2 Upgrading WebLogic Server 4.5 and 5.1 to Version 7.0

java -classpath %CLIENTCLASSES%;%CLASSPATH% examples.ejb.basic.statelessSession.Client

This command ensures that the EJB interfaces are referenced in your client’s classpath.

Steps for Converting an EJB 1.1 to an EJB 2.0

To convert an EJB 1.1 bean to an EJB 2.0 bean, you can use the WebLogic Server DDConverter utility.

BEA Systems recommends that you develop EJB 2.0 beans in conjunction with WebLogic Server 7.0. For 1.1 beans already used in production, it is not necessary to convert them to 2.0 beans. EJB 1.1 beans are deployable with WebLogic Server 7.0. If you do wish to convert 1.1 beans to 2.0 beans, see the DDConverter documentation in Programming WebLogic Enterprise JavaBeans for information on how to do this conversion.

The basic steps required to convert a simple CMP 1.1 bean to a 2.0 bean are as follows:

1. Make the bean class abstract. EJB 1.1 beans declare CMP fields in the bean. CMP

2.0beans use abstract getXXX and setXXX methods for each field. For instance, 1.1 Beans will use public String name. 2.0 Beans should use public abstract

String getName() and public abstract void setName(String n). With this modification, the bean class should now read the container-managed fields with the getName method and update them with the setName method.

2.Any CMP 1.1 finder that used java.util.Enumeration should now use java.util.Collection. CMP 2.0 finders cannot return java.util.Enumeration. Change your code to reflect this:

public Enumeration findAllBeans()

Throws FinderException, RemoteException;

becomes:

public Collection findAllBeans()

Throws FinderException, RemoteException;

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7 specifications

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