Rakesh Bhat wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> adding to Eric's response ,
> You can also use JSWDK (I guess internally tomcat uses JSWDK).
> If u go through sun's tutorial on jsp you will get an idea of where to keep these
> JSP files to run them in JSWDK.
Actually, JSWDK is the name of the previous reference implementation for
the servlet and JSP specifications (2.1 and 1.0 respectively). Tomcat is
based on the same code, but it's a completely separate product and it's
the one I recommend over the old JSWDK package.
Hans
> Hans Bergsten wrote:
>
> > Eric Fickes wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I don't mean to post such a newbie question to the list, but I've spent the
> > > last two days reading sun's sites, java/jsp sites, pdf specifications, and I
> > > now have two JSP books (WROX Professional JSP, and SAMS Pure JSP), and I'm
> > > more confused than when I began my quest to learn JSP. I've got two
> > > questions that I can't seem to answer no matter where I look, and I hope
> > > someone on this list could take the time to answer them for me.
> > >
> > > 1.Should I know JAVA before trying to learn jsp?
> >
> > For anything more than trivial examples, you need to either know Java or
> > have access to third party JavaBeans and/or JSP custom actions (or
> > access to a Java programmer that can develop these components for you).
> > You can find beans and custom actions at various sites, such as
> > the sites listed at
> >
> > <http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/resources.html>
> >
> > If you use this type of components, you should not need to know much
> > Java (if any) to develop your application.
> >
> > <vendor>
> > If you're interested, the company I run offers a JSP custom action
> > library for database access, sending email, file manipulation and more,
> > called InstantOnline Basic for JSP. A preview version is available at
> >
> > <http://www.gefionsoftware.com/InstantOnline/>
> >
> > Using this library you don't need to put any Java code whatsoever in
> > your JSP Pages (even though can if you want to, of course).
> > </vendor>
> >
> > > 2.What do I need to have installed to get going when I finally start
> > > creating jsps?
> >
> > I recommend that you get Tomcat 3.2 Beta 2. It's the reference implementation
> > for the JSP 1.1 specification. You can use it stand-alone, as a small
> > servlet/JSP enabled web server.
> >
> > <http://jakarta.apache.org/>
> >
> > Hans
> > --
> > Hans Bergsten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Gefion Software http://www.gefionsoftware.com
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