Hi Christian, Thanks for your detailed message.
As you have said, I wasn't compiling the XXXXBean.java files into their corresponding .class files, thereby causing the error. Saket --- "Christian Bollmeyer (GMX)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: A mailing list about Java Server Pages > specification > > and reference [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of > > Saket Barve > > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 7:08 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: JSP/TOMCAT problem > > > > > > I have tomcat 4.1.12 installed on a UNIX machine. > For > > now, all I am trying to do is use a > testConnection.jsp > > page to access database through a > ConnectionBean.java > > file. The files are under package ta > > You also put this into /WEB-INF/classes/ta then? And > compiled the package sources to .class files? Just > to > make sure. > > > All the files are located in the appropriate > > directories (viz .java file in > /classes/package_name/ > > and .jsp in webapps/package_name/) within the > tomcat > > JSPs don't have to be put into 'package' dirs, but > still. > > > installation. Also, I have made appropriate > changes to > > the server.xml file. > > This is not necessary. If you follow the web app > specs, > making an app directory underneath /webapps with the > structure (/WEB-INF, /WEB-INF/classes, WEB-INF/lib/ > and so on) described there and then putting your > files > there accordingly, the class loader(s) will > automatically > mount your app. > > > Every time I try to open the testConnection.jsp > file > > on the browser, I get an error saying that the > package > > ta does not exist. > > So it's not found, then. > > > I removed the package only to get an error of the > type > > undefined variable: class ConnectionBean. > > > > CLASSPATH doesn't seem to be the issue because I > > copied the one from my team member's .cshrc and he > can > > access his database over the browser just fine. > > .cshrc contains the user-specific 'system' > classpath, > among other things. I'd recommend to have a look at > Tomcat's Classloader HOW-TO again, it's included in > the documentation. In Tomcat 4, there are multiple > class loaders. Normally, classes specified in the > system > classpath should be available to Tomcat as well, but > as I almost never use this approach, I can't tell > for > sure if it works. In any case, I wouldn't make use > of > the system classpath in a web app. Makes no real > sense when later deploying your app in a .war > file... > It's much better to just have to tell your customers > to copy the .war to the /webapps directory and have > everything else handled by common magic than > explaining a whole lot of Java or Unix details and > have Java illicits follow your instructions in vi > or something comparable. > > > Any suggestions or ideas to resolve this issue > would > > be really appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Saket > > HTH, > > -- Chris (SCPJ2) > > =========================================================================== > 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 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.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
