Re: org.jawin.COMException: 8002802b: Element not found.

I've downloaded the 1.2alpha and I can't seem to get the typebrowser to find
the stylesheets. Josh? I just ran the typebrowser.jar file is there
something else I need to do?

Thanks,
Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion of Java/Win32/COM integration with Jawin
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roy Collins
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:11 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWIN] org.jawin.COMException: 8002802b: Element not found.

The docs are in the SDK, regsitration required, but I can put them up on a
site for ya.  I am using jawin 1.20alpha, downloaded version.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Hastings" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWIN] org.jawin.COMException: 8002802b: Element not found.


> Hmm, I used jSegue to generate bindings for this tlb and it seems to work
> ok, here's the output:
>
> Testing
> 10
> 2
> TestDone
>
> I did have to make a change to jSegue to get the -disp_only option to
> work.
> I'll have to download jawin again to go fwd with it. Which version are you
> using? From cvs or downloaded.
>
> Also, is there any docs to the QB API?
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of Java/Win32/COM integration with Jawin
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roy Collins
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 11:32 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [JAWIN] org.jawin.COMException: 8002802b: Element not found.
>
> The QBXMLRP.dll library is the library for all inter process commnication
> with quickbooks.  If you have quickbooks then you can run TypeBroswer on
> the
> file to get the interface.  I am running version 2004 which is the same as
> 2003.  At least the interface is the same... it changed only for 2005.
> Let
> me know if you can get the QBXMLRP.dll file to load properly with jawin or
> what errors you have?  The code below will do everything to test it you
> will
> just have to create the interface classes and compile them.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Hastings" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [JAWIN] org.jawin.COMException: 8002802b: Element not found.
>
>
>> Roy, that sounds like an OLE Automation error. I think it usually means
>> that
>> the method/property you are trying to use cannot be found. I have QB 2003
>> so
>> I can take a look.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Discussion of Java/Win32/COM integration with Jawin
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roy Collins
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 2:49 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [JAWIN] org.jawin.COMException: 8002802b: Element not found.
>>
>> Thanks for the quick response.
>>
>> Here is the test method I use to call everything.  It is very simple and
>> it
>> is basically the same as the one in the documentation.  The method that I
>> was trying to use is openConnection(String,String) but to test it I am
>> using
>> a couple of differnt version methods for simplicity as you also
>> suggested.
>> I
>> did remember to use the CoInitalize.
>>
>> public void testMe() throws Exception
>>
>> {
>>
>> Ole32.CoInitialize();
>>
>> IRequestProcessor2 rqProcessor = new
>> IRequestProcessor2("QBXMLRP.RequestProcessor");
>>
>> System.out.println("Testing");
>>
>> short tmp = rqProcessor.getReleaseNumber();
>>
>> System.out.println(tmp);
>>
>> short tmp = rqProcessor.getMajorVersion();
>>
>> System.out.println(tmp);
>>
>> System.out.println("TestDone");
>>
>> Ole32.CoUninitalize();
>>
>>
>> The library that it is trying to run on is a QuickBooks library so it may
>> be
>> difficult for you to do anything with it.  I can put the classes that
>> Type
>> Browser creates on a server so you can see them, if that would help.
>> They
>> are, obvioulsy, just stubs so they are pretty simple as such
>> public short getReleaseNumber() throws COMException
>>
>> {
>>
>> return ((Short)get("ReleaseNumber")).shortValue();
>>
>> }
>>
>>
>>
>> The stack trace is as follows:
>>
>> org.jawin.COMException: 8002802b: Element not found.
>>
>>        at org.jawin.marshal.GenericStub.dispatchInvoke0(Native Method)
>>        at
>> org.jawin.marshal.GenericStub.dispatchInvoke(GenericStub.java:201)
>>        at org.jawin.DispatchPtr.getN(DispatchPtr.java:248)
>>        at org.jawin.DispatchPtr.get(DispatchPtr.java:171)
>>        at
>> IRequestProcessor2.getReleaseNumber(IRequestProcessor2.java:269)
>>        at testFile.testMe(testFile.java:57)
>>        at testFile.<init>(testFile.java:25)
>>        at testFile.main(testFile.java:41)
>>
>>
>> I am trying to figure out what is failing by looking at the jawin source
>> but
>> I cant seem to get a handle on it.  I dont really understand what all is
>> going on yet.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Morten Andersen" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 3:45 PM
>> Subject: Re: [JAWIN] org.jawin.COMException: 8002802b: Element not found.
>>
>>
>>> Hi Roy
>>>
>>> Sorry for being so slow in answering - I had a couple of days of during
>>> the Easter.
>>>
>>> Roy Collins wrote:
>>>
>>>> common problems that might result in this error?  From the Element not
>>>> found
>>>> it seems as though it can not find the library file, the .dll.  I have
>>>> made
>>>> sure that the file is on the class path and I even copied it into the
>>>> same
>>>> directory.  Of course it should be referencing the COM entry in the
>>>> registry, right?
>>>
>>> Exactly. So I don't think there should be any issues regarding the exact
>>> placement of the dll-files.
>>>
>>>> Is there a way I can verify that the library is found if
>>>> that is what the problem seems to be.  I tried calling many differnt
>>>> methods
>>>> to be sure that there wasnt an error with just one method but all
>>>> resulted
>>>> in the same exception.
>>>
>>> Ok. Are there any "simple" methods in the library? E.g. like "String
>>> getVersion()"? then I think we should start debugging with those.
>>>
>>> Since all your methods fails, I wonder whether you are remembering to
>>> call the Ole32.CoInitialize() and Ole32.CoUninitialize() methods as
>>> documented here
>>> http://jawinproject.sourceforge.net/jawin.html#callingStubs
>>>
>>> Also, are you constructing the object with either the progid or the
>>> clsid constructor? You MUST NOT use the public no-arg constructor.
>>>
>>> Is the library you are trying to work with part of the default windows
>>> installation, or in other way accessible for me, so I can test it? Or is
>>> it a proprietary product?
>>>
>>> Finally can you post a snippet of your calling code, and the stacktrace
>>> of the exception (Exception.printStackTrace() should give you the
>>> stacktrace on stderr).
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>> Morten