Rob, If you don't want to use a better browser, you should at least reconfigure your IE to give you more complete and accurate error mesages. I'm sure the method varies from version to version of Windows and IE, but I'll tell you how it's done on Win2K Pro with IE 6:
Open your "Internet Properties" control panel. This can be done in the "Control Panel" folder in a Windows Explorer windo or via the "Control Panel" sub-menu in your system's "Start" menu. Once you have the "Internet Properties" control panel open, switch to the "Advanced" tab (the right-most one). Look for the option "Show friendly HTTP error messages" and disable it. What's friendly to a real person is not necessarily friendly to a S/W developer... If that doesn't disclose enough information to solve the problem, report back with more detailed error messages. By the way, if you're developing software for general public release or for release to a user community not under some sort of single-browser dictate, you should test your software with a variety of browsers. I use Netscape 4.7x, Mozilla and Opera and IE. That's a rather minimal set, actually. For Mac users, there's iCab, too and in general there's a larger set of browsers than many people realize. At least test on a few unless you know your user community is using a restricted set of browsers. Good luck. Randall Schulz At 19:17 2002-09-05, Rob Grundel wrote: >Hi, > >I am having a very strange error @ the moment where I can access a servlet >on Tomcat (4.0.4 Standalone on WinNT) by directly typing the address of the >servlet into a web browser however if I access the servlet as a form >processor (action on a form) the browser tells me that "The page cannot be >displayed." (standard IE error) > >I have checked everything in the web.xml file over and over again. Has >anybody else had this problem. Is it to do with host names. Please get back >to me quickly. It is kind of urgent. > >Cheers > >Rob Grundel >Software Engineer >Pitt & Sherry IT >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >ph: (03) 63231931 >mob ph: 0417762243 > > > >=========================================================================== >This email may be confidential and/or privileged. Only the intended >recipient may access or use it. >We use virus scanning software but exclude all liability for viruses or >similar in any attachment. >Copyright in this email and any document created by Pitt & Sherry Consulting >Engineers will >remain vested in Pitt & Sherry Consulting Engineers and will not transfer to >you. >If you have received this email by mistake, please telephone (613) 6323 1900 >(reverse charges), >or forward message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >=========================================================================== > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Randy -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
