The following reply was made to PR mod_jserv/3939; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "Kalyatpanoli, Balagopal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Subject: Re: mod_jserv/3939: FileNotFound Exception Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 15:15:11 -0500 > -----Original Message----- > From: Kalyatpanoli, Balagopal > Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 3:13 PM > To: 'jon *' > Subject: RE: mod_jserv/3939: FileNotFound Exception > > I thought since we can access any html pages relative to the Apache's > document root, servlets also should be able to > do the same, as I mentioned once I get the html page using the absolute > path I am able to access the images in the > html page using relative path, I think this relative path concept is there > with JavaWebServer > > thanks > Bala > > -----Original Message----- > From: jon * [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 1:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: mod_jserv/3939: FileNotFound Exception > > > When I try to access an html page from a servlet using relative path > name wrt > > the Apache root I get a FileNotFound Exception, but when I give an > absolute > > path name it works,i.e it is able to access the page, > > but within the page if I give a relative page access (images etc.) it > seems to > be > > able to access the page, is this a bug? Do I have to do any config setup > for > > allowing the servlets to access html pages using relative path names? > > I have set my zone, repositories etc. > > As far as I know, there is no concept of relative path names from within > servlets and hence you get your error. > > -jon