I should clarify.. not just form actions. Any URL. So this applies for images, style sheets, links, etc, etc.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Curwen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:35 PM > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > Subject: RE: URI Servlet Path Problems > > > Sorry, I realized after sending it didn't explain the > misunderstanding... > > I got caught up with this not long ago when using > sendRedirect, so I think I have this clear in my mind. > > It's all in the browser. > > The browser interprets form actions that begin with slashes > as meaning "relative to the domain" so that would result in > an action of "/servlet/foo" being requested by the browser as > "http://www.yourdomain.com/servlet/foo"; > > So unless your application is the deafult application (which > in this case it's not, it's /holocron), you'll get a 404. > > If on the other hand you give it no leading slash > ("servlet/foo"), the browser says "relative". But relative > to the domain and "folder" (for lack of a much more > technically accurate label). And to a browser, > /holocron/secure looks like folders. > > So if you GOT to the form by saying > http:///www.yourdomain.com/holocron/secure/showmetheform > > Then all relative urls will be from > http://www.yourdomain.com/holocron/secure/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gregg Bolinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:22 PM > > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > > Subject: RE: URI Servlet Path Problems > > > > > > Lol, I might as well just say /holocron/servlet/AddReference. > > That works. Is this typical or is there a problem and this > > is just a quick fix. > > > > Gregg > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike Curwen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:16 PM > > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > > Subject: RE: URI Servlet Path Problems > > > > How about > > <form action="<%= request.getContextPath() > > %>/servlet/AddReference"> </form> > > > > ? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Gregg Bolinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:10 PM > > > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > > > Subject: RE: URI Servlet Path Problems > > > > > > > > > I did that. But here is the problem with that. My pages > are under > > > a folder called "secure" so then the URL was > > > http://localhost:8080/holocron/secure/holocron/servlet/AddRefe > > > rence ha. Thanks for the quick response though. > > > > > > Gregg > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mike Curwen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:08 PM > > > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > > > Subject: RE: URI Servlet Path Problems > > > > > > take off the leading slash on the form's action, so that it's > > > referencing your web-app (root), and not the server root. > > > > > > The URI pattern still needs the leading slash. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Gregg Bolinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:04 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: URI Servlet Path Problems > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a web app in the following directory > > > c:\tomcat\webapps\holocron > > > > > > > > I have specified my URI to a servlet as > > > > <uri-pattern>/servlet/AddReference</uri-pattern> > > > > > > > > And in my form I have action="/servlet/AddReference" > > > > > > > > The problem is that when I click the submit button, I > am taken to > > > > http://localhost:8080/servlet/AddReference and what it > > should be is > > > > http://localhost:8080/holocron/servlet/AddReference > > > > > > > > So I am getting an error Cannot Find Servlet/Path etc. > Now, if I > > > > change my action to > > action="/holocron/servlet/AddReference" it works > > > > just fine, but that doesn't make any sense to me. I have > > read a bit > > > > on the Invoker Servlet being turned off in Tomcat > 4.1.24 but can't > > > > really find any good information on it. Can someone > explain to me > > > > what is going on here? > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > Gregg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
