Thread: Error Message NoClassDefFoundError

Can you post the command line you use to start Tomcat?
What jar file is the org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils class file in?

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/commons/io/FileUtils

Can you copy the lines that follow that line in the stack trace and paste it here so we can see who was doing the calling?

The jar file is commons-io-2.6.jar.

Is it on the classpath?

What is the contents of the commandline when the program is executed?

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/commons/io/FileUtils
at ProjectSetup.copyNetDir(ProjectSetup.java:665)
at ProjectSetup.start(ProjectSetup.java:366)
at ProjectSetup.actionPerformed(ProjectSetup.java:294 )

That stacktrace looks like it is from your program, not the tomcat program. What code is at line 665 in ProjectSetup?

This is my code below:

import javax.swing.*;
//import javax.swing.event.*;
import javax.swing.filechooser.*;
//import javax.swing.text.*;
//import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
//import javax.swing.plaf.nimbus.*;
//import javax.swing.UIManager.*;
 
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
 
import java.io.*;
//import java.util.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
 
//used to copy the Marketing directory from the network
import org.apache.commons.io.*;
 
//used to open the file browser after creation
import java.awt.Desktop;
 
 
public class ProjectSetupConnect implements ActionListener {
 
	//Main Window Variables
	private JFrame frame;
 
	private JTextField txtProject;
	private JTextField txtEnter;
 
	private JFileChooser selectFile;
	private JFileChooser selectSavedFile;
 
	private JButton btnCreate;
	private JButton btnBrowse;
 
	private ButtonGroup bGroup;
 
	private JLabel lblProject;
	private JLabel lblEnter;
 
	private JRadioButton rdbtnProjectFdot;
	private JRadioButton rdbtnProposalFdot;
	private JRadioButton rdbtnProposalMarketing;
	private JRadioButton rdbtnPublic;
 
	private JMenuBar menuBar;
	private JMenu menuFile;
	private JMenuItem menuCreateProj;
	private JMenuItem menuExit;
 
	private ImageIcon icon;
 
 
 
 
	//some final strings for button selection/returning text file names
	private final String PROJECTFDOT_STR = "project.txt";
	private final String PROPOSALFDOT_STR = "proposalfdot.txt";
	private final String PROPOSALMARKETING_STR = "proposalmarketing.txt";
	private final String PUBLIC_STR = "publicmeeting.txt";
 
	//final file for the Marketing folder copy operation
	private final File PROJECT_FILE = new File("Network Directory");
	private final File MARKETING_FILE = new File("Network Directory");
	private final File PUBLIC_FILE = new File("Network Directory");
 
 
 
	//Main variables
	private static String root;
	private static String project;
	private static String dir;
 
	private static boolean fail = false;
 
	private boolean editRoot = false;
	private boolean continueAllError = false;
 
 
 
	/**
	 * Launch the application.
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
 
		root = "F:\\Projects";
		project = "";
		dir = root + "\\" + project;
 
 
		EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
 
 
			public void run() {
				try {
 
					ProjectSetupConnect window = new ProjectSetupConnect();
					window.frame.setVisible(true);
 
				}
 
				catch (Exception e) {
 
					e.printStackTrace();
 
				}
			}
 
		});
	}
 
	/**
	 * Create the application.
	 */
	public ProjectSetupConnect() {
 
 
 
		initialize();
 
	}
 
	/**
	 * Initialize the contents of the frame.
	 */
	private void initialize() {
 
		//create icon
		icon = new ImageIcon("ProjectSetup.png");
 
		//create the Frame
		frame = new JFrame("Create a Project");
		frame.setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300);
		frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		frame.getContentPane().setLayout(null);
		frame.setIconImage(icon.getImage());
 
		//create Buttons
		btnBrowse = new JButton("Browse");
		btnBrowse.addActionListener(this);
		btnBrowse.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.BOLD, 11));
		btnBrowse.setBounds(335, 150, 89, 23);
		frame.getContentPane().add(btnBrowse);
 
		btnCreate = new JButton("Create");
		btnCreate.addActionListener(this);
		btnCreate.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.BOLD, 11));
		btnCreate.setBounds(335, 207, 89, 23);
		frame.getContentPane().add(btnCreate);
 
