I think the way this is 'worked around' in HTML-land is to use the <base> tag. http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_base.asp
If you specified this like: <base href="http://www.yourdomain.com<%= request.getContextPath() %>/" /> Then non of your links/form-actions/images would need the web-app name appended. I'm not sure this is the best use of the base tag though, but I've never had occasion to use it. Or have I? ;) > -----Original Message----- > From: Gregg Bolinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:38 PM > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > Subject: RE: URI Servlet Path Problems > > > That is pretty much what my understanding was as well. But I > am glad you cleared it up for me. So appending my webapp > folder name is not "bad practice" then. It is just something > that has to be done. > > Thanks Mike. > > Gregg > > -----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/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
