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title: "error after update version"
url: "https://openforis.support/questions/1577/error-after-update-version"
tags: ["openforis"]
status: "answered"
score: 0
answer_count: 8
asked: "2018-01-12T11:14:25"
last_activity: "2018-02-09T14:15:06"
source: "Open Foris Support - Q&A Forum"
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# error after update version

Asked by uplantanu on 2018-01-12

Hello,

After installing version 1.6.20 I'm having this alert window problem at the launch of Collect:
"Error generating KML file: null"
and, after giving ok to this first alert:
"The Collect Earth file could not be open. Please make sure that Google Earth is installed".

Google Earth is actually correctly installed/working and, as a disproof, I try reinstalling old version, 1.6.11, and it launch and open the software correctly.
However I cannot keep this old version because GEE window is no more running the script of Collect, and neither showing the box sample anymore. Also the 3 browser windows (GEE, EE and bing) reopen a further window at each click on a new sample. So I thought to update the version, but no success until now..
thanks for your precious support,
Andrea


## Answer (score 0, by collectearth on 2018-01-12)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/1577/error-after-update-version/1578

Ciao Andrea,

There must be some problem with the CEP file.

Can you post the error log? You can find it in Help->Open Application log file.

Copy the 100 lines or so and post them here.


## Answer (score 0, by uplantanu on 2018-01-17)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/1577/error-after-update-version/1581

Hello,
I cannot access any error log since to application fail to start after this first 2 alert messages.
I'm posting instead the content of the earth.properties file:

#Fri Jan 12 10:21:13 CET 2018
active_project_definition=10795203d738173f9ef1228b96657336
automatic_backup=true
balloon=C\:\\Users\\lupilan\\AppData\\Roaming\\CollectEarth\\projects\\lcc_validation_timor4date_long/balloon.html
balloon_checksum=f530341dae48e6765b10c4fb379ef656
bing_maps_key=2MNwP06hiQfmh2xa64Ra~h2u4PWA2vSxYBj2ve1a_kg~Anw_nmzLrx0bZggeINRsW6rnUZOVJ_yxUJd-DTYUPl5wKgPzVVEkdIezlfhjo1eQ
chrome_exe_path=
coordinates_reference_system=EPSG\:4326
csv=/C\:/Users/lupilan/AppData/Roaming/CollectEarth/projects/lcc_validation_timor4date_long/timor_plots.ced
csv_checksum=3dc52fdda294eb809ad0bec06ec698cb
db_driver=SQLITE
db_host=
db_name=
db_password=
db_port=
db_username=
distance_between_sample_points=2
distance_to_plot_boundaries=87
elevation_geotif_directory=
firefox_exe_path=
gee_explorer_url=https\://explorer.earthengine.google.com/\#workspace
gee_initial_zoom=15
gee_js_library_url=https\://explorer.earthengine.google.com/javascript/ee_js.js
gee_js_pickFunction=10
gee_js_zoom_method=10
gee_js_zoom_object=10
gee_playground_url=https\://code.earthengine.google.com/
generated_on=1515748873364
google_maps_api_key=
host=127.0.0.1
inner_point_side=2
jump_to_next_plot=false
last_used_folder=E\:\\lupilan\\JRC\\HOT_SPOT\\OpenFORIS\\workspace_test
loaded_projects=C\:\\Users\\lupilan\\AppData\\Roaming\\CollectEarth\\projects\\lcc_validation_timor4date_long
local_port=8090
metadata_file=C\:\\Users\\lupilan\\AppData\\Roaming\\CollectEarth\\projects\\lcc_validation_timor4date_long\\placemark.idm.xml
model_version_name=
number_of_sampling_points_in_plot=1
open_bing_maps=true
open_earth_engine=true
open_gee_playground=true
open_here_maps=true
open_separate_browser_form=false
open_street_view=false
open_timelapse=false
open_yandex_maps=false
operation_mode=SERVER_MODE
operator=Andrea Lupi
port=8028
saiku_server_folder=saiku-server_2.6/
sample_shape=SQUARE
survey_name=lcc_validation_timor4date_long
template=C\:\\Users\\lupilan\\AppData\\Roaming\\CollectEarth\\projects\\lcc_validation_timor4date_long/kml_template.fmt
template_checksum=1c21e4acb333b3e52ea0e1aed2846b58
ui_language=en
use_browser=chrome

thank you, Andrea


## Answer (score 0, by collectearth on 2018-01-17)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/1577/error-after-update-version/1582

You can also find the error log here :

**C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\CollectEarth\earth_error.log**

AppData is a hidden folder so make sure to activate the " hidden folder " visibility in Windows ( [SEE HERE HOW][1] )

Please copy the contents of the last few dozens lines here!

