compiling web dynpro using javac

[Former Member]

I am writing an ant script to build ear file for my web dynpro application. We can not want to use Netweaver studio because our build process is automated using ant. In my web dynpro application there are 45 java files including my own java classes & the java classes generated by netweaver studio. But in my app.jar file there are 80 java classes. if I can locate all the java files then I can use javac to compile these classes & create ear file independent of netweaver studio.

Has anyone tried using ant to build ear file for a webdynpro app? How are these extra classes created without corresponding java files?

[guru_subramanianb]

Hi Sam,

Webdynpro is a framework within the Studio.The meta model of it requires all the jar files for compilation.You can see all jar files in the plugin folder of the same.If you can export all these jar files

then I think you can compile and run your script outside studio but surely it is a tedious process.Moreover when you want to run any webdynpro application it is designed to open an IE with the framework.Lot of work around has to be done for opening external browser for running it other than studio.

Hope my points briefs your query.

Can you tell me the reason why you don't want to compile it within the studio?

Regards,

Guru