Frequently Asked Questions

Check the FAQ page of the iPlanet website at http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/ide/ for updated information.

What is Forte, what is NetBeans? How can I get more information?
Consult the www.netbeans.org web site. An FAQ is posted at http://www.netbeans.org/articles/faqs/index.html. It explains the relationship between Forte for Java and NetBeans.

How can I improve the overall performance of the Forte IDE?
See the performance FAQ located at http://www.netbeans.org/articles/faqs/performance.html. Forte loads faster with fewer modules enabled. Disable modules that you seldom use. Enable them dynamically at runtime when you need them.

  1. From the Forte Tools menu, select Global Options.
  2. Select to open Modules node.
  3. Select the module you wish to disable.
  4. From the Properties tab, set the Enabled field to False.

For example, if you do not plan to create Swing UI, you can remove the Form Editor module. This will free up a huge portion of the Toolbar, by removing the Palette.

I am encountering the following error message:
Error (0x1 0x0 0x0 0x80020007):
BIND step: could not bind to {C01274CC-00E5-EE17-4C5F-98E1A98A0002}

This indicates you have attempted to access a servlet when KJS is not running. To recover, right click on the default server instance node from the Explorer and select the Stop Server Engines menu option. Right click on the server instance node once more and this time select the Start Server Engines menu option.

How do I add a JAR file in my CLASSPATH in Forte?
Consult http://www.netbeans.org/articles/faqs/configuration.html. The filesystem should be seen as your CLASSPATH as well as your SOURCEPATH. Any directory (correctly mounted according to the Java package hierarchy) or JAR file mounted as a filesytem is part of your CLASSPATH. Be sure to mount the source directory at the root level of your Java package structure.

I have a Web Module mounted but when I try to execute it, it does not work. What is wrong?
Be sure your Web Module is correclty mounted at the valid mount point: The WEB-INF directory should be a child node on the Web Module node. Additionally, you can verify that you have a valid Web Module by right-clicking on the web module node. From the context menu select Tools. If you see the submenu item "Package WAR" your web module is valid.

Why does it take so long to restart the KJS engine when I execute on a Servlet the first time?
It takes a few minutes for the iPlanet Integration Tool to initialize the Administration framework, However, once this initialization process is complete, the next time you execute a Servlet or JSP the process is much faster.

Things are going wrong. How can I get more information about the system?
Examine the Forte log file located in <ForteInstallDir>\system\ide.log file. When reporting a bug to Technical Support, include this bug log in your report. If the information in the log file is not sufficent to troubleshoot the problem, you can enable the debug logging feature as follows:

  1. From the Forte Tools menu, select Global Options.
  2. Select the iPlanet Application Server Settings to display the Properties.
  3. For the Debug Output Level field, enter a number from 0 to 6.

    Where:
    0 = dump
    1 = verbose
    2 = info
    3 = warning
    4 = error
    5 = critical
    6 = assert

    The higher the number the fewer the debug output messages. Setting the level to 4 outputs all the programmed error messages. Any number greater than 6 disables the output.

There is a JDO (Java Data Object) Transparent Persistence Module in Forte For Java Internet Edition Version 2.0. Can I use this JDO with the iPlanet Application Server Version 6.0 Service Pack 2?
Using JDO/TP runtime is not supported in the iPlanet Application Server. A runtime patch will be available with a future release of the iPlanet Application Server to provide JDO support. Please, contact your Technical Support representative for more information.

Can I use the iPlanet Application Server Integration Tool on my Windows 2000 system?
The iPlanet Application Server Version 6.0 Service Pack 2 does not support Windows 2000 platform, therefore the Integration Tool also does not officially support development on the Windows 2000 platform. However, installation and use of the iPlanet Application Server and the Integration tool for Forte for Java have been successful. Please note that even though you may find success with this Windows 2000 platform, it is not supported.

I have some IIOP Client applications. Can I use iPlanet Application Server Integration tool to deploy and test them from Forte for Java?
The IIOP bridge is not supported in this release of the iPlanet Application Server Integration tool. IIOP support will be available in a future release of the integration tool.

Is the iPlanet Application Server Integration Tool internationalized?
The integration has been tested for Internationalization in different locale configurations. To test internationalized applications from Forte, set the iAS "INTERNATIONAL" flag to 1.

I am encountering the following exeception message at execution time:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.netbeans.modules.web.core.WebExecSupport$1.run(WebExecSupport.java:178)
This is a know issue. When you install, uninstall, then reinstall the Integration tool this exception is sometimes encountered. To resolve this message, when you reinstall the Integration Tool:

  1. From the Forte Tools menu select Global Options.
  2. Select and expand the Modules node.
  3. Locate and select the iPlanet Application server 6 module node.
  4. From the Properties tab, set the Enabled field to False.
  5. Verify that there are two iPlanet executor nodes available from the Project | Settings menu.

See also
  Using Advanced Features

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