Agreed....avoid spaces in pathnames if you can. As an aside, there is no reason to switch directories to start Tomcat. You can do so by typing something like c:\tomcat\bin\startup.bat from any command prompt in Windows.
John -----Original Message----- From: Paul Yunusov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:04 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Help needed to run Tomcat 4.1.12 On Wednesday 18 December 2002 06:27 pm, Ronin Quigley wrote: > I am running Windows XP and have done the following: > a.. Installed Jave SDK and set the path variable to > stemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:Java\bin; b.. Downloaded release version 4.1.12 > of Tomcat > c.. Set the variable JAVA HOME=C:\JAVA > d.. Set the variable CATALINA_HOME= C:\TOMCAT\JAKARTA-TOMCAT 4.1.12 > e.. Tested the above by doing the ECHO test and they were fine. > The command prompt in Windows XP automatically defaults to C:\Documents and > Settings\Go For It Web Design>, how do I get a C:\ prompt? And once I get a > C:\ prompt can I start it by the following? > > C:\ > cd tomcat\jakarta-tomcat 4.1.12\bin > startup.bat > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > Rocket To change the working directory to C: type C:\ and press enter in the command prompt (if my memory doesn't betray me - my Windows days are long gone). Your steps to start tomcat seem be correct but paths and names in the description of environment variables are a mess (JAVA_HOME should have the "_", "SystemRoot" instead of "stemRoot", C: must be followed by a "\" in paths, there is a "-" instead of a space between "jakarta-tomcat" and "4.1.12" in the standard distribution, at least on Linux). I attribute this chaos to fast typing but I'd double check if I were you. My Windows experience taught me to avoid spaces in paths also. HTH, Paul -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.419 / Virus Database: 235 - Release Date: 11/13/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.419 / Virus Database: 235 - Release Date: 11/13/2002 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
