I think to do this you would need to have an index.jsp and configured
web.xml's "Welcome.." entry to recognise it.
Then simply forward or redirect within index.jsp.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Johnson,
> Robert
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 9:11 AM
> To: Orion-Interest
> Subject: RE: How to specify a servlet as a main page
>
>
> You might try putting a jsp page called default.jsp in the root of you web
> application. Just put the following lines in the default.jsp.
>
> <jsp:forward page="start"/>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ismael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 9:26 AM
> To: Orion-Interest
> Subject: How to specify a servlet as a main page
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Until now I have been using a boot.jsp page as the main entry point to my
> application. But now I have changed it to a servlet.
>
> On the web.xml I have made a servlet mapping,
>
> <servlet>
> <servlet-name>boot</servlet-name>
> <servlet-class>com.testing.es.start.Boot</servlet-class>
> </servlet>
> <servlet-mapping>
> <servlet-name>boot</servlet-name>
> <url-pattern>/start</url-pattern>
> </servlet-mapping>
>
>
> the if I write http://localhost/context/start it goes to this servlet.
>
> I would like that whenever the user writes http://localhost/context it is
> redirected to the boot servlet.
>
> I have tried it by putting a servlet mapping only with / but it does not
> work.
>
> I have tried also with the welcome-file-list
>
> <welcome-file-list>
> <welcome-file>boot</welcome-file>
> </welcome-file-list>
>
> and it does not work.
>
> How should I do it?
>
> Thanks
>
>
