FileNotFoundException in Eclipse when creating a webservice

[salvin francis]

I am using Eclipse Version: 3.4.1

I am stuck up at creating a simple web service:

I created a test project called TestWS (File > New > Dynamic Project)
Following one online tutorial to create a web service, I created a class as:

public class Hello {
	public String sayHello(String name) {
		return "Hello " + name;
	}
}

Next, I right Clicked Hello.java > Web services > Create Web service

Type: Bottom up Java bean web service
Service implementation: com.tutorial.Hello


Upon clicking finish, i get the error:

IWAB0506E Error when copying Axis jar files to web project
    java.io.FileNotFoundException: /lib/saaj.jar
    at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.protocol.bundleentry.Handler.findBundleEntry(Handler.java:44)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleResourceHandler.openConnection(BundleResourceHandler.java:168)
    at java.net.URL.openConnection(Unknown Source)
    at java.net.URL.openStream(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.axis.consumption.ui.task.CopyAxisJarCommand.copyIFile(CopyAxisJarCommand.java:187)
    at org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.axis.consumption.ui.task.CopyAxisJarCommand.copyAxisJarsToProject(CopyAxisJarCommand.java:156)
    at org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.axis.consumption.ui.task.CopyAxisJarCommand.execute(CopyAxisJarCommand.java:109)
    at org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.axis.creation.ui.command.BUCodeGenOperation$BottomUpWSModifyOperation.execute(BUCodeGenOperation.java:108)
    at org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.axis.creation.ui.command.BUCodeGenOperation.execute(BUCodeGenOperation.java:80)
    at org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.core.fragment.CommandFragmentEngine.runCommand(CommandFragmentEngine.java:419)
    at org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.core.fragment.CommandFragmentEngine.visitTop(CommandFragmentEngine.java:359)
    at org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.core.fragment.CommandFragmentEngine.moveForwardToNextStop(CommandFragmentEngine.java:254)
    at org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.ui.widgets.SimpleCommandEngineManager$6.run(SimpleCommandEngineManager.java:294)
    at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.runInCurrentThread(ModalContext.java:458)
    at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.run(ModalContext.java:366)
    at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.run(WizardDialog.java:934)
    at org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.ui.widgets.SimpleCommandEngineManager.runForwardToNextStop(SimpleCommandEngineManager.java:264)
    at org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.ui.widgets.WizardPageManager.runForwardToNextStop(WizardPageManager.java:91)
    at org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.ui.widgets.WizardPageManager.getNextPage(WizardPageManager.java:154)
    at org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.ui.widgets.SimpleWizardPage.getNextPage(SimpleWizardPage.java:136)
    at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.nextPressed(WizardDialog.java:813)
    at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.buttonPressed(WizardDialog.java:369)
    at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog$2.widgetSelected(Dialog.java:624)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(TypedListener.java:228)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1003)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:3823)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3422)
    at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:825)
    at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:801)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.WizardHandler$New.executeHandler(WizardHandler.java:253)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.WizardHandler.execute(WizardHandler.java:273)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.HandlerProxy.execute(HandlerProxy.java:281)
    at org.eclipse.core.commands.Command.executeWithChecks(Command.java:476)
    at org.eclipse.core.commands.ParameterizedCommand.executeWithChecks(ParameterizedCommand.java:508)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.HandlerService.executeCommand(HandlerService.java:169)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.SlaveHandlerService.executeCommand(SlaveHandlerService.java:247)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.actions.CommandAction.runWithEvent(CommandAction.java:157)
    at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionContributionItem.java:583)
    at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(ActionContributionItem.java:500)
    at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$5.handleEvent(ActionContributionItem.java:411)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1003)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:3823)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3422)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:2382)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2346)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2198)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:493)
    at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:288)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:488)
    at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:113)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:193)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:386)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:549)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:504)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1236)

I tried downloading the file saaj.jar and copying it to the location:

C:\eclipse_3.4\eclipse\plugins\org.apache.axis_1.4.0.v200807230600\lib

and

C:\eclipse_3.4\eclipse\plugins\org.apache.axis_1.4.0.v200905122109\lib

but i still get the same error.

There is no other folder in my eclipse plugin directory containing the word axis.

[Amit ChaudhariC]

Did you set Axis home in eclipse ?
Also add the needed jars in the classpath and it should work.

Regards,
Amit

[salvin francis]

Eclipse points to the axis installation directory:

Window > Preferences > Web Services > Axis2 Preferences > Axis2 runtime location

It even displays "Axis2 runtime loaded successfully."

The error still happens.

[Amit ChaudhariC]

not sure what is causing this.
btw, you can always try using the command line option of compling , creating a aar and pushing the web service to your web server and i believe that it is much easier to use.

Regards,
Amit

[Jaseemsoft Ambalangadan]

Stop server and close all applications which uses java including eclipse.
Open eclipse installation folder
Go to Plugins folder.
Search javax.xml.soap_1.3.0.*
Delete the javax.xml.soap_1.3.0.*****.jar file
Now open eclipse and try with your webservice.

Regards
Jaseem Ambalangadan