  [1]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files


## Answer (score 0, by uplantanu on 2018-01-18)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/1577/error-after-update-version/1583

ERROR 2018-01-18 09:44:30,642 [main] org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp: The KMZ file could not be found
java.lang.NullPointerException: null
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.getKmlGeneratorService(EarthApp.java:283) ~[CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.simulateClickKmz(EarthApp.java:468) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.access$200(EarthApp.java:49) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp$1.update(EarthApp.java:337) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at java.util.Observable.notifyObservers(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_121]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.ServerController.startServer(ServerController.java:252) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.serverStartAndOpenGe(EarthApp.java:446) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.startServer(EarthApp.java:316) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.startCollectEarth(EarthApp.java:303) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.main(EarthApp.java:98) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
ERROR 2018-01-18 09:44:30,645 [main] org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.ServerController: Error getting web application context
org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.BeanDefinitionParsingException: Configuration problem: Failed to import bean definitions from URL location [classpath:org/openforis/collect/application-context-core.xml]
Offending resource: URL [file:C:/Users/lupilan/AppData/Roaming/CollectEarth/generated/applicationContext.xml]; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionStoreException: Line 14 in XML document from class path resource [org/openforis/collect/application-context-core.xml] is invalid; nested exception is org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; lineNumber: 14; columnNumber: 28; cvc-elt.1: Cannot find the declaration of element 'beans'.
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.FailFastProblemReporter.error(FailFastProblemReporter.java:70) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.ReaderContext.error(ReaderContext.java:85) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.ReaderContext.error(ReaderContext.java:76) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.importBeanDefinitionResource(DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.java:229) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.parseDefaultElement(DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.java:180) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.parseBeanDefinitions(DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.java:165) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.doRegisterBeanDefinitions(DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.java:138) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.registerBeanDefinitions(DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.java:94) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.registerBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:508) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.doLoadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:392) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:336) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:304) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:181) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:217) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:188) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContext.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlWebApplicationContext.java:125) ~[spring-web-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContext.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlWebApplicationContext.java:94) ~[spring-web-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext.refreshBeanFactory(AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext.java:129) ~[spring-context-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.obtainFreshBeanFactory(AbstractApplicationContext.java:609) ~[spring-context-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:510) ~[spring-context-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.configureAndRefreshWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:446) ~[spring-web-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:328) ~[spring-web-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:107) ~[spring-web-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.callContextInitialized(ContextHandler.java:843) ~[jetty-server-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletContextHandler.callContextInitialized(ServletContextHandler.java:533) ~[jetty-servlet-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.startContext(ContextHandler.java:816) ~[jetty-server-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletContextHandler.startContext(ServletContextHandler.java:345) ~[jetty-servlet-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.startWebapp(WebAppContext.java:1404) ~[jetty-webapp-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.startContext(WebAppContext.java:1366) ~[jetty-webapp-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doStart(ContextHandler.java:778) ~[jetty-server-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletContextHandler.doStart(ServletContextHandler.java:262) ~[jetty-servlet-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.doStart(WebAppContext.java:520) ~[jetty-webapp-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.AbstractLifeCycle.start(AbstractLifeCycle.java:68) ~[jetty-util-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.start(ContainerLifeCycle.java:131) ~[jetty-util-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.start(Server.java:422) ~[jetty-server-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.doStart(ContainerLifeCycle.java:105) ~[jetty-util-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.AbstractHandler.doStart(AbstractHandler.java:61) ~[jetty-server-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.doStart(Server.java:389) ~[jetty-server-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.AbstractLifeCycle.start(AbstractLifeCycle.java:68) ~[jetty-util-9.3.15.v20161220.jar:9.3.15.v20161220]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.ServerController.startServer(ServerController.java:240) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.serverStartAndOpenGe(EarthApp.java:446) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.startServer(EarthApp.java:316) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.startCollectEarth(EarthApp.java:303) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.main(EarthApp.java:98) [CollectEarth.jar:?]
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionStoreException: Line 14 in XML document from class path resource [org/openforis/collect/application-context-core.xml] is invalid; nested exception is org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; lineNumber: 14; columnNumber: 28; cvc-elt.1: Cannot find the declaration of element 'beans'.
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.doLoadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:399) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:336) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:304) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:181) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:217) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.importBeanDefinitionResource(DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.java:223) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	... 40 more
Caused by: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: cvc-elt.1: Cannot find the declaration of element 'beans'.
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util.ErrorHandlerWrapper.createSAXParseException(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util.ErrorHandlerWrapper.error(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xs.XMLSchemaValidator.handleStartElement(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xs.XMLSchemaValidator.startElement(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.scanStartElement(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl$NSContentDriver.scanRootElementHook(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDriver.next(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$PrologDriver.next(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl.next(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.next(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.DOMParser.parse(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.DocumentBuilderImpl.parse(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultDocumentLoader.loadDocument(DefaultDocumentLoader.java:76) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.doLoadDocument(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:429) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.doLoadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:391) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:336) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:304) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:181) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:217) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.importBeanDefinitionResource(DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.java:223) ~[spring-beans-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE]
	... 40 more
ERROR 2018-01-18 09:44:30,649 [main] org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp: The server could not start
java.lang.NullPointerException: null
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.ServerController.startServer(ServerController.java:262) ~[CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.serverStartAndOpenGe(EarthApp.java:446) ~[CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.startServer(EarthApp.java:316) ~[CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.startCollectEarth(EarthApp.java:303) ~[CollectEarth.jar:?]
	at org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp.main(EarthApp.java:98) [CollectEarth.jar:?]


