Class Loading - difference between bin/ext, Script Directory, and External Jar File
Never mind. There was yet a 4th location I was testing --
4. in the ReadyAPI lib directory
And I had forgotten to remove the jar file from that directory.
Doesn't answer the question of what are the functions of the 3 areas that are suggested by the ReadyAPI product and its documentation, but I fixed the immediate problem.
I think the three locations exist for better organization of libraries:
This is my suggestion on how to use them:
1. bin/ext: libraries you want to add permanently so that your tests can rely on them, e.g., JDBC driver.
2. Preferences->ReadyAPI-> Script Library: your Groovy scripts
3. Preferences->ReadyAPI->Custom Java Libraries: libraries you want to add and remove later easily via configuration, and libraries you don't want to move into ReadyAPI folders for some reason.
