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Kind Regards Schalk Neethling Volume4.Development.Multimedia.Branding emotionalize.conceptualize.visualize.realize Tel: +27125468436 Fax: +27125468436 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.volume4.co.za :: -----Original Message----- :: From: Jason Jesso [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 10:04 PM :: To: Tomcat Users List :: Subject: Re: adding a servlet to my webapp :: :: Perfect. That works. :: :: Thanks :: :: Jon Wingfield wrote: :: :: > Given your initial post your class HelloWorld was in :: > jasonTest/WEB-INF/classes/foo :: > :: > So either HelloWorld must be in a package foo. ie the first code line :: > of the Helloworld source is: :: > package foo; :: > :: > or you need to put HelloWorld.class in :: > jasonTest/WEB-INF/classes :: > :: > http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.1-doc/appdev/deployment.html :: > :: > HTH, :: > :: > Jon :: > :: > :: > Jason Jesso wrote: :: > :: >> My guess is that this is right then: :: >> :: >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> :: >> :: >> <!DOCTYPE web-app :: >> PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" :: >> "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd"> :: >> :: >> <web-app> :: >> :: >> <servlet> :: >> <servlet-name>HelloWorld</servlet-name> :: >> <servlet-class>HelloWorld</servlet-class> :: >> </servlet> :: >> <servlet-mapping> :: >> <servlet-name>HelloWorld</servlet-name> :: >> <url-pattern>/servlet/foo/HelloWorld</url-pattern> :: >> </servlet-mapping> :: >> :: >> </web-app> :: >> :: >> Do I need the "mypackage" thing? :: >> :: >> With what I have above I get a "HTTP Status 500 - :: >> :: >> root cause :: >> :: >> java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: HelloWorld :: >> :: >> :: >> :: >> :: >> :: >> :: >> Justin Ruthenbeck wrote: :: >> :: >>> Jason, :: >>> :: >>> John was pointing out that you're missing the <servlet-mapping> :: >>> which basically says, "For a URL that looks like X, send the request :: >>> to servlet Y." You've also got a malformed <servlet-class> value. :: >>> Something like this should work... :: >>> :: >>> <servlet> :: >>> <servlet-name>HelloWorld</servlet-name> :: >>> <servlet-class>mypackage.HelloWorld</servlet-class> :: >>> </servlet> :: >>> <servlet-mapping> :: >>> <servlet-name>HelloWorld</servlet-name> :: >>> <url-pattern>/servlet/foo/HelloWorld</url-pattern> :: >>> </servlet-mapping> :: >>> :: >>> justin :: >>> :: >>> :: >>> At 12:02 PM 9/3/2003, you wrote: :: >>> :: >>>> But, I don't want to use the "invoker". I want to be able to :: >>>> specify the servlet itself in web.xml. :: >>>> :: >>>> The invoker is "evil" according to the link you gave me. :: >>>> :: >>>> :: >>>> :: >>>> John Turner wrote: :: >>>> :: >>>>> :: >>>>> You have to map your servlet in web.xml. :: >>>>> :: >>>>> FAQ: http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/faq/misc.html#invoker :: >>>>> :: >>>>> John :: >>>>> :: >>>>> Jason Jesso wrote: :: >>>>> :: >>>>>> When I go to my servlet I get "HTTP Status 404 - :: >>>>>> /jasonTest/servlet/foo/HelloWorld" :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> The url is: :: >>>>>> http://neptune/jasonTest/servlet/foo/HelloWorld :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> My config is as follows: (What is wrong here??) :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> I have a webapp defined in server.xml as :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> ======================= :: >>>>>> <Context path="/jasonTest" :: >>>>>> docBase="jasonTest" :: >>>>>> debug="0" :: >>>>>> reloadable="true" :: >>>>>> crossContext="true"> :: >>>>>> <Logger :: >>>>>> className="org.apache.catalina.logger.FileLogger" :: >>>>>> prefix="jasonTest" suffix=".out"/> :: >>>>>> </Context> :: >>>>>> ======================= :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> My webapp directory structure looks like: :: >>>>>> ======================= :: >>>>>> neptune:root> ls -lR jasonTest/ :: >>>>>> total 16 :: >>>>>> drwxr-sr-x 4 root software 512 Sep 03 10:18 WEB-INF :: >>>>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root software 43 Sep 03 10:10 index.html :: >>>>>> jasonTest/WEB-INF: :: >>>>>> total 24 :: >>>>>> drwxr-sr-x 3 root software 512 Sep 03 11:12 classes :: >>>>>> drwxr-sr-x 2 root software 512 Sep 03 10:09 lib :: >>>>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root software 328 Sep 03 14:22 web.xml :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> jasonTest/WEB-INF/classes: :: >>>>>> total 8 :: >>>>>> drwxr-sr-x 2 root software 512 Sep 03 10:31 foo :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> jasonTest/WEB-INF/classes/foo: :: >>>>>> total 8 :: >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root software 815 Sep 03 10:31 :: >>>>>> HelloWorld.class :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> jasonTest/WEB-INF/lib: :: >>>>>> total 0 :: >>>>>> neptune:root> :: >>>>>> ======================= :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> My web.xml looks like: :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> <!DOCTYPE web-app :: >>>>>> PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" :: >>>>>> "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd"> :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> <web-app> :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> <servlet> :: >>>>>> <servlet-name>HelloWorld</servlet-name> :: >>>>>> <servlet-class>/servlet/foo/HelloWorld</servlet-class> :: >>>>>> </servlet> :: >>>>>> :: >>>>>> </web-app> :: >>>>>> :: > :: > :: > :: > :: > --------------------------------------------------------------------- :: > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: > :: > :: :: -- :: <jason/> :: :: :: :: :: :: --------------------------------------------------------------------- :: 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]