How do i call a jar file provided using CFML?
I tried using createObject() method but I am confused about the path.
Is it the class path or jar file path?
Where I have to place the .jar file?
Do I need to load the .jar file on Blue Dragon server?
Thanks,
In order to use custom jar files you need to copy them into specific directory in ColdFusion - a classpath. It depends on the setup but usually it's located here:
#server.ColdFusion.ROOTDIR#\lib\
Then you need to restart the CF server.
Here's some guide on doing it: http://blogs.adobe.com/cantrell/archives/2004/07/the_definitive.html
If you're planning on using more jar files it could be usefull to use some library like JavaLoader - then you can load any jar withouth the need of restarting CF.
createObject() you need to know the path and class name from within the JAR. You can find this out by exploring the JAR archive using a zip program like 7Zip. You'll usually see a set of directories you need to drill down into to get to your class. This path is the path you need to use in createObject().
createObject("java", "java.lang.String").init("test") this does not createObject("java", "java.lAnG.sTrInG").init("test"){app}\WEB-INF\lib?
I suggest http://javaloader.riaforge.org/ for loading java object. It gives lots of flexibility like you do not need to store your class file in web-inf or doesn't need to map directory.
