I agree. My main point is that the issue should be explicitly stated in the documentation. Multiple resolutions can be included.
> From: Jan Labanowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 13:59:28 -0500 (EST) > To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Jan Labanowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: > Tomcat4.0:-java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver .. > > On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, David Morsberger wrote: > >> I had the same problem and converting the .zip to a .jar worked. I reviewed >> the documentation and I could not find any mention of zip files. Does the >> absence of info on zip files imply they are not supported? >> >> I think the Tomcat 3.3 and 4.0 documentation should be updated to explicitly >> state that zip files and not supported by the servlet spec and therefore >> must be converted to jar files and stored in the /lib directory. >> > > The thing is much simpler than that... When Tomcat starts via one of the > scripts, it looks into certain directories for the JAR files and adds them to > the CLASSPATH. It looks for JAR files... It does not look for the ZIP files... > If you just rename the ZIP file to a JAR file, it will be found... > > Jan > > Jan K. Labanowski | phone: 614-292-9279, FAX: 614-292-7168 > Ohio Supercomputer Center | Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1224 Kinnear Rd, | http://www.ccl.net/chemistry.html > Columbus, OH 43212-1163 | http://www.osc.edu/ > > > -- > 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]>
