No implementation defined for org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory

["Singh, MahendraPratap (GE Commercial Finance, NonGE)" <ma...@ge.com>]

> Hi All,
> 
> I am using Axis in webMethods to make WebService Call to third party WebServices. 
> But when I initialise the Service class it gives me the following error
> 
> 
> java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: org.apache.commons.discovery.DiscoveryException: No implementation defined for org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory
>         at org.apache.commons.discovery.tools.ClassUtils.verifyAncestory(ClassUtils.java:176)
>         at org.apache.commons.discovery.tools.SPInterface.verifyAncestory(SPInterface.java:201)
>         at org.apache.commons.discovery.tools.SPInterface.newInstance(SPInterface.java:195)
>         at org.apache.commons.discovery.tools.DiscoverClass.newInstance(DiscoverClass.java:579)
>         at org.apache.commons.discovery.tools.DiscoverSingleton.find(DiscoverSingleton.java:418)
>         at org.apache.commons.discovery.tools.DiscoverSingleton.find(DiscoverSingleton.java:378)
>         at org.apache.axis.components.logger.LogFactory$1.run(LogFactory.java:84)
>         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>         at org.apache.axis.components.logger.LogFactory.getLogFactory(LogFactory.java:80)
>         at org.apache.axis.components.logger.LogFactory.<clinit>(LogFactory.java:72)
>         at org.apache.axis.handlers.BasicHandler.<clinit>(BasicHandler.java:81)
>         at org.apache.axis.client.Service.getAxisClient(Service.java:143)
>         at org.apache.axis.client.Service.<init>(Service.java:152)
>         at com.geceef.rki.adapter.helper.RKISoapService.<init>(RKISoapService.java:51)
> 
> But when I run it as a standalone service it runs perfectly fine.
> 
> Can anyone help me with this problem. Also I like to add something which I think will give you complete picture.
> 
> In webMethods we can create packages which you can think of as different war or ear. And each package has place to keep jars specific to that package.
> So I have kept all the jars which come with Axis there(including log4j.jar which comes with it). Also, webMethods has a root jars directory where you can keep jars which you want to share among all the packages. And it has log4j-full.jar which is required for webMethods internal purpose. So I think that the problem may be with the two different versions of log4j.jar, one in default jars directory and one in my package's jar directory. I have tried removing my package's log4j.jar file also, but It still does not work.
> 
> 
> Please suggest me how to solve this problem
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mahendra Pratap Singh
>