I don't know where you spotted /'s, in Pathes I only saw \'s Alexander > -----Original Message----- > From: Micael Padraig Og mac Grene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 8:50 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: When context docBase is a Windows UNC path it fails to load > c lasses > > > Why do you have the / and the \ ? Equal opportunity OSs? I > would suggest > sticking with one or the other. ///;-) > > Micael > > > At 08:48 AM 3/19/02 +0100, you wrote: > >I don't think it's going to work... > >Alexander > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Morteo, Karl (AFIS) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 8:31 AM > > > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > > > Subject: RE: When context docBase is a Windows UNC path it > fails to load > > > c lasses > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the suggestion Alexander unfortunately no joy. > > > This is driving me crazy anyone else have any ideas ? > > > Karl. > > > > > > > > Environment: Tomcat 4.02 , JDK 1.4 on Windows 2000 > > > > > > > > > > In server.xml, I have mounted an application context from a > > > windows UNC > > > > > share like this > > > > > > > > > > <Context path="/myapp" > > > > > docBase=" \\server1\share2\mydir" > > > > > reloadable="true" > > > > > debug="0"/> > > > > > > > > > > The context appears to be loaded ok, indeed static pages > are served > > > fine. > > > > > > > > > > However the application fails to load classes from > > > \\server1\share2\mydir\WEB-INF\classes > > > > > > > > > > If I map the windows UNC share to a drive letter > everything functions > > > ok. > > > > > This is not a fix as the drive is not mapped when the > tomcat service > > > starts. > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas ? > > > > > > > > > > Karl. > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Karl, > > > > > > > > I do not think Java does know how to handle UNC pathes as this > > > is not done > > > > transparently in the Windows OS, UNC pathes are handled in a > > > different way > > > > "normal" pathes are handled. > > > > (Not sure about this, I just don't think it could work) > > > > > > > > Try altering a context based on your local machine to > >\\127.0.0.1\path to > > > see whether it works at all. In case it does really work - which, as I > >said, > > > I do not think - maybe it helps to use a IP adress instead of > a machine > > > name, maybe host resolving is not yet started/ready at the > moment tomcat > >is > > > started. > > > > > > Bye, > > > Alexander > > > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
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