install and run tomcat3.1

Could any one help me with the following problem?
After I finish all the settings according to the instruction of tomcat, when I dobuble-clicked on startup.bat icon, an DOS window was opened but not D:/JDK1.2.2, while I put the jdk1.2.2. I also got a message saying "Check logs\tomcat.log for error message". When I opened the tomcat.log file, I found the erroe message saying "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process". However, I can close the DOS window by dobuble-clicked on shutdown.bat icon.
Thank you in advance.

For one thing, you should be executing the startup.bat from an open DOS command window rather than clicking on the BAT file. Change to the tomcat\bin directory before executing the BAT file because it depends on that being the "current" directory. That way the window will stay open and you can better watch for errors.
If you are running under Win95 or Win98 you may get a message about running out of environment space, in which case you need to set the DOS window properties dialog Memory tab to a larger "Initial Environment" setting.
Bill

Originally posted by William Brogden:
For one thing, you should be executing the startup.bat from an open DOS command window rather than clicking on the BAT file. Change to the tomcat\bin directory before executing the BAT file because it depends on that being the "current" directory. That way the window will stay open and you can better watch for errors.
If you are running under Win95 or Win98 you may get a message about running out of environment space, in which case you need to set the DOS window properties dialog Memory tab to a larger "Initial Environment" setting.
Bill

Thanks, bill.
I have done the using DOS command window, I am getting the same error. I was running it under NT server. The DOS command window stayed and I could got those messages mentioned above.

What version of tomcat did you use and how did you set up the tomcat.bat file?

The version is 3.1. In tomcat.bat file I have put in "set JAVA_HOME = D:\jdk1.2.2" and then I have put JAVA_HOME in the path. I didn't make any other change in the tomcat.bat file. What eles should I do?

The message "Check logs\tomcat.log for error message" is always there no matter what. My guess is you did not have any problem. Try to run some code samples that come with tomcat to see how they work out. Use "http://localhost:8080/".Good luck!

Originally posted by the sheik:
The message "Check logs\tomcat.log for error message" is always there no matter what. My guess is you did not have any problem. Try to run some code samples that come with tomcat to see how they work out. Use "http://localhost:8080/".Good luck!

Thanks Sheik. I will try it tonight and let you know if you are right. I think you are, though.

Sheik, you are right. There was nothing wrong with my tomcat.