Sending to queue from non-EJB class

[morgan]

Currently, I have a session EJB that sends messages to a queue (and this works fine). Now I'd like to be able to send messages to that queue from a plain old java class, say "Foo" (which is a part of my web app). Naturally, it's not going as planned. The following

InitialContext context = new InitialContext();
 QueueConnectionFactory factory = null;
 try {
 factory = (QueueConnectionFactory) (context.lookup( "java:comp/env/jms/QueueFactory" ));
 }
 catch( NamingException exception ) {
 System.err.println(exception);
 }

works fine in the EJB but when I transplant it to "Foo" I get the error message:

javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: jms not bound

I've been away from Java/J2EE for almost 2 years, and it's taking me a little while to get back into the swing of things, so any thoughts on how to fix my problem or pointers to the appropriate documentation would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Paul

p.s., this is with JBoss 3.2.3

[starksm64]

A POJO does not have a java:comp/env JNDI context. This is an indirection context available to J2EE components that requires configuration via the deployment descriptor. You have to use the global binding of the QueueConnectionFactory which is just "ConnectionFactory" by default.

[morgan]

Thanks Scott for the answer (and the explanation).

Paul

[genman]

If you're using the queue in the context of a web app, you can bind the connection factory into the java:comp/env context if you like.

[morgan]

Yes, the queue is being used in the context of a web app. Is there an advantage to binding the connection factory into the "java:comp/env" context? .... and, regardless of the answer to the previous question, where might I find info on how to do that?

Paul