Thanks for your reply, but reading the full spec doesn't fit my learning style. I don't know anyone who learned to program by reading a book from start to finish, and then sat down and wrote a complex program. Most people need a little snippet, something small and comprehensible, to get started.
> Sounds like you need to study the actual servlet spec first: > http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr154/index.html I've downloaded it, but there is too much to digest there for my purpose. What I'm looking for is like, "Where is the on/off switch?", rather than the design specifications for the device I'm trying to turn on or off. > Read the spec, followed by the Tomcat config guide: > http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/index.html That URL points to a description of the server.xml file. I'm looking for a plain-language, doesn't-assume-too-much explanation of the web.xml file. As for "Not a good idea to mix your webapp with the default app.", I've read it before, I understand the reasons for this, and for the purpose of experimentation, I've decided to ignore the advice. -- Charles Knell [EMAIL PROTECTED] - email -----Original Message----- From: Caldarale, Charles R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:59:05 -0600 To: "Tomcat Users List" <users@tomcat.apache.org> Subject: RE: What, exactly, is meant by "full path" when construction web.xml entries > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: What, exactly, is meant by "full path" when > construction web.xml entries > > Yesterday I spent a fair amount of time Googling for how to > set up a <servlet> <servlet-mapping> pair of elements in the > web.xml file on my Windows XP installation of Tomcat 5.5.15. > C:\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF\classes Either use your own directory (context) under webapps, or replace ROOT completely. Read the spec, followed by the Tomcat config guide: http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/index.html - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
