!! No longer possible to create PDF's - VVSRVPGM !!!

[ThierryC]

since the new version of Valence (20240416) we can no longer create PDF's..

a rather annoying urgent problem
we use the create pdf procedures to generate Certificates to our customers- we now noticed this wasn't generated anymore after i did the install of the newest valence release to production...



i get the error

Bericht . . . . : Java exception received when calling Java method.

Cause . . . . . : RPG procedure VVPDF_NEWD in program VALENCE60P/VVSRVPGM
received Java exception "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: documenttype" when
calling method "documentpotrait" with signature
"()Lcom.lowagie.text.Document;" in class "documenttype".
Recovery . . . : Contact the person responsible for program maintenance to
determine the cause of the problem.
Technical description . . . . . . . . : If the exception indicates that the
Java class was not found, ensure the class for the method is in the class
path. If the exception indicates that the Java method was not found, check
the method name and signature. If the signature is not correct, change the
RPG prototype for the method, or change the Java method, so that the return
type and parameter types match. You can determine the signatures for all the
methods in class XYZ using command QSH CMD('javap -s XYZ').

[robert.swanson]

Hi Thierry,

The screenshot seems to indicate a Java class path problem is at play there. Per chance do you have anything specified as a class path at the *SYS level?

WRKENVVAR LEVEL(*SYS)

We've noticed on other systems that *SYS-level environment variables can supersede equivalent *JOB-level ones. So if you see a class path specified at the *SYS level, try removing it and then restart your Valence instance.

If that's not the case, please reach out to support directly so we can try to diagnose the problem over a web meeting.

[ThierryC]

Hi Robert.. sorry but i'm totally not familiar with Java...


I see the classpath *sys is referring to :

 CS_EMAIL_METHOD '*SMTP'
AR_DISPLAY_USAGE_TIPS '*NO'
CS_IFS_TMP_PATH '\\CMIS001\root\filexfer\temp'
CS_IFS_ROOT_PATH '\\CMIS001\root'
CS_ADOBE_READER_PATH 'FoxitReader.exe'
CS_XLS_COLUMN_WIDTH '*FITTEXT'
CM_MESSAGE_ID_FORMAT '2'
[COLOR=#e74c3c]CLASSPATH '/qibM/UserData/Java400/ext/poi3.16'[/COLOR]

and when verifying this path on the iSeries - i see it isn't there

Directory . . . . : /qibm/userdata/Java400

Typ opties en druk op Enter.
2=Bewerken 3=Kopiëren 4=Verwijderen 5=Afbeelden 7=Naam
8=Kenmerken 11=Actieve directory wijzigen...

OPT OBJECTKOPPELING Type KENMERK BESCHRIJVING
. DIR
.. DIR
ext DIR
AdoptAuthority DIR
SystemDefault.prop > STMF

but i see there is a folder

/java/poi-3.16

can i just replace that envvar and put that one in ?

[ThierryC]

BTW : i removed also once the CLASSPATH from de*sys .. but still with the same result.


thierry

[robert.swanson]

BTW : i removed also once the CLASSPATH from de*sys .. but still with the same result.


thierry

I'm very surprised removing the *SYS-level classpath didn't fix the problem. Did you restart the instance?