OK, so apparently I am doing a cross context request dispatcher call, which is bad. So I shouldn't do that. Assuming my app is under c:\jakarta\webapps\ChargeCard (context is /ChargeCard), that means my servlets should be under c:\jakarta\webapps\ChargeCard\WEB-INF\classes, correct? If that is the case, how do I get my pages to invoke my servlets? To date I have been putting my servlets in c:\jakarta\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF\classes, and invoking them with /servlet/com.gcc.creditcard.DoLogin. Now that my classes are under /ChargeCard, invoking them with /servlet/com.gcc.creditcard.DoLogin says that they're not found, and likewise with just com.gcc.creditcard/DoLogin. I'm sure their's a very simple answer found somewhere I just don't know where to look, so if you feel like making me work to get the answer feel free to just point out the resource I should be viewing (I can't find anything in the tomcat docs).
Thanks! --Xeth On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:17:07 -0400, Shapira, Yoav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > -- Xeth Waxman [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
