NoClassDefFoundError while I run my first Spring program

[chandrupsekar]

Hi All,
I was trying to run a program using Eclipse 3.5 using File->New->Spring Project.
I coded all the necessary files. What I did was set the class path using MyComputer -> (Right Click) -> Environment Variables -> Add User Variable -> Classpath.
CLASSPATH=C:\<spring location>\dist\spring.jar

First I compiled all the java files in a cmd prompt, it compiled successfully but while running i.e java HelloClient it gave me the NoClassDefFoundError

Prior to this I tried the same using eclipse after creating interfaces, java files, xml files (as mentioned in a tutorial) but I got the error NoClassDefFoundError

I added all the .jar files and reconfigured all the settings but am getting this error.
Could any of you (who have encoutered the same prob in Eclipse) give a glimpse or tips in setting and configuring for avoiding this error : NoClassDefFoundError

[wsaryada]

Basically the java command cannot find your HelloClient class in the classpath. Try adding the current path where you HelloClient.class is using the -cp argument when running the java command.

java -cp . HelloClient

The dot (".") symbol add your current working directory to the classpath.

[chandrupsekar]

I got it resolved my friend, what you say might be correct. But when I added few missing jars (common-logging.jar) the exception was cleared.

Now I face a different problem. I had a xml file in the same location and also to the output folder but when I compile I get this exception:
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionSt oreException: IOException parsing XML document from class path resource [hello.xml]; nested exception is java.io.FileNotFoundException: class path resource [hello.xml] cannot be opened because it does not exist
at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefin itionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionR eader.java:341)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefin itionReader.loloadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitio nReader.java:302)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanFacto ry.<init>(XmlBeanFactory.java:78)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanFacto ry.<init>(XmlBeanFactory.java:66)
at com.myspring.HelloClient.main(HelloClient.java:19)
Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: class path resource [hello.xml] cannot be opened because it does not exist
at org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource.getI nputStream(ClassPathResource.java:158)