is exactly. Most of the file name is in
the parameter field, which is causing the launch path to look like
this:
/content/apmm/cbcgis/mars/BRTMAIN/MARS?BRT%20Maintenance%20Template_%2020080226.htm=
Everything in the parameters field is placed after the
filename in a URLencoded querystring after the question mark that
you see above. it should look like this:
/content/apmm/cbcgis/mars/BRTMAIN/MARS BRT Maintenance
Template_ 20080226.htm"
Can anyone please help resolve this, or have any advice?
This is the first time we have tried uploading Captivate
courses to this LMS, and we have been having problems with the
manifest file in general. I have looked at all the material I can
find on publishing and the manifest file, but cannot seem to
resolve my issue.
Thanks
Warwick

Warwick,
I have had this error with an Authorware set of SCORM files
when my LMS was looking for index.htm and I had named it index.html
- you wouldn't think that would cause an error but it did. I would
be more than happy to package a Captivate file of just a few
screens that works on my LMS (which is Learn.com's Learning
Center), and send you the SCORM files to test... That could be a
start anyhow. I will send you a private msg. with my e-mail
id.

Wildcards in ACNS 5 manifest files

I am trying to write a manifest file for a ACNS V.5.0 system.
The channel which is controlled by the manifest file should ideally:
Copy a whole directory tree of an HTML web server on the root CE
or at least
copy one directory of an HTML web server on the root CE.
The files on the HTML web server are NOT real HTML but mpeg video files.
I found that using the scrawler method does not work, because it is not HTML and using wildcards in a single item line does not work either, because as soon as the wildcard matches more than one item, the system is unable to process that "multiple item". It does work if it matches only one.
Is there anybody who knows how to achieve what I am trying to do?

The following link might be of some help to you.
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/webscale/uce/acns50/deploy50/50manfst.htm

Classpath in manifest file

what is 'classpath' in manifest file used for?
I tried to create classpath, but doesnt have any significant different....
thanks
YAn

This is what the tutorial says about class-path in a manifest file:
Download extensions are JAR files that are referenced by the manifest files of other JAR files. See the trail on the extension mechanism for information about extensions.
     In a typical situation, an applet will be bundled in a JAR file whose manifest references a JAR file (or several JAR files) that will serve as an extension for the purposes of that applet. Extensions
     may reference each other in the same way.
     Download extensions are specified in the Class-Path header field in the manifest file of an applet, application, or another extension. A Class-Path header might look like this, for example:
          Class-Path: servlet.jar infobus.jar acme/beans.jar
     With this header, the classes in the files servlet.jar, infobus.jar, and acme/beans.jar will serve as extensions for purposes of the applet or application. The URLs in the Class-Path
     header are given relative to the URL of the JAR file of the applet or application. For more details, see the link shown below:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/jar/basics/manifest.html
V.V.

Manifest File

I am making a WBT where I need to use the scorm feature with Presenter and PowerPoint. I have looked at the help file for the instructions on what options to select for scorm and when I publish my presentation as a .pdf file I am not getting a manifest file with it. What am I doing wrong?

I don't believe that the PDF version will do SCORM reporting. Publish out a zip of the Flash version and you will be able to see the manifest file in that zip. (don't publish directly to your desktop or you will end up with about 20 files and folders that you have to keep track of).

What is manifest file?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for