Proposed addition to the tomcat documentation that would do it for me.
"With the default setup, http://localhost:8080/index.html would cause tomcat to seek a file index.html in directory ${catalina.home}/webapps/ROOT/index.html. http://localhost:8080/myservlet would cause tomcat to seek a configuration file (web.xml) (more accurately the deployment descriptor) in ${catalina.home}/webapps/myservlet/WEB-INF/ I.e. an application should be 'installed' directly within the directory ${catalina.home}/webapps " The class file for the servlet will normally be found in ${catalina.home}/webapps/myservlet/WEB-INF/classes This presumes the default setup, as tomcat is delivered." I *think* the above is correct. I guess I'm aiming at the newbie like me, taking tomcat out of the box and hoping to have a servlet up and running quickly. (I'm not debating the fact that far more complex setups are possible with tomcat :-) HTH DaveP ** snip here ** -- DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]