Fatal error starting FrontlineSMS!

[Moises P Ramirez]

In a laptop with Vista, a start up error ocurred with current version 1.6.16.1. These are the logs reported:

class java.lang.RuntimeException :: Problem initialising application context.
    at net.frontlinesms.DesktopLauncher.initFrontline(DesktopLauncher.java:144)
    at net.frontlinesms.DesktopLauncher.main(DesktopLauncher.java:94)
Caused by: class org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException :: Error creating bean with name 'dataSource' defined in URL
[file:C:/Users/moises/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/FrontlineSMS/properties/hsql.database.xml]:
Error setting property values; nested exception is
org.springframework.beans.PropertyBatchUpdateException; nested
PropertyAccessExceptions (1) are:
PropertyAccessException 1: org.springframework.beans.MethodInvocationException: Property
'driverClassName' threw exception; nested exception is
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not load JDBC driver class
[org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1279)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1010)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:472)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory$1.run(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:409)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:380)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:264)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:261)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:185)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:164)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:429)
    at
org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:728)
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:380)
    at net.frontlinesms.FrontlineSMS.initApplicationContext(FrontlineSMS.java:175)
    at net.frontlinesms.DesktopLauncher.initFrontline(DesktopLauncher.java:136)
    at net.frontlinesms.DesktopLauncher.main(DesktopLauncher.java:94)
Caused by: class org.springframework.beans.PropertyBatchUpdateException ::
Failed properties: Property 'driverClassName' threw exception; nested
exception is java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not load JDBC driver
class [org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver]
    at org.springframework.beans.AbstractPropertyAccessor.setPropertyValues(AbstractPropertyAccessor.java:104)
    at org.springframework.beans.AbstractPropertyAccessor.setPropertyValues(AbstractPropertyAccessor.java:59)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1276)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1010)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:472)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory$1.run(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:409)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:380)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:264)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:261)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:185)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:164)
    at
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:429)
    at
org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:728)
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:380)
    at net.frontlinesms.FrontlineSMS.initApplicationContext(FrontlineSMS.java:175)
    at net.frontlinesms.DesktopLauncher.initFrontline(DesktopLauncher.java:136)
    at net.frontlinesms.DesktopLauncher.main(DesktopLauncher.java:94)

Please, help us solve it.

[Vijay]

Hi Sarah..

As I have seen, this error happens sometimes when we upgrade frontlineSMS package. The solution that worked fine for me is..

-If you are using Windows XP, then go to

C:\Documents and Settings\[USER FOLDER]

 and then check, whether there are two folders beginning with the name FrontlineSMS. If there are, then keep the recent one and delete the other.

Hope this helps you:)

[Alex Anderson]

Hi Sarah,

Glad to hear that things are working again - sounds like a bit of a mystery, so let me know if you have any more problems like this.

Re: reminders, this plugin was implemented by a third party and unfortunately we are unable to support it.  It seems like it is quite buggy.  Not really sure what to suggest here.

Alex