Thanks Mat. That's done the trick.
My problem was really that I needed to specify my URL relative
to the correct context. I was able to find that out using your
getRealPath() suggestion.
Thanks again.
Ferghil
>From: "Matt Krevs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Orion-Interest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Problems with URL to getRequestDispatcher()
>Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 08:10:12 +1000
>
>Just converted from Tomcat 3.0 to Orion and we were experiencing this
>problem
>
>A solution that worked for us is to use
>
>getServletConfig().getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher("theUrl");
>
>I still dont know why this actually works but it does.
>
>Another possible reason is that the JSP/Servlet that is executing the
>getRequestDispatcher() isnt in your application's context
>
>Try doing the following to see
>
>String path =
>getServletConfig().getServletContext().getRealPath("/adirectory");
>System.out.println("Context: "+ reportPath);
>
>
>This usually helps me debug context problems. As you can see I am
>definitely
>no expert with contexts.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ferghil
>O'Rourke
>Sent: Tuesday, 25 April 2000 2:37
>To: Orion-Interest
>Subject: Problems with URL to getRequestDispatcher()
>
>
>Hi.
>Anyone experienced problems using getRequestDispatcher() with orion?
>The following returns null for me for 'dispatcher'
>
> RequestDispatcher dispatcher;
>
> ServletContext sc = getServletContext();
> dispatcher =
>sc.getRequestDispatcher("/controller-web/controller_move.jsp");
>
> if (dispatcher != null)
> dispatcher.forward(req, res);
> else
> System.out.println("Request dispatcher == null");
>
>
>I have a feeling that it has something to do with the relative
>URL passed to getRequestDispatcher. In an orion application setup what
>should this be? I'm developing an app called "controller" with JSPs,
>servlets and beans. All my class files for the beans and servlets are
>under the root \orion\lib\com... directory.
>All my JSPs however are under the root /controller/controller-web
>directory. So I use the URL above.
>
>Is this the correct one? I know this URL specification must begin
>with "/" and is relative to the app's root dir, which I'm assuming
>here to be /controller. Perhaps I have to place the JSPs somewhere
>under /orion ?
>Any help appreciated.
>Thanks,
>Ferghil O'Rourke
>
>
>
>
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