hi guys I managed to solve the problem.. I dont where the problem was but i deleted the entire application and created it again.. Things have started rolling again.. Thanx for ur time and patience Anand Raman On Sun, 22 October 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi craig > I just checked that the doctype declarations in both the web.xml and >struts-config.xml file are identical.. > I am just enclosing the doctype declaration > > **WEB.XML** > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> > <!DOCTYPE web-app > PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.2//EN" > "http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/web-app_2_2.dtd"> > > and for > ********struts-config.xml ***** > <? xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> > <!DOCTYPE struts-config PUBLIC > "-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Struts Configuration 1.0//EN" >"http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/dtds/struts-config_1_0.dtd"> > > I am still stuck at it and need ur help.. > Thanx > Anand Raman > > ps : can i attach the web.xml and struts-config.xml in question to this list.. > > On Sun, 22 October 2000, "Craig R. McClanahan" wrote: > > > > > Anand Raman wrote: > > > > > hi guys > > > I stated testing struts after creating a small context almost on the > > > lines of the struts - example application.. > > > > > > However whenever tomcat starts this applcation it compains of SAXException. > > > These errors are not thrown for the struts-example application.. > > > > > > What could be the possible cause as the files are in the same directory > > > as they are supposed to be in and i dont thnk i am missing something > > > significant.. > > > > > > I have attached the tack trace to this file.. > > > Could some one please look atit and tell me whats going wrong.. > > > > > > > The first error message is complaining about the DOCTYPE declaration at the top > > of your configuration file. Check the syntax of this heading very carefully > > against the Struts example, and against the XML spec. > > > > The other errors are most likely triggered by the first one. > > > > > > > > Appreciate ur help > > > Anand > > > > > > > Craig McClanahan > > > > ==================== > > See you at ApacheCon Europe <http://www.apachecon.com>! > > Session VS01 (23-Oct 13h00-17h00): Sun Technical Briefing > > Session T06 (24-Oct 14h00-15h00): Migrating Apache JServ > > Applications to Tomcat > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > Get personalized e-mail and a web address or your > own free e-mail at http://www.networksolutions.com. ------------------------------------------------- Get personalized e-mail and a web address or your own free e-mail at http://www.networksolutions.com.