Running Slackware-14.1 here with openjdk--7u85_b01.

Trying to run Open ModelSphere-3.2 (a BMP/URL modeling tools). The developers work only on Windows and use Oracle's Java. I get errors when I try to load the application and would appreciate someone explaining them to me and suggesting how to fix the problem(s) they indicate.

$ java -jar modelsphere.jar
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
Caused by: java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find bundle for base name org.modelsphere.sms.international.MiscResources, locale en
at java.util.ResourceBundle.throwMissingResourceException(ResourceBundle.java:1499)
at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundleImpl(ResourceBundle.java:1322)
at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle(ResourceBundle.java:1028)
at org.modelsphere.jack.international.LocaleMgr.findResourceBundle(Unknown Source)
at org.modelsphere.jack.international.LocaleMgr.getRes(Unknown Source)
at org.modelsphere.jack.international.LocaleMgr.getString(Unknown Source)
at org.modelsphere.sms.Application.<clinit>(Unknown Source)

Also, there is no openjdk-8 yet. Can I install Oracle's JDK-8 along with the existing openjdk-7?

Rich

The Java ResourceBundle code can't find the file org.modelsphere.sms.international.MiscResources.properties. Is it in your class path?

I don't know.

The application is installed in /opt/Open_ModelSphere_971/. In that directory is modelsphere.jar, and with that directory as the cwd I issue the command 'java -jar modelsphere.jar' which produces the errors I posted.

The file, MiscResources.properties, is in the path you presented:
/opt/Open_ModelSphere_971/resources/org/modelsphere/sms/international/

The files in that subdirctory are:
ActionResources.properties MiscResources_fr.properties
ActionResources_fr.properties ScreenResources.properties
DbResources.properties ScreenResources_fr.properties
DbResources_fr.properties Terminologies.properties
MessageResources.properties Terminologies_fr.properties
MessageResources_fr.properties resources/
MiscResources.properties

with the last file in the left column being the one apparently not found.

If there is a way to pass that path on the command line, or by an environment variable, please teach me how to do this.

Thanks,

Rich

probably you need to set classpath, or there should be an executable or something to start that app (instead of manually configuring java).

I found an alternative application (also written in java) that works well so I removed the problematic application. Makes more sense to move on with a working tool rather than fight to get one going when I don't know that it would be any better.

Thanks, all,

Rich

Hi, please share the information about alternative application. I would like to try it.

Thanks, Janko

Janko,

It's Modelio <http://www.modelio.org/>. Provides UML and BPM tools. You can use as much or as little as needed.

Rich

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Thanks for the link. I recognize this from some previous exposure, not sure where, but is it maybe a rebranded commercial product I knew by another name?

Anyway, downloaded and ran it while in scope of my limited attention span...

It is a pretty nice basic UML drawing package, but the modules are not free... C++ support comes to something around $800 if I am reading it correctly.

I ran the 3.3 version with Oracle JDK 8u60 and found a few things that did not work on my system - save drawing to file for one. There were quite a few clicks that seemed dead or not correct result. Could be required libs not installed on my 14.1 Slackware, but no useful errors that I noticed.

So I ran the 3.2 version with JDK 7u45 (also with JDK 8u60) and it actually worked pretty well, at least judging by limited first impressions. I think as a UML drawing generation tool it might be pretty helpful. Not so sure about full project implementation.

But there is one major impediment to fitting into my own workflow - all project data must be saved under a single "workspace" directory which is owned by the application by default. You can change the workspace location, but not per-project. It has a very window$-ish feel in that respect.

Also, I see no way to import XMI, although you can export it - major hurdle as well.

Anyway, useful tools such as it is - thanks.