I'am interested by more informations on this subject. I actually use XML librairies in my /WEB-INF/lib directory, on a Tomcat 4.0.4-LE, and it works fine. May be because of the light edition.
Regards, Cédric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Kjome" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 5:25 PM Subject: Re[2]: XML parser > Hello Charlie, > > There is actually more to it. Putting XML or DOM libraries in > WEB-INF/lib violates the Sun classloading spec which Tomcat has been > enforcing since the 4.0.2 release. Now, don't ask me why the Sun > classloading spec says what it says. Just know that you are > prohibited from putting XML/DOM libraries in a child classloader such > as WEB-INF/lib. Ask Remmy if you want an explanation. > > Jake > > Wednesday, November 20, 2002, 9:02:01 AM, you wrote: > > CC> do not put xerces.jar in WEB-INF/lib. It will not work there since it is > CC> already in /common/lib. Tomcat comes with Xerces already, so unless you need > CC> functionality not contained in the provided xerces.jar, you don't have to do > CC> anything. if you need a newer version, replace the one in /common/lib. > > CC> Charlie > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 12:34 AM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: XML parser > >> > >> > >> Hi, > >> In my effort to parse an XML file and pull out data from it's > >> elements where I may maninpulate them, I have downloaded the > >> Xerces.ZIP > >> (which incidentally is 4.8 MB - expanded to 22!), extracted it to > >> webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/. Is this the correct location? If > >> not, where > >> should it reside? Looking at the rest of the documentation I > >> cannot find > >> any syntax simple enough to what I want to do. > >> What I want to do is (real simple now!), I have an XML file: > >> > >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?> > >> <root> > >> <a_tag>1st selection</a_tag> > >> <a_tag>2nd selection</a_tag> > >> </root> > >> > >> in a JSP I want to parse the file, iterate through it extracting the > >> element values. Perhaps storing them in a array. > >> So I have 3 factors here, the one (desired) not > >> present in this > >> email being the JSP syntax to parse and get hold of the data. Ie: > >> > >> <%@ page language="java" %> > >> <html>.. > >> > >> <% > >> > >> parse and acquire contents of a_tag > >> > >> %> > >> > >> ..</html> > >> > >> I am obviously simplifying as much as possible here. Again, all input > >> apreciated. > >> > >> Paul. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ;-) > >> > >> > >> Yep and yep > >> > >> For usage in Tomcat the process of "installation" is just as you say.. > >> manually copy the jar file into either your webapps lib folder or into > >> the global lib folder so that all your different webapps can > >> access it. > >> Generally it's advisable to copy it into your webapp's lib folder as > >> this makes your webapp deployable as a standalone application (ie: no > >> external dependencies). > >> > >> <yep 2> the full download includes files documentation (yep, > >> pretty much > >> the website docs but available offline), jar files and demos > >> for a wide > >> range of applications. Mind you mine (2.2.0) is only 4.8 > >> meg.. not 22 so > >> I can't say for sure that you haven't got hold of something extra as > >> well. > >> > >> It's then a case of finding out what to do with the thing > >> you've now got > >> access to. To look into that further, have a look at the different > >> demos provided and see if they give you what you want. > >> > >> If you find yourself still struggling a more specific question about > >> what you're trying to achieve and where it's going wrong may evoke a > >> more useful response. > >> > >> G'luck. > >> > >> Tref > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > CC> -- > CC> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > Best regards, > Jacob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
