I got a similar web.xml, but the is different. Here is the entire content of my web.xml.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <web-app id="WebApp_ID" version="2.4" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee"; xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee/web-app_2_4.xsd";> <display-name> DBTest</display-name> <servlet> <description> Servlet to create customers</description> <display-name> CreateCustomerServlet</display-name> <servlet-name>CreateCustomerServlet</servlet-name> <servlet-class> servlet.CreateCustomerServlet</servlet-class> </servlet> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>CreateCustomerServlet</servlet-name> <url-pattern>/CreateCustomerServlet</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> <welcome-file-list> <welcome-file>index.html</welcome-file> <welcome-file>index.htm</welcome-file> <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file> <welcome-file>default.html</welcome-file> <welcome-file>default.htm</welcome-file> <welcome-file>default.jsp</welcome-file> </welcome-file-list> <resource-ref> <description>DB Connection</description> <res-ref-name>jdbc/TestDB</res-ref-name> <res-type>javax.sql.DataSource</res-type> <res-auth>Container</res-auth> </resource-ref> </web-app> However, I don't see "CreateCustomerServlet" copied into my DBTest folder in the linux(tomcat) server. Here is the project directory listing of my tomcat server (in linux): linux:~/tomcat/apache-tomcat-5.5.26/webapps/DBTest # ls . .. META-INF WEB-INF customers.jsp Thanks Sam > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Smith > Sent: 27/08/08 11:29 pm > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Can't execute servlet project > > But if you followed the tutorial, there should be a servlet mapping in > your web.xml looking like what I copied and pasted from the article > below: > > <servlet> > <description>Create Customers Servlet</description> > <display-name>ListCustomers</display-name> > <servlet-name>ListCustomers</servlet-name> > <servlet-class>servlet.ListCustomersServlet</servlet-class> > </servlet> > <servlet-mapping> > <servlet-name>ListCustomers</servlet-name> > <url-pattern>/ListCustomers</url-pat-tern> > </servlet-mapping> > > This defines a servlet in the <servlet> element and then defines the > URLs this servlet should service in the <servlet-mapping> element. In > this case there doesn't need to be a physical file named ListCustomers > in the top level of the DbTest webapp. > > Your tutorial was very much geared to showing you how Eclipse works, > more or less assuming you had some familiarity with servlet and/or java > programming. I would recommend finding some tutorial material that > focuses on servlet/jsp programming, ignoring IDEs like Eclipse. > > --David > > sam wun wrote: > > HI there, > > > > > > > > It sounds logical, but there is no LIstCustomers in the DBTest folder. > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Sam > > > > > > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: David Smith > >> Sent: 27/08/08 09:59 pm > >> To: Tomcat Users List > >> Subject: Re: Can't execute servlet project > >> > >> I see .... the jsp is a view and as such wasn't designed to be run on > >> it's own. Try http://localhost/DBTest/ListCustomers in your browser. > >> That should hit the servlet which in turn should generate the required > >> bean and forward the user to your jsp. > >> > >> --David > >> > >> > >> sam wun wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, thanks for trying to help. > >>> > >>> I dont' have a clue on this *bean*. > >>> > >>> The entire tutorial doesn't mention about how to setup a bean... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> The tutorial I;ve followed is shown as below: > >>> > >>> http://java.sys-con.com/node/152270 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> > >>> Sam > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