		//create Labels and Text fields
		txtProject = new JTextField(root);
		txtProject.setBounds(10, 151, 245, 20);
		frame.getContentPane().add(txtProject);
		txtProject.setColumns(10);
 
		lblProject = new JLabel("Project Directory:");
		lblProject.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.BOLD, 12));
		lblProject.setBounds(89, 117, 113, 23);
		frame.getContentPane().add(lblProject);
 
		txtEnter = new JTextField(project);
		txtEnter.setBounds(10, 210, 245, 20);
		frame.getContentPane().add(txtEnter);
		txtEnter.setColumns(10);
 
		lblEnter = new JLabel("Enter the project name:");
		lblEnter.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.BOLD, 12));
		lblEnter.setBounds(74, 182, 154, 17);
		frame.getContentPane().add(lblEnter);
 
		//create Radio buttons
		rdbtnProjectFdot = new JRadioButton("Project - FDOT Style Folder Structure");
		rdbtnProjectFdot.addActionListener(this);
		rdbtnProjectFdot.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.BOLD, 11));
		rdbtnProjectFdot.setBounds(10, 7, 253, 23);
		frame.getContentPane().add(rdbtnProjectFdot);
 
		rdbtnProposalFdot = new JRadioButton("Proposal - FDOT Style Folder Structure");
		rdbtnProposalFdot.addActionListener(this);
		rdbtnProposalFdot.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.BOLD, 11));
		rdbtnProposalFdot.setBounds(10, 33, 253, 23);
		frame.getContentPane().add(rdbtnProposalFdot);
 
		rdbtnProposalMarketing = new JRadioButton("Proposal - Marketing Folders Only");
		rdbtnProposalMarketing.addActionListener(this);
		rdbtnProposalMarketing.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.BOLD, 11));
		rdbtnProposalMarketing.setBounds(10, 61, 253, 23);
		frame.getContentPane().add(rdbtnProposalMarketing);
 
		rdbtnPublic = new JRadioButton("Public Meetings/Hearings");
		rdbtnPublic.addActionListener(this);
		rdbtnPublic.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.BOLD, 11));
		rdbtnPublic.setBounds(10, 87, 253, 23);
		frame.getContentPane().add(rdbtnPublic);
 
		//create File menu
		menuBar = new JMenuBar();
		frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
 
		menuFile = new JMenu("File");
		menuBar.add(menuFile);
 
		menuCreateProj = new JMenuItem("Create a ProjectSetup shortcut");
		menuCreateProj.addActionListener(this);
		menuFile.add(menuCreateProj);
 
		menuExit = new JMenuItem("Exit");
		menuExit.addActionListener(this);
		menuFile.add(menuExit);
 
		selectFile = new JFileChooser();
		selectFile.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
		FileSystemView fsv = FileSystemView.getFileSystemView();
  		selectSavedFile = new JFileChooser(fsv.getRoots()[0]);
 
  		//button group setup
  		bGroup = new ButtonGroup();
  		bGroup.add(rdbtnProjectFdot);
  		bGroup.add(rdbtnProposalFdot);
  		bGroup.add(rdbtnProposalMarketing);
  		bGroup.add(rdbtnPublic);
  		rdbtnProjectFdot.setSelected(true);
 
  		//button action commands
  		rdbtnProjectFdot.setActionCommand(PROJECTFDOT_STR);
  		rdbtnProposalFdot.setActionCommand(PROPOSALFDOT_STR);
  		rdbtnProposalMarketing.setActionCommand(PROPOSALMARKETING_STR);
  		rdbtnPublic.setActionCommand(PUBLIC_STR);
 
	}
 
	//run when any button is pressed
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
 
		//check if root has changed
		if(!root.equals(txtProject.getText()))
			editRoot=true;
 
		if(e.getSource() == btnCreate) {
 
			//check for blank project title
			if(txtEnter.getText() .isEmpty()) {
 
				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Project name is empty");
				return;
 
			}
 
			//update directory variables
			root = txtProject.getText();
			project = txtEnter.getText();
			setDirectory();
 
			//creates the Option Pane object
			final JOptionPane optionPane = new JOptionPane("This will create a new project folder at: \n" + dir + "\n" + "Continue?", JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE, JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
 
