yes ! thank you Sumit. the <servlet-mapping> element fixed it. i need to go back and read the docs more.
George "Shrotriya, Sumit" wrote: > Do you have a <servlet-mapping> in your web.xml > > Something like this might do for you(Change the "MyClass" value accordingly) > > <?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>MyClass</display-name> > > <servlet> > <servlet-name>MyClass</servlet-name> > <servlet-class>MyClass</servlet-class> > </servlet> > > <servlet-mapping> > <servlet-name>MyClass</servlet-name> > <url-pattern>/servlet/MyClass</url-pattern> > </servlet-mapping> > > </web-app> > > ~Sumit > > -----Original Message----- > From: George Metz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 4:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: new user: servlets dont run in new apps > > what simple thing am i missing ? > (probably something in the documentation, but i havent > found it so far) > > PROBLEM: > cannot get servlets to run in a NEW webapp. the ones that > come with tomcat work ok, except for the sample servlet in the > Developer's Guide. this built-in one doesnt run either: > > http://127.0.0.1:8080/tomcat-docs/appdev/sample/web/hello > (gives: HTTP Status 404 > The requested resource (/tomcat-docs/appdev/sample/web/hello) is not > available > > As for my new apps: > - a simple html page in webapps\george runs ok > > - a tomcat example jsp i modified and dropped into webapps/george/Jsp > runs fine. > called thusly: > http://127.0.0.1:8080/george/Jsp/geo_hello.jsp?yakittyyak > > - i successfully copied/renamed/modified/compiled and ran a servlet > under > examples\WEB-INF\classes, even referenced it successfully in > examples\WEB-INF\web.xml like so : > > <servlet> > <servlet-name>georghe</servlet-name> > <servlet-class>GeorgeHello</servlet-class> > </servlet> > > works like a champ when called thusly: > http://127.0.0.1:8080/examples/servlet/GeorgeHello?username=CletusT > or > http://127.0.0.1:8080/examples/servlet/georghe?username=CletusT > > BUT same GeorgeHello class servlet placed under > webapps\george\WEB-INF\classes > wont run. gives the dreaded 404 > > HTTP Status 404 > The requested resource (/george/servlet/GeorgeHello) is not available > > Have same problem with David Flanagan's (OReilly) javaexamples2 > app (installed it from a .war file, tomcat extracted it). > JSPs run fine, servlets dont. > > (george app directories were set up manually, but carefully. > have checked permissions/properties on the directories several > times. look the same as the examples app to me. ) > > thanks! > George > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
