It's not a web-inf issue. It works fine when using IP/Folder/subfolder, just not when using URL/ subfolder.
I'm working around the issue, I'm going to keep at it of course, there's a problem, which means there's a solution, I just haven't found it yet. On Apr 19, 10:11 am, Ivo Verbeek <[email protected]> wrote: > I got this exact same error today. First the solution: check if you > still have a web.xml in the WEB-INF folder. If you don't have that, > that explains what you describe: 404-error because it can not find > index.cfm and plain-text output if you run a .CFM. And that is > logical. Without a web.xml, your openBD engine is clueless. > > Now the more interesting question, why is the file not longer there? > In my case I accidently deleted a file too much from Tomcat folder > (stupid mistake). So what I did it this: > 1) I deinstalled Tomcat > 2) I reinstalled it > 3) Since I do not want to run webapps in Tomcat subfolder, I changed > the Tomcat server.xml file pointing somewhere else. > > The clue is in 1. If you deinstalled Tomcat, it will remove also all > web.xml files from the WEB-INF folders of all (!) your apps. And when > you reinstall (step 2), it won't put them back. So if you then switch > webapp folder (in step 3), you are pointing to Java apps for which all > the web.xml files are removed. > > Your situation might be different, but my guess is the cause is the > same: somehow the web.xml is removed. It explains exactly why "new" > folders are working, while "old" ones are not. The new ones have > proper web.xml, the old ones have not. > > Unloading & reloading the app via Tomcat manager, solves it too. > > Another learningfull experience. > > Ivo -- online documentation: http://openbd.org/manual/ google+ hints/tips: https://plus.google.com/115990347459711259462 http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en