## Answer (score 0, by uplantanu on 2018-01-18)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/1577/error-after-update-version/1584

there are much description of the same error event above in the error log file, which I'm resuming down here:

ERROR 2018-01-18 09:44:26,506 [main] org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.ServerController: Error getting web application context
org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.BeanDefinitionParsingException: Configuration problem: Failed to import bean definitions from URL location [classpath:org/openforis/collect/application-context-core.xml]
Offending resource: URL [file:C:/Users/lupilan/AppData/Roaming/CollectEarth/generated/applicationContext.xml]; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionStoreException: Line 14 in XML document from class path resource [org/openforis/collect/application-context-core.xml] is invalid; nested exception is org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; lineNumber: 14; columnNumber: 28; cvc-elt.1: Cannot find the declaration of element 'beans'.
at.....................

ERROR 2018-01-18 09:44:26,510 [main] org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.EarthApp: Could not generate KML file
java.lang.NullPointerException: null
at................

ERROR 2018-01-18 09:44:29,326 [main] org.openforis.collect.earth.app.desktop.ServerController: Error getting web application context
org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.BeanDefinitionParsingException: Configuration problem: Failed to import bean definitions from URL location [classpath:org/openforis/collect/application-context-core.xml]
Offending resource: URL [file:C:/Users/lupilan/AppData/Roaming/CollectEarth/generated/applicationContext.xml]; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionStoreException: Line 14 in XML document from class path resource [org/openforis/collect/application-context-core.xml] is invalid; nested exception is org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; lineNumber: 14; columnNumber: 28; cvc-elt.1: Cannot find the declaration of element 'beans'.
at....................

...then here there's what I copied in the previous message.

thank you, Andrea


## Answer (score 0, by collectearth on 2018-01-18)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/1577/error-after-update-version/1585

Hello, 

We cannot reproduce the error in our end.

Can you try to install Collect Earth completely afresh (don't worry the data collected is stored in a different folder)

Go to **C:/OpenForis** and remove (or rename) the folder **CollectEarth** (this way we make sure that nothing is intervening with the new installer)

Download Collect Earth again [LINK for windows][1]

Reinstall and then double-click on your CEP file again to load it.

Let me know if this worked!


  [1]: http://www.openforis.org/nexus/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=releases&g=org.openforis.collect.earth&a=collect-earth-installer&v=LATEST&c=windows&e=exe


## Answer (score 0, by uplantanu on 2018-01-18)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/1577/error-after-update-version/1586

Hello,

Unfortunately I'm pretty sure that it's not related to a bad install of the software, since I'm sharing the exact same issues with my colleague. On the other hand, in a previous post I mentioned the issue (solved at that time with previous version 1.6.11) that we cannot install Collect in C:/.., so this could be the point.. 
I'll tray anyway to reinstall it from scrap and let's see,
thank you a lot,
Andrea


## Answer (score 0, by uplantanu on 2018-02-09)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/1577/error-after-update-version/1635

Dear support team,

Our ITsupport finally found out a solution that indicate as some parameters of the localhost settings are different in version 1.6.20 from previous version 1.6.11. Or this is what I understood, anyway.

The solution is to create a bat file with this content: 

@ECHO OFF
set "JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-DproxyHost=10.168.209.72 -DproxyPort=8012 -Dhttp.nonProxyHosts=localhost^|127.0.0.1^|*.jrc.it^|*.jrc.ec.europa.eu"
CollectEarth-launcher.exe

and launch it instead of the collectEarth-launcher.exe.
Apparently simple.. but it took a while for orienting into the right direction of solution.
Finally, thanks a lot, I hope this info is useful to you,
kind regards, Andrea
