How do I run Application Client Modules in WSAD

[Guy Barden]

Hi,
How do I run an Application Client Module under the WSAD Test Environment. I have defined JNDI references to the EJB's used in the application client deployment descriptor and started the a Test Server running with the EJB's loaded. The only way I can see to run the Client class is to switch to the Java or Debug view and run from there. However when I do this, I get the following error...
Caught an exception.
javax.naming.NoInitialContextException: Need to specify class name in environment or system property, or as an applet parameter, or in an application resource file: java.naming.factory.initial
at javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(NamingManager.java:652)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:255)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.getURLOrDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:292)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(InitialContext.java:359)
at guysports.ejb.client.PlayerClient.main(PlayerClient.java:24)
The code in the main() method for PlayerClient starts with...
try {
Context initial = new InitialContext();
Object objref = initial.lookup("ejb/PlayerHome");
PlayerHome playerHome = (PlayerHome)PortableRemoteObject.narrow(objref, PlayerHome.class);
.
.
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This is run in a Websphere 5.0 Test Environment
Thanks in advance
Guy Barden

[Shilpa Rao]

Hi,

Did you resolve this issue? I am getting the same exception (using WSAD too)

[Roland Barcia]

J2EE Application clients need to be created as an Applicaiton Client.

Then, from the Run menu, select Run... and select WebSphere v5 Applicaiton Client.