For the practical end of running your app, not really :). Due to classloader pecularities(*), a webapp will see nothing but jars/classes in WEB-INF, <tomcat>/shared/lib and <tomcat>/common/lib
What you need to do is copy (not move) the axis jars to your webapp's WEB-INF/lib. That way, Axis keeps working, and your webapp has access to the axis classes it needs in order to run. (*) If you want to know more about tomcat classloader behaviour, look here: http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.1-doc/class-loader-howto.html On 8/30/05, Gila Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The axis classes are sitting under: > Tomcat4 folder\webapps\axis\WEB-INF\lib > and the classpath refers to this directory + all files in it, > > while the servlet is sitting under > Apache_folder\myApp\webapp\WEB-INF\classes > > I tried once to move the axis jars to tomact_folder\common\lib (I am sure > this folder is accessible to all tomcat applications), but then Axis was > not working properly. > > Doesn't tomcat know about the classpath?! > > Thanks, > GC > > > At 04:32 PM 8/30/2005, you wrote: > > >Just to discard the obvious, is this servlet in a context where it has > >access to all the axis jars (are they all in WEB-INF/lib)? > > > >On 8/30/05, Gila Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am trying to call a web service using a client program. I installed > > > axis > > > on my machine (running xp, Apache 2.0.48 and tomcat 4.1.30), and > > > everything > > > works. In fact, I wrote a Java application which created a Service, a > > > Call, > > > invoked the call and got an answer back. > > > But now, I am trying to move to a servlet, doing the exact same thing. > > > The servlet is complied all right, but when I run it I get the attached > > > message! > > > Ideas, anyone? > > > > > > (Pls. note that > > > jdb.biogis.ENBI.BUFFIE.Client1.doGet > > > is the method which call the web service method). > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,GC > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > HTTP Status 500 - > > > > > > type Exception report > > > > > > message > > > > > > description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it > > > from fulfilling this request. > > > > > > exception > > > > > > javax.servlet.ServletException: Servlet execution threw an > > > exception > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) > > > at > > > jdb.servlets.filters.XSLTFilter.doFilter(XSLTFilter.java:214) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:213) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:256) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2422) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:171) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:163) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) > > > at > > > org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:199) > > > at > > > org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:833) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:711) > > > at > > > org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:584) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:687) > > > at > > > java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534) > > > > > > > > > > > > root cause > > > > > > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/axis/client/Service > > > at > > > jdb.biogis.ENBI.BUFFIE.Client1.doGet(Client1.java:28) > > > at > > > javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:740) > > > at > > > javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) > > > at > > > jdb.servlets.filters.XSLTFilter.doFilter(XSLTFilter.java:214) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:213) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:256) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2422) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:171) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:163) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480) > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) > > > at > > > org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:199) > > > at > > > org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:833) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:711) > > > at > > > org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:584) > > > at > > > > > org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:687) > > > at > > > java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Apache Tomcat/4.1.30-LE-jdk14 > > > > > > > > >-- > >Javier Gonzalez Nicolini > > > -- Javier Gonzalez Nicolini