To get Tomcat to redeploy your war file, you need to set the redeploy="true" attribute on the AutoDeploy element in server.xml.
In theory, you could get an Ant task to re-load the context (assuming that you've left the 'admin' webapp installed). It would need to send a request to /admin/contextAdmin/contextRemove.jsp?removeContextName=context-name followed by a request to /admin/contextAdmin/contextAdd.jsp?addContextPath=/context-name&addContextNa me=context-name The 3.3-nightly also has a contextReload.jsp which combines these. Bug #21456 has a patch to get it working with 3.3.1(a). <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know if my last mail got throught so I'll resend. I'm using Tomcat 3.3 and cannot get the redeploying to work (ie I copy the war over an existing one and Tomcat should load the new war). I cannot get it to work. Everywhere on the net seems to say it's broken so I'm willing to now accept that now! My question is this: I have read how Tomcat 4 has an ant task to reload the war file, which works, but is this possible with Tomcat 3.3? Regards, Ian Colledge Visit our website at http://www.ubs.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]