John, Alexander suggested that and I tried that but get an error message:
C:\>catalina debug start > Using CATALINA_BASE: C:\JAVA\APACHE TOMCAT 4.0 > Using CATALINA_HOME: C:\JAVA\APACHE TOMCAT 4.0 > Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: C:\JAVA\APACHE TOMCAT 4.0\temp > Using JAVA_HOME: C:\JAVA\JDK1.3.1_02 > Initializing jdb... > tomcat > Command 'tomcat' is not valid until the VM is started with the > 'run' command > run > run org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap start start > > VM Started: > Exception occurred: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError (uncaught) > thread="main", > org.apache.catalina.loader.StandardClassLoader.findClass(), line=670, bci=179 any ideas what the error message means?? My classpath is: C:\JAVA\APACHE TOMCAT 4.0\BIN\bootstrap.jar;C:\JAVA\JDK1.3.1_02\LIB\;C:\JAVA\JDK1.3.1_02\jre;c:\ja va\jdk1.3.1_02;%JAVA_HOME%\BIN;%CATALINA_HOME%\BIN My Path is: c:\java\apache tomcat 4.0\bin;C:\Program Files\Seagate Software\NOTES\; C:\Program Files\Seagate Software\NOTES\DATA\;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System3 2\Wbem;C:\MSSQL7\BINN;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\BINN;c:\java\jdk1.3.1_02\bin thanks for you help. Will -----Original Message----- From: John Niven [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 9:54 AM To: 'Tomcat Users List' Subject: RE: installation of Tomcat 4.0 > -----Original Message----- > From: Kwan, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 19 March 2002 17:06 > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > Subject: RE: installation of Tomcat 4.0 > > > Raj, > > I did do that. I kept the directory names the same except by > putting it in a directory called java. Everytime I try to > start tomcat, a dos window appears and then a few seconds, it > disappears. I check the services and I couldnt start tomcat > there either. > > Will > > Will Instead of starting Tomcat by double-clicking on startup.bat, open up a console and start Tomcat manually: C:\>%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\catalina run Tomcat won't open a DOS box that promptly shuts, and you'll get a chance to see the error msg (without having to wade through reams of unfamiliar logs, as I had too...) Good luck John -- John Niven Please reply through mailing list -- 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]>
