I have answered my own question about how to execute struts apps with the integrated Tomcat. This is a much easier process than I have seen other people suggest.
I use Ant, but this process will work if you rely on the integrated compiler. All you need to do is mount a directory for your compiler output, and tell Netbeans to direct the compiler output there. 1) Mount struts.jar, and any other jars your app relies on. This is how Netbeans adds them to the classpath. 2) Mount the directory which contains your compiled classes. You must mount the directory one-above your packages (one-above com, org, whatever). Again, this is how Netbeans adds them to the classpath. 3) Now, you must mount your deployment structure. That is, mount the directory one-above your WEB-INF. I use Ant, with a typical structure (src, web, build, dist). I had to mount the "/build" directory, because Netbeans failed to resolve some files when I attempted to execute from the "/web" directory. Why? 4) Netbeans will only allow yout to directly execute a JSP, so you can just rick click and "Execute" any JSP, perhaps your index page, that links to servlets. Of course, if you modify anything other than a JSP, you must right click and choose the "Execute (restart server)" option. That's all their is to it! But, the next hurdle is getting the integrated debugger to work. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
