Re: [Kontor-user] Linux-Kontor Install

[Christopher S. <csa...@pa...>]

On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:04, Ingo Ferchland wrote:
> Look at my posting at Tue, 25 May 2004 14:20:20 +1200.
> There are lot of Informations concerning installation.
> btw: I think Linux-Kontor is dead.
That's my conclusion too.
Is it worth bringing it back to life?

> But i don't know any other good program.
>
> http://www.compiere.org/ - uses oracle. And oracle is only free for
> Developing, not for production.
The WWW page says that a port to PostgreSQL is said to be in the works.

> http://www.sql-ledger.org/ - uses a web-browser and no real formulares.
>
> http://www.gnuenterprise.org/ - is not a progam, it is a set of
> (intresting!) tools but unfortunately in early alpha.
>
> If you find somthing that works, email me!
You might care to look at:-
http://www.freemoney.org/index.html

The Perl code is a bit impenetrable, and the interface is entirely WWW / html 
but hopefully it might do what you want.

> > as written in your "Linux-Kontor ( Redhat - Debian / PostgreSQL ) Install
> > HOWTO" on page 52:
> >
> > "If your installation is (I want to say this delicately...) SCREWED
> > (...but I won't) you will probably get something like:
> >    SQLException (java.sql.SQLException):
> > And some other messages, along with a trace... If that doesn't help you
> > resolve your problem, copy it, send it to me or the list,
> > and we will help you resolve your problem (all assistance subject to the
> > "jerk" rule stated above)."
> >
> > I send you now my error-message:
> >
> > 13.09.2004 09:09:53.341 [EXCEPTION] <DBObjectSQLServerScript> :
> > ******************************** EXCEPTION
> > ******************************** Nesting(Runtime)Exception
> > (de.ios.framework.basic.ServerException): Meldung: 'Error during
> > excecution: 'No suitable driver''
> >  Intern:
> >  SQLException (java.sql.SQLException):
> >  Meldung: 'No suitable driver'
> >  Code: 0
> >  Status: '08001'
> >
> >
> >  Trace:
> >  java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver
> >   at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:103)
> >   at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:126)
> >   at
> > de.ios.framework.db2.TransactionData.getNewConnection(DBTransactionServer
> >.java:1296) at
> > de.ios.framework.db2.TransactionData.init(DBTransactionServer.java:737)
> > at
> > de.ios.framework.db2.TransactionData.<init>(DBTransactionServer.java:694)
> > at
> > de.ios.framework.db2.DBTransactionServer.init(DBTransactionServer.java:58
> >7) at
> > de.ios.framework.db2.DBObjectSQLServer.init(DBObjectSQLServer.java:1428)
> > at
> > de.ios.framework.db2.DBObjectSQLServer.<init>(DBObjectSQLServer.java:1403
> >) at
> > de.ios.framework.db2.DBObjectSQLServerScript.main(DBObjectSQLServerScript
> >.java:1346)
> > *************************************************************************
You seem to be interfacing to db2 here and yet just 6 lines lower it is 
postgresql which is mentioned.

Is that relevant?
 
> > Because I followed your tipp on page 53:
> >
> > "Then go to the file "/opt/kontor-13/IoS/kontor/etc/kontor.server" and
> > make sure you described your "postgresql.jar" file correctly (line 36...
> > notice the "ql" on postgres...)
> > kontor.db.db=jdbc:postgresql://[SERVER]:5432/iosdb
> >
> > But it's as you want :-)
> >
> > Now I wonder about my postgresql.jar, because your source mentioned on
> > page 15 (http://www.jens.de/kontor/postgresql.jar) doesn't exist any more
> > (the whole domain) so I took the jdbc7.0-1.1.jar from
> > http://jdbc.postgresql.org/download.html for PostgreSQL 7.0.x and
> > JDK1.1.x and renamed it.
> >
> > I use Linux-Kontor 13, jdk 1.1.8, swing-1.1.1fcs and PostgreSQL 7.0.3
> > with SuSE Linux 7.1. The
> > directories jdbc and swing-1.1.1fcs are in the jdk-dir
> > (/usr/lib/jdk1.1.8) and symlinked in /usr/lib also.
> >
> > Thx in advance for help
The versions of the software mentioned above are _very_ old.
Is there a reason for that?


-- 
Sincerely etc.,
Christopher Sawtell