			String[] choices = {"Continue", "Cancel"};
 
			//create message string
			String message = "This will create a new folder at:\n" + dir + "\n";
 
			if(bGroup.getSelection().getActionCommand().equals(PROJECTFDOT_STR)) {
 
				if(!txtProject.getText().contentEquals("Network Drive"))
					message = message + "Most project folders should be located in F:\\Projects, continue?";
 
			}
 
			if(bGroup.getSelection().getActionCommand().equals(PROPOSALMARKETING_STR) || bGroup.getSelection().getActionCommand().equals(PROPOSALFDOT_STR)) {
 
				if(!txtProject.getText().contentEquals("Network Drive"))
					message = message + "Most proposal folders should be located in F:\\Proposals, continue?";
 
			}
 
			if(bGroup.getSelection().getActionCommand().equals(PUBLIC_STR)) {
 
				if(!txtProject.getText().equals("Network Path"))
					message = message + "Most Public Hearing folders should be located in\nNetwork Path, continue?";
 
				}
 
			//get the response from the user
			int response = optionPane.showOptionDialog(frame, message, "Confirm Action", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION, JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE, null, choices, "");
 
			if (response == 0) {
 
				start();
 
			}
 
		}
		else if(e.getSource() == btnBrowse) {
 
			int returnVal = selectFile.showOpenDialog(frame);
 
			if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
 
				File selectedDir = selectFile.getSelectedFile();
				txtProject.setText(selectedDir.getAbsolutePath());
 
			}
 
		}
 
		//user selected a project template, check if it should automatically change the root text field
		else if(e.getSource() == rdbtnProjectFdot && !editRoot) {
 
			root="Network Drive";
			txtProject.setText(root);
 
		}
 
		//user selected a proposal template, check if it should automatically change the root text field
		else if((e.getSource() == rdbtnProposalMarketing || e.getSource() == rdbtnProposalFdot) && !editRoot) {
 
			root="Network Drive";
			txtProject.setText(root);
 
		}
 
		else if (e.getSource() == rdbtnPublic && !editRoot) {
 
			root="Network Path";
			txtProject.setText(root);
 
		}
 
		else if (e.getSource() == menuExit) {
 
			System.exit(0);
 
		}
 
		else if (e.getSource() == menuCreateProj) {
 
			createProject();
 
		}
 
	}
 
	public void start() {
 
		//nothing selected
		if (bGroup.getSelection() == null) {
 
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "No type selected choose a folder structure to create.");
 
		}
 
		//FDOT project selected
		else if (bGroup.getSelection().getActionCommand().equals(PROJECTFDOT_STR)) {
 
			try {
 
				makePCF(root, project);
				makeDirs(dir, PROJECTFDOT_STR);
				makePCF(dir, project);
				copyNetDir(PROJECT_FILE, dir);
				Desktop.getDesktop().open(new File(dir));
 
			}
 
			catch (Exception e) {}
		}
 
		//FDOT proposal selected
		else if (bGroup.getSelection().getActionCommand().equals(PROPOSALFDOT_STR)) {
 
			try {
 
				makeDirs(dir, PROPOSALFDOT_STR);
				makePCF(dir, project);
				copyNetDir(MARKETING_FILE, dir + "\\Admin\\Marketing");
				Desktop.getDesktop().open(new File(dir));
			}
 
			catch(Exception e) {}
 
		}
 
 
		//Marketing proposal only selected
		else if (bGroup.getSelection().getActionCommand().equals(PROPOSALMARKETING_STR)) {
 
			try {
 
				makeDirs(dir, PROPOSALMARKETING_STR);
				copyNetDir(MARKETING_FILE, dir);
				Desktop.getDesktop().open(new File(dir));
 
			}
 
			catch(Exception e) {}
 
		}
 
		//Public meetings selected
		else if (bGroup.getSelection().getActionCommand().equals(PUBLIC_STR)) {
 
			try {
 
				makeDirs(dir, PUBLIC_STR);
				copyNetDir(PUBLIC_FILE, dir);
				Desktop.getDesktop().open(new File(dir));
 
			}
 
			catch (Exception e) {
 
				System.out.println("Failed");
			}
 
		}
 
		fail=false;
		continueAllError=false;
 
