Binding to JNDI

[scottpy]

Hello everyone!

I have a fairly simple question. I am writting an n-tier application for a client. The client wants to have access to a configuration file that resides outside of the .ear. I have found a good place to put the properties file, but now, I want to load that file into JNDI so that my beans can use it. My solution has been to create a servlet that is essentially an init object. I want that servlet to create a Properties object and bind it in JNDI.

I have tried the following, but this does not work. It does not bind my properties object. What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks,
-Scott

[...]

Properties jprops = new Properties();
jprops.setProperty( "java.naming.factory.initial","org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory");
jprops.setProperty( "java.naming.provider.url","localhost:1099");
jprops.setProperty( "java.naming.factory.url.pkgs","org.jboss.naming:org.jnp.interfaces");

Properties props = new Properties();
try {
URL uconf = new URL(CONF_DIR+"bqconf.properties");
props.load(uconf.openStream());
}
catch(MalformedURLException e) {
System.out.println("Malformed URL!");
e.printStackTrace();
}
catch(IOException e){
System.out.println("No properties file present!");
System.out.println("FILE: "+CONF_DIR+"bqconf.properties");
}

try {
InitialContext context = new InitialContext(jprops);
context.bind("java:mailproperties",props);
}
catch(NamingException e){
e.printStackTrace();
}

try {
InitialContext context = new InitialContext(jprops);
context.lookup("java:mailerproperties");
System.out.println("Properties Bound!");
}
catch(NamingException e){
System.out.println("Naming Exception: "+e.getMessage());
}

[...]

[adrian.brock]

The java: namespace is not available when
you use "java.naming.provider.url"

Anything you put there with this attribute set will
be lost.

Use the global namespace.

Regards,
Adrian

[scottpy]

Ah! I understand. I have tried to the same piece of code without "java:" in the namespace, and I am still unable to bind this value to JNDI.

Any more thoughts?

Thanks!
-Scott

[adrian.brock]

This simple test works for me:

InitialContext ctx = new InitialContext();
ctx.bind("blah", new String("hello"));
ctx = new InitialContext();
System.out.println(ctx.lookup("blah"));

My jndi.properties file contains:
java.naming.factory.initial=org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory
java.naming.factory.url.pkgs=org.jboss.naming:org.jnp.interfaces
java.naming.provider.url=localhost

Regards,
Adrian