QUESTION
 When I try to run an application using SOM objects, I get a Transcript      
 error message 'somdFindClass failed for class Xxxxx'.  What is wrong?       

ANSWER
 The usual cause of this error is one of the following:                  
                                                                         
  1) The class definition could not be found in any of the accessed      
     Interface Repositories                                              
                                                                         
     The accessed Interface Repositories are specified in the SOMIR      
     environment variable.  If you think you have things setup properly  
     try using the IRDUMP utility to look at the class.  FROM THE SAME   
     DRIVE AND DIRECTORY where you start VisualAge:                      
                                                                         
       IRDUMP classname                                                  
                                                                         
     If the interface definition for the class isn't displayed,you have  
     an error in your setup.                                             
                                                                         
  2) The DLL containing the implementation of the class could not be     
    found in any of the directories specified in your LIBPATH              
    statement.                                                             
                                                                           
  a) If the DLL isn't in a directory specified in your LIBPATH,            
     either update your LIBPATH and reboot, or move the DLL file.          
                                                                           
  b) The mapping from the interface definition to a DLL may be             
     incomplete or incorrect.  If the name of your SOM class is not        
     the same as the name of the DLL that implements it, you normally      
     must specify the dllname= modifier in the implementation section      
     of the IDL file for the class (see "SOMobjects Base Toolkit           
     Users Guide, 4-32).  The only exception to this requirement           
     occurs when you manage your own class-to-implementation-file          
     mapping using the SOMClassMgr>>#somFindClsInFile techniques.