Thank you very much. I did just try that and it didn't help, but perhaps it's only one of many things I have wrong.
Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaarle Kaila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 1:59 PM Subject: Re: Help with Servlets > At 13:53 23.3.2003 -0500, you wrote: > >I've spent DAYS and DAYS and DAYS trying to get tomcat to run servlets. > >Nothing I try works. I have followed the instructions in three books, > >several online tutorials and attempted to decipher tomcat documentation on > >the apache site. I've installed and reinstalled two versions to Tomcat > >(currently on 4.1.24). I've modified server.xml and web.xml files until my > >fingers are sore from typing. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. > >Nothing helps; nothing works except the tomcat examples which mock me! > > You need also something like > > <servlet-mapping> > <servlet-name>HelloWorldExample</servlet-name> > <url-pattern>/mytest</url-pattern> > </servlet-mapping> > > in your web.xml > > Kaarle > > > >Here is my problem: > > > > >From a clean install of tomcat, create a new directory under webapps > > called "dumfries". Create subdirectories dumfries/WEB-INF/classes. > > > >Copy the file "HelloWorldExample.class" from > >"webapps/examples/WEB-INF/classes" and paste it into > >"webapps/dumfries/WEB-INF/classes" > > > >Create the following file and save as "web.xml" in the > >"webapps/dumfries/WEB-INF" directory: > > > ><?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> > > > ><!DOCTYPE web-app > >PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" > >"http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/web-app_2_3.dtd";> > ><servlet> > ><servlet-name>HelloWorldExample</servlet-name> > ><servlet-class>HelloWorldExample</servlet-class> > ></servlet> > ><web-app> > ></web-app> > > > >Add the following tag to the server.xml file: > > > ><Context path="/dumfries" docBase="dumfries" debug="0" reloadable="true" /> > > > >Start the server and browse to > >"http://localhost:8080/examples/servlet/HelloWorldExample"; > >Note that the page displays. > > > >Now browse to "http://localhost:8080/dumfries/servlet/HelloWorldExample"; > >and behold the error message. > > > >What am I doing wrong!!!! How can I make this work??? I'm supposed to be > >half way done with my project and I can't get my first servlet to work!!! Help! > > --------------------------------------------- > Kaarle Kaila > http://www.iki.fi/kaila > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > tel: +358 50 3725844 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
