Morad, Suzanne wrote: > I think the reason the question comes up so often is that the documentation > is not that clear. > I figured it out as I knew what I was looking for as I had worked with Sun's > Java Web Server last year!
Really? This is part of the Tomcat 4 documentation: <http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.0-doc/appdev/deployment.html> It's also covered in the Servlet specification and any recent book on servlet/JSP development. Yes, to use this technology, you must read some documentation to understand how it works. Not doing so is like developing with the screen turned off ;-) Hans > -----Original Message----- > From: Hans Bergsten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 4:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: JDBC > > > Donald J. Zijm wrote: > > >>Hi All, >> >>I am working with Tomcat and My-SQL. I have downloaded and tried to >> > install > >>various JDBC drivers but have not had much luck making a connection. >> >>I would like to start by getting some DETAILED information on how to >> > install > >>the JDBC driver on Win2K. I know to change the ClassPath but I am not >> > clear > >>if I am pointing to the correct directory or file. >> >>Any help would be appreciated. >> > > > There is a standardized (defined by the servlet spec), platform and > container independent way to make classes available in a web application: > put them under WEB-INF/classes or WEB-INF/lib (if packaged in a JAR > file). > > It's that simple! No need to mess around with setting CLASSPATH > environemnt variables or putting them in special directories that > are only supported by certain containers. To whole reason for > defining the Web Application Archive (WAR) structure was to get > avoid from all the proprietary solutions. I'm surprised how often > this question comes up here (search the archives to see what I > mean) when there is such a simple solution available. > > Hans > -- > Hans Bergsten [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gefion Software http://www.gefionsoftware.com > JavaServer Pages http://TheJSPBook.com > > =========================================================================== > To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff > JSP-INTEREST". > For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST > DIGEST". > Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: > > http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html > http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html > http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp > http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp > http://www.jspinsider.com > > > ************** > The information in this e-mail, and any attachment therein, is confidential > and for use by the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, > please return the e-mail to the sender and delete it from your computer. > Although the Bank of New York attempts to sweep e-mail and attachments for > viruses, it does not guarantee that either are virus-free and accepts no > liability for any damage sustained as a result of viruses. > > =========================================================================== > To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". > For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". > Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: > > http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html > http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html > http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp > http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp > http://www.jspinsider.com > > -- Hans Bergsten [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gefion Software http://www.gefionsoftware.com JavaServer Pages http://TheJSPBook.com =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com