	}
 
 
	public void setDirectory() {
 
		dir = root + "\\" + project;
 
	}
 
	public void makePCF(String dir, String project) {
 
		//declare the writer object
		Writer write;
 
		File dirFile = new File(dir);
		if(!dirFile.exists())
					dirFile.mkdirs();
 
		if(fail)
			return;
 
		try{
 
			//create the writer object, assign the file name
			write = new FileWriter(new File(dir + "\\" + project + ".pcf"));
 
			//write the file
			write.write("#======================================================================\n");
			write.write("# Project Configuration File - $Revision: 1.3 $\n");
			write.write("#======================================================================\n\n");
			write.write("_USTN_PROJECTDESCR = General Description \n\n");
			write.write("#----------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
			write.write("#  Set search paths.\n");
			write.write("#----------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
			write.write("MS_DEF			< $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)dgn/\n");
			write.write("MS_CELL			< $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)cell/\n");
			write.write("MS_CELLOUT		= $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)cell/\n");
			write.write("MS_CELLLIST		< $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)cell/*.cel\n");
			write.write("MS_CELLSELECTORDIR  	= $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)cell/\n");
			write.write("MS_SEEDFILES	    	> $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)seed/\n");
			write.write("MS_SYMBRSRC		> $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)symb/*.rsc\n");
			write.write("MS_SETTINGSDIR      	< $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)data/\n");
			write.write("MS_SETTINGSOUTDIR   	= $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)data/\n\n");
 
			//the real financial data is not needed (?)
			write.write("#  Filler finantial number\n");
			write.write("FDOT_FIN          = 999999-9-99-99");
 
			//close the file to finalize the .pcf file
			write.close();
		}
		catch(Exception e){
			if(!continueAllError){
				String[] choices = {"Continue", "Continue for all errors", "Cancel"};
 
				String message = "Error creating PCF file at:\n" + dir + "\\" + project + ".pcf" + "\n Check your permissions for this folder and do not include special characters in the project name";
 
				int response = JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(frame, message, "Error", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION, JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE, null, choices, "");
 
				if(response == 0){//continue button
					//do nothing?
				}
				else if(response == 1){//continue all button
					continueAllError=true;
				}
				else{//cancel button
					fail=true;
				}
			}
		}
	}
 
	public void makeDirs(String dir, String textfile) throws Exception {
 
		//check if there was an error
		boolean error=false;
 
		//setup the file reader
		InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream(textfile);
		InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(is);
		BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(isr);
 
		String input;
 
		//ArrayList that stores the current directory structure to write to
		ArrayList<String> struct = new ArrayList<String>();
 
		while(((input = in.readLine()) != null) && !fail){
			//Check for blank lines and comments
			if(input.length()>0 && !(input.substring(0,1).equals("#"))){
				//find how deep the current folder is in the directory
				int markers = countMarkers(input);
 
				//the current directory is correct
				if(markers >= struct.size()){
					struct.add(removeMarkers(input));
					error=!writeDir(struct);
				}
 
				//the directory has moved on, needs to erase the old sub-directories from the array
				else{
					//remove top level directories that don't apply
					while(markers < struct.size())
						struct.remove(struct.size()-1);
 
					//create
					struct.add(removeMarkers(input));
					error=!writeDir(struct);
				}
			}
			if(error){
				//check if user has selected not to get an error
				if(!continueAllError){
					//check if user wants to continue
					if(directoryError(struct)){
						fail=true;
					}
				}
			}
		}
 
		in.close();
		isr.close();
		is.close();
 
 
	}
 
	//gets the text file with directory info
	public static String getFile(ButtonGroup bg) {
 
		return bg.getSelection().getActionCommand();
 
	}
 
	//writes the actual directories
	public static boolean writeDir(ArrayList<String> struct) {
 
		String folder = dir;
 
		//loop through the array and build the string
		for (int i = 0; i < struct.size(); i++)
				folder = folder + "\\" + struct.get(i);
 
		//create the actual directory
		return (new File (folder)).mkdirs();
 
	}
 
	//finds how deep the current directory is
	public static int countMarkers(String input) {
 
		int counter = 0;
		boolean done = false;
 
