Hello David Brown, I am getting the very same 404 server error msg. when I try to run/execute a VERY BASIC JSP, for the current date and time!!! I need some special guidance from u re. how to edit the web.xml file to set the context variable!! And, would you also tell me how to write the and the settings in the server.xml file?! ********************************************************************** On Thu 11/28, David Brown wrote:From: David Brown [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 12:49:01 -0500Subject: Re: How to add a servlet to a new WebappCurley, Thomas writes: > Hi All, > > Using Tomcat 4.1.12 on Win 2K > > I am getting a 404 error when I try to create a new webapp and add a very basic >servlet. The servlet works if I create the package structure within the examples >WEB-INF/classes. Here are the steps: > > 1. created webapps/study > 2. created .../study/WEB-INF/classes/com/wrox/projsp/ch03/TestServlet.java and >compiled [ok] > 3. added the following line to server.xml after the examples > > > > 4. just copied the examples web.xml to study/WEB-INF and added the following >lines > > > > > TestServlet > > > com.wrox.projsp.ch03.TestServlet > > > > > TestServlet > /TestServlet > > > > 5. restart tomcat > > > RESULT - The requested resource (/study/servlet/TestServlet) is not available. > > > Can anyone see what I am missing ? > > > > thanks > > > Thomas > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > For additional commands, e-mail: > Hello Thomas, i see this all the time on this ml. i don't know what folks' fascination is w/ server.xml and a basic application. yes, this is working 4 u because web.xml is already defined for the webapp "/examples". look closer at how the tc folks do it, namely, using the ant build and allowing tc to do its job by creating a .war/.jar combo and letting the tc server (when bounced, autoreload or using the webapp "/manager") expand the .war into its very own: $CATALINA_HOME/webapps//WEB-INF/web.xml and $CATALINA_HOME/webapps//classes//So meServletUbuild.class. pls allow me recommend u look into ant and build.xml. it's worth the trouble if u r serious about tc learning and dev. trying to build anything structured by hand is not recommended. even seasoned vets don't do this because they r the ones that invented this stuff. using ide's r ok (especially when employers require ide use) but i use 3 or 4 tc tools to develop anything i want w/ ease because the chore of structured compilation and deployment is pretty much automatic. hope this help, david. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: For additional commands, e-mail:
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