The problem is the case of your entry in the Welcome file list, veruss the case of your URL pattern.
George Sexton MH Software, Inc. http://www.mhsoftware.com/ Voice: 303 438 9585 > -----Original Message----- > From: K.C. Baltz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 3:22 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Do servlets as welcome-files work in TC5? > > I'm having trouble using a servlet as a welcome file in > Tomcat 5. I haven't found any definitive documentation on > how to do it (The Servlet > 2.4 spec doesn't even seem to be clear), but I've tried the > following (taken from: > http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/02/11/jspcookbook.html): > > | <servlet> > <servlet-name>MyServlet</servlet-name. > > <servlet-class>com.jspservletcookbook.MyServlet</servlet-class> > </servlet> > <!-- optionally map the 'MyServlet' servlet to a URL pattern --> > <servlet-mapping> > <servlet-name>MyServlet</servlet-name> > <url-pattern>/myservlet</url-pattern> > </servlet-mapping> > <!-- rest of web.xml ... -->| > > | <welcome-file-list> > <welcome-file>MyServlet</welcome-file> > <welcome-file>default.jsp</welcome-file> > </welcome-file-list>| > > > The names were changed to match my particular needs, but the > functionality should have been the same. I'm using the 2.4 > xsd. The > servlet I'm trying to map is a Struts ActionServlet, so the > URL pattern is actually "*.do", not "/myservlet", but my > understanding is that it > shouldn't matter. With that all done, requests to > http://mymachine/myWebapp/ should call MyServlet, but they don't. > Either default.jsp is returned or a directory listing if > default.jsp is missing. > > Does this work in TC5, and if so, how do I make it work? > > K.C. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
