Steve Hole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This implies that the element defines the name of the web application? ------ what do you mean? the webapp is defined by the name of the folder ("test")
So what does the web.xml look like for the above? Something like: <servlet> <servlet-name>simple</servlet-name> <servlet-class>Simple></servlet-class> </servlet> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>simple</servlet-name> <url-pattern>/welcomeme.xxx</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> then you will invoke by http://localhost:8080/test/servlet/Simple - from servlet class http://localhost:8080/test/servlet/simple - from <servlet> tag http://localhost:8080/test/welcomeme.xxx - from <servlet-mapping> tag --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and more