Hibernate version:
2.1.6

Mapping documents:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE hibernate-configuration
PUBLIC "-//Hibernate/Hibernate Configuration DTD//EN"
"http://hibernate.sourceforge.net/hibernate-configuration-2.0.dtd">

<hibernate-configuration>

<session-factory>
<!-- properties -->

<property name="hibernate.connection.driver_class">com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</property>
<property name="hibernate.connection.url">jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/Ads?autoReconnect=true</property>
<property name="hibernate.connection.username">tkoc</property>
<property name="hibernate.connection.password">trustno1</property>
<property name="dialect">net.sf.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect</property>

<!-- Mapping files -->
<mapping resource="com/classads/hh/AdInfoView.hbm.xml"/>
</session-factory>

</hibernate-configuration>

Full stack trace of any exception that occurs:
Schema text failed: The dialect was not set.

Name and version of the database you are using:
MySQL 4.0.17-nt


I am doing an ant build within MyEclipse 3.8 which works fine when using a hibernate.properties file. When I use an xml file (hibernate.cfg.xml) I get the "Schema text failed: The dialect was not set" error. I don't know if this is a hibernate problem, a MyEclipse problem or an ant problem. Does the hibernate.cfg.xml file look correct for the "dialect"?

Tom K.

Everything looks good...double check your classpath to make sure there is not a stray copy of the hibernate.cfg.xml laying around without a dialect property specified.

If you could also provide the rest of the log, it would help out.

If Hibernate is not finding right version of hibernate.cfg.xml in my ant build script, assuming it finding another one somewhere in my class path.

Would it be best to give the full path to my hibernate.cfg.xml file?

How would I do this if using Microsoft XP? e.g. //path1/path2/hibernate.cfg.xml ?
TIA

Tom K.