I solved the problem. I was ok to put the context file in tomcat before the war file as long as you deployed the context file and war file together like this:
http://localhost:8080/manager/deploy?config=file:/path/context.xml&war=jar:file:/path/bar.war!/ /Kax > > From: kax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/10/14 to PM 01:29:55 GMT > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > �mne: context file > > Hi, > > We have an installation program that installs our application on a tomcat server. I > haven't build this installation program but I it's on my shoulders now to fix it. > When the program runs a context file is generated for each application and is placed > under the folder [TOMCAT_HOME]/conf/Catalina/localhost. After this, the application > is deployed via the manager (http://localhost/manager?deploy...). When the > application is initialized it reads some parameters from the context file with > getInitParameter() but it always returns null and we get a null pointer exception > and the deployment terminates. If we then restart the server all the parameters are > read and everything works ok. > > So my question is: It seems that we can't put the context file in the folder and > then deploy the application, is that correct? Is there any other way to fix this > without having the parameters in web.xml or deploy the application with the context > file bundled with the war? > > Thanks in advance > > /Kax > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
