Hi,
Try invoking your servlet as
http://localhost:8080/servlet/ServletTest. Possibly you missed out the
keyword "servlet".
Hope it helps,
Regards,
Sathya
----- Original Message -----
From: Juergen Hanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 5:19 PM
Subject: Can't start servlet
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to test the servlet.
>
> import java.io.*;
> import javax.servlet.*;
> import javax.servlet.http.*;
> import java.awt.*;
>
> public class ServletTest extends HttpServlet
> {
>
> public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request,
> HttpServletResponse response)
> throws ServletException, IOException
> {
> response.setContentType("text/html");
> PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
> out.println("<HEAD><TITLE> Servlet Test
</TITLE></HEAD><BODY>
> servlet started .... </BODY>");
> out.close();
> }
>
> }
>
> I downloaded the JSDK2.1 and 'installed' it. I started the localhost and
can access it
> with a browser.
> In which directory do I have to copy the class file, that I can access it
with:
>
> http://localhost:8080/ServletTest
>
> I always get the error message:
>
> Error: 404
> File Not Found
> /ServletTest
>
> I have a java book, it says I should start the servlet runner with the
option '-d pathname',
> but I have only the startserver.bat.
> I use WinNT 4.0 SP4, Netscape 4.5 and JDK1.2.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Juergen
>
>
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