javax.xml.parsers.FactoryConfigurationError [Ant 1.4.1 on Win 2000]

[g&lhome <gm...@mediaone.net>]

RE: javax.xml.parsers.FactoryConfigurationError: Provider null could not 
be instantiated: java.lang.NullPointerException

Problems testing my Ant 1.4.1 on Win 2000:

I am a new Ant 1.4.1 user and  recently installed Ant 1.4.1 on Win 2000 
and I am having problems testing it.

Read the manual over a number of times and reinstalled the build many 
times only to get the same results.
Read FAQ, searched the Web and asked a number of friends.

Created class to create a new instance of a SAXParserFactory with no 
problems.

Ant is installed in its own directory C:\ant
CLASSPATH is set as = 
.;C:\ant\jakarta-ant-1.4.1\lib\ant.jar;C:\ant\jakarta-ant-1.4.1\lib\crimson.jar;C:\ant\jakarta-ant-1.4.1\lib\jaxp.jar 


PATH as  C:\JavaSrv\jdk1.3.1_01;C:\ant\jakarta-ant-1.4.1\bin

After putting the build.xml [ below] file I got from a new JBoss 2.4.3 
installation.
into a  temp directory and running ant from a new command prompt box
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<!-- Simple Ant build script to test an Ant installation -->
<project name="TestInstall" default="run" basedir=".">

<target name="init">
<available file="ASimpleHelloObject.java" property="ASimpleHelloObject"/>
</target>

<target name="ASimpleHelloObject" unless="ASimpleHelloObject" 
depends="init">
<echo file="ASimpleHelloObject.java">
public class ASimpleHelloObject
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("ASimpleHelloObject.main was called");
}
}
</echo>
<echo message="Wrote ASimpleHelloObject.java" />
</target>

<target name="compile" depends="ASimpleHelloObject">
<javac destdir="." srcdir="." debug="on" classpath=".">
<include name="ASimpleHelloObject.java"/>
</javac>
</target>

<target name="run" depends="compile">
<java classname="ASimpleHelloObject" classpath="." />
<echo message="Ant appears to be successfully installed" />
</target>

</project>

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I received this out put:

Buildfile: build.xml

BUILD FAILED

javax.xml.parsers.FactoryConfigurationError: Buildfile: build.xml

BUILD FAILED

javax.xml.parsers.FactoryConfigurationError: Provider null could not be 
instantiated: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at 
javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory.newInstance(SAXParserFactory.java:105)
   at 
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.getParserFactory(ProjectHelper.java:776)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.parse(ProjectHelper.java:105)
   at 
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.configureProject(ProjectHelper.java:85)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:439)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.start(Main.java:153)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.main(Main.java:176)

Total time: 1 second
Provider null could not be instantiated: java.lang.NullPointerException

   at 
javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory.newInstance(SAXParserFactory.java:105)
   at 
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.getParserFactory(ProjectHelper.java:776)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.parse(ProjectHelper.java:105)
   at 
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.configureProject(ProjectHelper.java:85)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:439)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.start(Main.java:153)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.main(Main.java:176)

Total time: 1 second
Provider null could not be instantiated: java.lang.NullPointerException

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What am I missing here?  Can someone point me to a better test of my ant 
installation?

Any help appreciated.

Thanking you in advance.

Glen Manson-Hing




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RE: javax.xml.parsers.FactoryConfigurationError [Ant 1.4.1 on Win 2000]

[David Medinets <me...@mtolive.com>]

Perhaps you don't have the right XML parser in your CLASSPATH?

David Medinets, Consultant, http://www.codebits.com


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