Value Object Factory Pattern - failing to load ValueObject class

Hello -

I'm feeling out the ValueObjectFactory pattern and am running into a problem. My SessionEJB is deployed and working (it's returning values to me, etc.).

Problem: when the ValueObjectFactory class tries to run class.forName(voClassName) where voClassName is the name of the class I want loaded, I get " ENGINE-classload_failed: Failed to load class voClassName" exception followed by "java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: voClassName".

I made sure my classpath is ok in the build scripts, I'm bouncing the server like it's a drunk raising hell in my bar, I made sure files were in their respective homes, their names spelled correctly, and that they are read/write/exe - nada.FYI:I'm on NAS 4.0. Any ideas? HELP!!

Heather

[772 byte] By [707819] at [2007-9-26 3:26:44]