		//loop until no ">" are left in the input string
		while(!done) {
 
			if(input.substring(0, 1).contentEquals(">")) {
 
				//remove the ">" and count it
				input = input.substring(1);
				counter++;
 
			}
 
			//end - there are no more ">" characters
			else
				done = true;
		}
 
		return counter;
	}
 
	//formats the current line sans the ">" markers
	public static String removeMarkers(String input) {
 
		if(input.substring(0, 1).contentEquals(">"))
			return removeMarkers(input.substring(1));
		else
			return input;
 
	}
 
	//gives a window showing where the program failed
	public boolean directoryError(ArrayList<String> struct) {
 
		String folder = dir;
 
		//loop through the array and build the string
		for(int i = 0; i < struct.size(); i++)
			folder = folder + "\\" + struct.get(i);
 
		String[] choices = {"Continue", "Continue for all errors", "Cancel"};
		String message = "Error creating directory at: \n" + folder;
 
		//add specific error message
		if ((new File(folder)).exists()) {
 
			message = message + "\nThis folder already exists, continue?";
 
		}
 
		else {
 
			message = message + "\n Check your permissions for this folder and do not include special characters in the project name. Continue?";
 
		}
 
		int response = JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(frame, message, "Error", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION, JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE, null, choices, "");
 
		if (response == 0) {
 
			return false;
 
		}
 
		if (response == 1) {
 
			continueAllError = true;
			return false;
 
		}
 
		else {
 
			return true;
 
		}
	}
 
	//Copy Network Directory
	public void copyNetDir (File source, String dir) {
 
		File dest = new File(dir);
 
		try {
 
			dest.mkdirs();
			FileUtils.copyDirectory(source, dest, false);  //Line 665
 
		}
		catch (IOException e) {
 
		}
	}
 
	public void createProject() {
 
		boolean cantWrite = false;
		File dest;
 
		//Source shortcut link to copy
		File source = new File ("Network Directory");
 
		//find the operation system
		String os = System.getProperty("os.name");
 
		if (os.equalsIgnoreCase("Windows 10") || os.equalsIgnoreCase("Windows 8") || os.equalsIgnoreCase("Windows 7")) {
 
			dest = new File("Local Path");
 
			if (dest.canWrite()){
 
				//switch back to absolute path because FileUtils is weird
				dest = new File("Local Path");
 
    			try {
 
    			FileUtils.copyFile(source, dest, false);
 
    			}
 
    			catch(IOException i){JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,i);}
 
			}
 
			else {
 
				cantWrite=true;
 
			}
		}
 
		else {
 
			cantWrite=true;
 
		}
 
		if (cantWrite) {
 
			selectSavedFile.setSelectedFile(new File("ProjectSetup.lnk"));
			int returnVal = selectSavedFile.showSaveDialog(frame);
 
			if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
 
				dest = selectSavedFile.getSelectedFile();
 
				try {
 
					FileUtils.copyFile(source, dest, false);
 
				}
 
				catch (IOException i) {JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,  i);}
 
			}
		}
	}
}

--- Update ---

My layout is as follows:

ProjectSetupConnect
>src
>>default package
>>>ProjectSetupConnect.java
>>org.apache.commons.io
>>More commons.io
>>.txt files
>>ProjectSetup.png
>JRE System Library
>Referenced Libraries
>>Commons-io-2.6.jar

Please edit your post and wrap your code with code tags:

[code]
**YOUR CODE GOES HERE**
[/code]

to get highlighting and preserve formatting.

Where is the code for the ProjectSetup class? What is on line 665 in that class?

What is the command line when you execute the program? Is the jar file referenced in that commandline?

I have no idea what the purpose of the files/folders shown in "My layout" or how they are used by your IDE.

Try executing the program in a command prompt using the java command with the -cp option and your classname.

ProjectSetup Class is actually the ProjectSetupConnect class

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/commons/io/FileUtils
at ProjectSetup.copyNetDir(ProjectSetup.java:665)
at ProjectSetup.start(ProjectSetup.java:366)
at ProjectSetup.actionPerformed(ProjectSetup.java:294 )

Why does the error message say otherwise?


What about the contents of the commandline from when the program is executed that shows what is on the classpath?