[protege-discussion] Protege fails to open project on linux

[David Forslund]

I'm trying to figure out how to open or import the rdf files created 
under 3.4.1 into Protege 4.0, so I can edit them with OWL.  I can't find 
any documentation on how to do this.  I select existing sources and 
RDF/XML as the format, but am not given an option to import from the 
existing sources.   Perhaps I'm missing something?

Thanks,

Dave
Tania Tudorache wrote:
> Normally, Protege does tell you what went wrong. The RDF Backend is a 
> very old implementation and it is not maintained anymore, that is why 
> error reporting is not good, and we also do not plan to add any 
> enhancements to it.
>
> To edit RDF(S), it is recommended to use the Protege-OWL backend.
>
> Tania
>
> David Forslund wrote:
>> OK.  I never thought I was loading the owl file, it was produced from 
>> an export from the project.   I saw nothing about what files the pprj 
>> file is loading unless I opened the pprj file in an editor.   Why not 
>> have Protege indicate more of what it is doing or why it isn't.   
>> Popping a null pointer in a window with no indication of why it is 
>> happening isn't giving much help to figuring out the problem.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave
>> Tania Tudorache wrote:
>>> You have to be aware that you are not loading the owl file, but the 
>>> rdfs and rdf files, if you are loading using the pprj.
>>>
>>> Tania
>>>
>>>
>>> David Forslund wrote:
>>>> The problem was actually simple.  The file names were saved in 
>>>> lower case, but the pprj file expected them in upper case.   It 
>>>> doesn't matter on Windows, but fails on Linux.  Correcting the 
>>>> filenames to be consistent with the pprj file made the problem go 
>>>> away.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the help!
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>> Tania Tudorache wrote:
>>>>> Hi David,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks a lot for sending the file. It is an OWL file that is 
>>>>> accompanied by the wrong pprj file.
>>>>>
>>>>> The pprj file indicates that you are using the RDF Backend (RDF 
>>>>> files), but you actually have an OWL file and it should be opened 
>>>>> with the OWL backend.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can open directly the OWL file and save. This will generate a 
>>>>> new pprj file that you can open next time. If you don't make any 
>>>>> form configuration, then you can work directly with the OWL file 
>>>>> rather than the pprj file in future.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you have Protege-OWL related questions, please post them in 
>>>>> future on the protege-owl mailing list:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://protege.stanford.edu/community/lists.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Tania
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tania Tudorache wrote:
>>>>>> Sorry, you're talking about a frames project :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I suspect this is a problem with the paths in the pprj file. Can 
>>>>>> you send the project files to take a look at them?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can also recreate the pprj file from the pins and pons, if 
>>>>>> you create a new file and enable the option "Create from existing 
>>>>>> sources" in the New project wizard.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is quite strange that you do not get any messages in the 
>>>>>> console. Can you please post the messages you see in the Protege 
>>>>>> console?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tania
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tania Tudorache wrote:
>>>>>>> Instead of opening the pprj file, open the owl file directly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you still have problems, please send the owl and pprj files.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tania
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> David Forslund wrote:
>>>>>>>> I've created a project in Protege 3.4.1 on Windows/XP & Vista 
>>>>>>>> and saved the project.  When I open the project on linux (RH 
>>>>>>>> and OpenSuse) with Protege 3.4.1, I get a window titled "Load 
>>>>>>>> Project Errors" with the errors listed.  
>>>>>>>> java.lang.NullPointerException and Fatal error. execution 
>>>>>>>> stopped.  It says to see console and log for more details.  But 
>>>>>>>> the logs and console show now errors.  I've switched JVMs on 
>>>>>>>> linux with no changes.  Both are using Java 1.6.    I'm not 
>>>>>>>> sure how to identify and correct the problem.  The project file 
>>>>>>>> looks fine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> thanks,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dave Forslund
>>>>>>>>
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