Hi Sanjay There are few approaches. The best is use the apporach of Java Extension Mechanism if your application server support java 1.3. Place the common componets in your application directory and specify realtive path in your both manifest files of war and jar.
with regards ram > ---------- > From: Sanjay Kumar Pandey[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Reply To: Orion-Interest > Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 10:57 AM > To: Orion-Interest > Subject: Deploying components common to EJB-tier and WEB-tier > > <<File: Wipro_Disclaimer.txt>> > Hi, > I'm sanjay joining you guys for the first time. > > Query: > ------ > > If I have some components that are common to both web-tier and ejb-tier, > which would be > the ideal place to store them(other than ../j2ee/home/lib) ?? > Can I put them(the .jar file having the common components) in the same ear > file as the .jar(for ejbs) and .war(for web components) files and be able > to > invoke them from both the web tier and ejb tier. > Can you please tell me how the components can be invoked if I follow this > approach. > Thanx in advance, > Sanjay > >