shame about the surname lol (sorry xeth just kidding) ADC > -----Original Message----- > From: Shapira, Yoav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 17 September 2004 13:17 > To: Tomcat Users List; Xeth Waxman > Subject: RE: Traversing up a directory using RequestDispatcher > > > > Hi, > First of all, Xeth is the best name I've seen in a long time -- cool! > > >I have a bizarre issue. Using Tomcat 5.0.12, I have an > application in > >the directory C:\jakarta-tomcat-5.0.12\webapps called ChargeCard. > >After loggin in, I am trying to forward a request to jsp page in that > >directory. However, RequestDispatcher apparently uses the directory > >C:\jakarta-tomcat-5.0.12\webapps\ROOT as the Document root, so I need > >to go up a directory in my forward request (something like url = > >"../ChargeCard/index.jsp";) However, RequestDispatcher requires a / > >to start off the url, so I can't use the ../ start to go up a > >directory. Does anyone have an idea how I would do this? I > tried url > >= "/../ChargeCard/index.jsp";, but that results in a > >NullPointerException being thrown. All help is appreciated! > > The RequestDispatcher's behavior is constrained by the Servlet > Specification. Its JavaDoc has an explanation on how it resolves > relative links: the leading slash for the getRequestDispatcher call is > not really absolute, it's relative to the webapp's docBase. > > There's no reason Tomcat would use ROOT as the docBase, unless you're > actually in the root webapp. What is the docBase for your webapp? > (Hint: it's not c:\jakarta-tomcat-5.0.12\webapps, it's a subdirectory > under it, unless you've explicitly defined a Context with the webapp > docBase) (in which case, if you kept the default Host > appBase, you have > a bad configuration). > > Yoav > > > > This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential > business communication, and may contain information that is > confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is > intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, > and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by > anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, > please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer > system and notify the sender. Thank you. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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