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I exactly did the same as u told several times last week (some body mentioned this in the form) The application name is API under d:/JAVA/API and the application name is API.xml. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?> <Context displayName="API" docBase="API" path="D:/JAVA/API" workDir="work\Catalina\localhost\API"> </Context> Tomcat5.5.12 is throwing an error on the console screen as shown below. SEVERE: Error starting static Resources java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base D:\JAVA\TOMCAT5\webapps\API does not exist or is not a read ectory at org.apache.naming.resources.FileDirContext.setDocBase(FileDirContext.java:14 0) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.resourcesStart(StandardContext.java :3777) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:3948) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:7 59) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:739) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:603) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:535 ) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:470) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1118) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:310) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSuppor t.java:119) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1020) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1012) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:680) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:536) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39 ) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl .java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:275) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413) am i missing something in here with regards Karthik -----Original Message----- From: Jan Behrens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 5:25 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Antwort: WEB APPS OUTSIDE TOMCAT ENV 5.X Stil much the same, but as from TC5 onwards it is discouraged to place your context elements directly into your server.xml, you will have to put an appropriate <appname>.xml under <Catalina_Home>/conf/<SERVICENAME>/<HOSTNAME>/ (e.g. conf/Catalina/localhost/). This should contain your context definition, and only that. Then you just have to point the docBase parameter to your (external) location and you are set. HTH, Jan Jan Behrens OFFIS FuE-Bereich Betriebliches Informationsmanagement Escherweg 2 - 26121 Oldenburg - Germany Fon: +49 4 41 97 22 - 187 - Fax: +49 4 41 97 22-102 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL: http://www.offis.de "Karthik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am 14.12.2005 12:47:23: > > HI FORM > > IN TOMCAT4.X EXTERNAL WEB APPLICATIONS CAN BE LOADED OUT OF TOMCAT ENV > BY <APPLN>.XML FILE BE PLACED IN TOMCAT4.X/CONF/ > HOW TO ACHIEVE THE SAME IN CASE OF TOMCAT5.X [ IS THIS FEATURE ABSENT > FROM TOMCAT5.X ONWARDS ] > > > > WITH REGARDS > kARTHIK > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/199 - Release Date: 12/13/2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]