True. They are really an application shop. They have a few that play with Tomcat, but I am the only one that has really used it.
Ah, ha. You are a good man, Charlie Brown. That sounds like a good lead. I will see what I can do with it. --- John Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, sounds like you have some re-education work to do. The > whole point > is to be portable. Putting things your web application > requires onto a > network share (I think you mentioned V:) that won't exist > anywhere else is > not the best practice for design, especially if you have to go > in and munge > around with the startup scripts to get it to work. > > If you must, I believe you can pass the parameters directly on > the command > line, such as withthe endorsed-dirs property or others, as an > alternative > to messing with CLASSPATH. > > John > > On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 08:40:41 -0700 (PDT), Norris Shelton > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I wish I could. This is the architecture that I am saddled > > with. I have to find a way to make TC5 work with what is > given. > > > > > > --- John Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> That was my point. JAR up your class files, and put them > >> where Tomcat expects them to be. Problem solved. People > typically use > >> ant > >> to do this, so that it is fairly automatic when deploy time > comes > >> around. > >> > >> John > >> > >> On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 08:07:58 -0700 (PDT), Norris Shelton > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > Ah, ha. Now you are getting somewhere. The "Class Loader > >> > Definitions" has the following under the "System" bullet: > >> > > >> > However, the standard Tomcat 4 startup scripts > >> > ($CATALINA_HOME/bin/catalina.sh or > >> > %CATALINA_HOME%\bin\catalina.bat) totally ignore the > >> contents of > >> > the CLASSPATH environment variable itself, and instead > build > >> the > >> > System class loader from the following repositories: > >> > > >> > > >> > This is the problem I am trying to get around. The > >> additional > >> > libraries are not contained in any of the normal catalina > >> > classpaths (hence the system environment variable). I > have > >> it > >> > recognizing the external classpath, but can't find the > jsp > >> tag > >> > info (and possibly more). > >> > > >> > --- John Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> See the ClassLoader HOWTO: > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > > http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.1-doc/class-loader-howto.html > >> >> > >> >> specifically: > >> >> > >> >> "Shared - This class loader is the place to put classes > and > >> >> resources that you wish to share across ALL web > >> applications (unless >> Tomcat > >> >> internal classes also need access, in which case you > should > >> put them in > >> >> the Common class loader instead). All unpacked classes > and > >> resources in >> $CATALINA_HOME/shared/classes, as well as > classes and > >> >> resources in JAR files under $CATALINA_HOME/lib, are > made > >> visible >> through this > >> >> class loader." > >> >> > >> >> John > >> >> > >> >> On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 07:50:25 -0700 (PDT), Norris Shelton > >> > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > How do you get it access items that are not within the > >> >> tomcat > >> >> > install. I have tomcat installed locally on c:. > There > >> is > >> >> an > >> >> > additional library located on v: (loose classes and > >> jars). We > >> >> > could not get Tomcat to access these classes. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > --- John Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Hmmmm...lots of overlap here. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> First, you shouldn't need to do ANYTHING to CLASSPATH > >> for > >> >> >> Tomcat 4.1.x and higher, especially messing around > with > >> >> servlet.jar. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Second, as far as where to put your servlets, try the > >> >> >> Application Developer's Guide here: > >> >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > > http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.1-doc/appdev/index.html > >> >> >> > >> >> >> as well as the Tomcat FAQ: >> >> > >> http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/faq/misc.html#invoker > >> >> >> > >> >> >> If you want to post a specific scenario, with a > specific > >> >> error > >> >> >> message, we can help, but a generic "I've tried > >> everything > >> >> and nothing > >> >> >> ever works" doesn't give us much to go on. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> John > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 15:53:23 -0400, > >> >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Hi, I have searched instructions and websites with > no > >> >> real > >> >> >> luck on this. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > I've used Tomcat in production since some 3.* > version > >> but > >> >> >> I've been lost > since after 4.0 about where to put a > >> >> simple servlet >> class or > >> >> >> how to > include the servlet.jar so jdk1.4 can see > it. > >> I've created > >> >> >> war files as > the admin page seems to want but this > >> >> doesn't seem to be > >> >> >> working either. > >> >> >> > Tried every class directory I could find and still > >> cant > >> >> pull > >> >> >> up the > servlet from the web. (I can get the > >> default.jsp > >> >> pages > >> >> >> though). Tried > making my own servlet directory in > the > >> >> config files, >> nope, > >> >> >> no luck. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > I want to take advantage of any NIO performance > >> >> enhancements > >> >> >> or other > benefits that 5.* has to offer, please > help! > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Thanks! > >> >> >> > JW > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > > __________________________________________________________________ > >> >> >> > McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. > >> >> >> > Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. > Get > >> >> your > >> >> >> free trial > today! > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > > http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 > === message truncated === ===== Norris Shelton Software Engineer Sun Certified Java 1.1 Programmer Appriss, Inc. 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