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From: "Matthias Klein" <matthias@cmklein.de>
To: "'Apache Torque Users List'" <torque-user@db.apache.org>
Cc: "'yong LIANG'" <yong-liangliang@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: (frustrated torque first timer) Please update the Tutorial
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:59:49 +0200
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I gave it another try and have a few minor comments.
Unfortunately, as of today (august 24) I can't find the "new" tutorial =
or
the associated wiki pages on the torque homepage.
Are they temporarily offline?
Matt
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-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Fischer [mailto:tfischer@apache.org]=20
Sent: Samstag, 20. August 2005 16:40
To: Apache Torque Users List
Cc: yong LIANG
Subject: Re: (frustrated torque first timer) Please update the Tutorial

Hi,

the tutorial has been updated, it should be correct for Torque 3.2-RC1. =
I
believe the issues you have raised have been addressed now. If you got =
the
time, I'd appreciate it if you could give it another try.

Of course, if anyone else feels like going at it, please do. If =
something is
unclear or incorrect, please send a short email to the users list.=20
If you have suggestions what could be explained better, cou can also =
send a
mail to the users list or use the brand new user comment links at the =
bottom
of the pages

    Thomas


On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, yong LIANG wrote:

> As a first time user of torque I am a little bit frustrated with the=20
> tutorial you provided as it does not answer all questions (in my=20
> opinion). Find those questions below. I=12d really appreciate it if =
you
could update the tutorial.
> In my opinion, there needs to be a tutorial (step by step, every=20
> single thing explained, for newbies) and a user guide (explaining all
features and stuff).
> So the tutorial can=12t assume that the user knows much.
>
> Here are those questions:
>
> 1. What is this Torque Runtime Properties thing you talk about? I have =

> no idea what that means or if I am supposed to do anything in this =
step.
>
> 2. If I unpack torque-3.1.1.zip, I do NOT see the directory structure=20
> that you mentioned. Why not?
>
> 3. Exactly which files do I need? (At first you only talk about the=20
> two Torque jars, but later you talk about dependencies)
>
> 4. Where do I get those files?
>
> 5. Where exactly (directory) do I put each of those files?
>
> 6. How do I handle those files? (E.g. which one has to be in my=20
> classpath? Do I only need to add the directory to the classpath or=20
> each and every single jar? Istn=12t there a better way than the=20
> classpath?)
>
> 7. Where do I put the database driver? (Someone in this mailing list=20
> says it has to be in %MAVEN_HOME%/lib/endorsed. If that is correct,=20
> why does the tutorial not mention that? If there is a better location=20
> for that file, why does the tutorial not talk about that?
>
> 8. Why does it not work to create/drop a database or tables in=20
> PostgreSQL even if everything is set up correctly? Why do some on this =

> list suggest to use the SQL scripts manually instead of letting maven=20
> do that? Isn=12t that a bug/problem in torque or maven?
>
> 9. Why does the tutorial not mention this issue?
>
> 10. If =11maven torque=12 works and I create the database manually and =
I=20
> create the Bookstore.java application =16 what could be the reason =
that=20
> I get the message =13No java files to be compiled=14 and then BUILD=20
> SUCCESSFUL? This process does not produce ANY class files anywhere. =
What
did I do wrong?
>
> Thanks
>
> Sorry for the frustrated voice in my mail. I didn=12t mean to insult =
anyone.
> Please consider updating your tutorial quickly. That shouldn=12t take=20
> much time, I think, as I believe all of those questions can be=20
> answered by an experienced torque expert without thinking.
>
> Thanks
>
> Yong
>
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