The order of sections in web.xml is important. Try using the order of sections as specified from the error message. From the error message, the context-param would come before the welcome-file-list.
-Cameron Elliott > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig McDaniel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:29 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: SAXParseException: The content of element type "web-app"... > > > When I start up tomcat, I get the following error in my logs: > > org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: The content of element type > "web-app" must match > "(icon?,display-name?,description?,distributable?,context-param*,s > ervlet*,servlet-mapping*,session-config?,mime-mapping*,welcome-fil > e-list?,error-page*,taglib*,resource-ref*,security-constraint*,log > in-config?,security-role*,env-entry*,ejb-ref*) > > Here is my web.xml: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> > <!DOCTYPE web-app > PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.2//EN" > "http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/web-app_2_2.dtd";> > <web-app> > <display-name>Networld News Alerts</display-name> > <description> > This web application allows administration of HTML/text > email alerts. > </description> > <welcome-file-list> > <welcome-file>index.html</welcome-file> > <welcome-file>index.htm</welcome-file> > <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file> > </welcome-file-list> > <context-param> > <param-name>test</param-name> > <param-value>value</param-value> > </context-param> > </web-app> > > > The problem seems to be the context-param element. When I take it out, > things start up fine. I know context-param is valid, and it is even > mentioned in the error, so what gives? > > Later, > -- > \ Craig Patrick McDaniel > /_\ Software Engineer > /_/_\ n + 1, Inc. > /_/_/_\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > /_/_/_/_\ (502) 479-5557 > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
