Hi, your docBase does _not_ point to an external location as it is. It is therefore interpreted by Tomcat as a relative path with your standard webapps dir as basis, which of course will not work. As I said before, you need to point docBase to D:/JAVA/API. In turn, your path attribute should state the URL path you want to access your webapp under - most probably /API in your case.
This should work: <Context path="/API" docBase="D:/JAVA/API" workDir="work\Catalina\localhost\API"> </Context> HTH, Jan > Hi Form > > [ Sorry for the font's] > > 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] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
