WAR stands for Web Archive Resource, it is basically a .jar file containing all the files of your web-app. If you use an IDE such as NetBeans it is very easy to create, simple right click the root folder and select Generate WAR, choose your target location to save the war file to and that is it.
You can then place this .war in your tomcat/webapps folder and the next time you restart Tomcat it will unpack the .war and create a default context for your web-app as well as do any initialization you may have specified in your web.xml HTH 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: Micael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 7:35 PM :: To: Tomcat Users List; Tomcat Users List :: Subject: Re: WAR :: :: Try "Java in a Nutshell". :: :: At 08:11 AM 9/18/2003 +0100, Jerald Powel wrote: :: :: >Hello, :: > :: > Can anyone tell me, what is the purpose of the WAR file, how does one :: > create / implement it? Where may I find doco about WAR please? :: > :: > :: > :: >thanks :: > :: >J. :: > :: >P.S Why WAR? What does it stand for? :: > :: > :: >--------------------------------- :: >Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo!Messenger :: :: :: :: LEGAL NOTICE :: :: This electronic mail transmission and any accompanying documents contain :: information belonging to the sender which may be confidential and legally :: privileged. This information is intended only for the use of the :: individual or entity to whom this electronic mail transmission was sent as :: indicated above. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, :: copying, distribution, or action taken in reliance on the contents of the :: information contained in this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you :: have received this transmission in error, please delete the message. Thank :: you :: :: :: :: --------------------------------------------------------------------- :: 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]
