-----Original Message----- From: Williams, Daniel S Sent: 30 March 2004 15:39 To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Problem with deploying servlets on tomcat. The versions of tomcat I have is 5.0 with the j2sdk1.4.2_03. My project allows for a user to enter a url in a form, which is then processed by a java servlet, and links within the url are validated. The problem I'm having is that when the form is submitted, tomcat returns the status report: 404 requested resource unavailable. The url entered is http://localhost:8080/sitevalidation/INDEX.HTM - this works fine and the home page appears. When the form is submitted, the url changes to http://localhost:8080/sitevalidation/SiteValidation - which I assume is then looking for the servlet declared in the web.xml file, this is when the problems start. I have noticed that on starting up tomcat, the application is loading o.k, but then the script reads: info: missing application web.xml, using defaults only StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].standardcontext[/siteva lidation] I think I have the correct file structure as I have included the application dir "sitevalidation" in the webapps directory of tomcat. sitevalidation INDEX.HTM WEB-INF web.xml classes SiteValidation.java SiteValidation.class SiteValidation.class compiles correctly and when javap -classpath is used it returns the correct signigtures My web.xml file reads: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd";> <web-app> <display-name>Site Validation</display-name> <description> This is the Site Validation Program Written in Java </description> <servlet> <servlet-name>SiteValidation</servlet-name> <servlet-class>SiteValidation</servlet-class> </servlet> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>SiteValidation</servlet-name> <url-pattern>/SiteValidation</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> </web-app> Any suggestions to where I might be going wrong would be most appreciated. Many thanks, Dan Williams
