Hibernate version: 2.1.4


Hi,



I´m trying to configure the file hibernate.cfg.xml to other
path. The documentation says "The XML configuration file is placed in the
context classpath (WEB-INF/classes)".

Can I configure this file in other path, out of classes?

I´m trying to do this:


but Doesn´t found the hibernate.cfg.xml.
I cannot put this file together classes folder.

thanks

Obs.: the META-INF folder is separated.

I think you can put it anywhere on the classpath. Have a think what options that gives you ;o)

What's wrong with the classes folder - e.g. the application classpath?

How about jarring it and sticking it in web-inf/lib - i.e. jar up all your DAO layer in a dao.jar that your web app uses

Hi,

Well, I need create a .jar but the hibernate.cfg.xml must be out
of this jar file to client configure without unzip the .jar.

thanks!!!!

Like I said, I think it can go anywhere on the classpath...

Your options in tomcat (say) therefore would be
1) %CATALINA_HOME%/webapps/YOUR_WEB_APP/WEB-INF/classes
2) %CATALINA_HOME%/webapps/YOUR_WEB_APP/WEB-INF/lib and in a jar
3) %CATALINA_HOME%/server/classes
4) %CATALINA_HOME%/server/lib and in a jar
5) %CATALINA_HOME%/shared/classes
6) %CATALINA_HOME%/shared/lib and in a jar
7) or modify the classpath you start tomcat with

Anything other than 1 or 2 is highly questionable in my opinion, unless of course you want to share an ORM/DAO type layer across multiple web-apps.

If the hibernate.cfg.xml is not in the jar - how is anyone suppose to use it as an ORM?

If you want to offer the model without the DB backing, then create a jar with the model (e.g. the .java files that are mapped to the DB) and create ANOTHER jar with just the .hbm.xml and the .cfg.xml. Then you can offer the code without the hibernate mappings.

If this don't offer enough solutions, then I think you need to say what your exact problem is. I'm not being awkward - just hard to tell why you don't want it in the web-inf/classes....