Can't include .js file on jsp page controlled by front controller servlet

[pankaj patil]

i have a jsp page which is been forwarded from servlet using requet dispatcher
And in that jsp i have included js file using <script langauge="javascript" src="../script/util.js"/>
but the js is not getting loaded.Jsp page gives error when i call any of the function defined in the util.js file

Can any one help me out for same

regards
Pankaj

[Bear Bibeault]

Page-relative addressing is almost guaranteed to cause problems.

Use server-relative addressing beginning with the context path. See the JSP FAQ for more info.

[pankaj patil]

I have tried that but still same

[Bear Bibeault]

pankaj patil wrote:I have tried that but still same

Then you did it incorrectly.

[Muhammad Saifuddin]

I have tried that but still same

code ?

[Bear Bibeault]

Muhammad Saifuddin wrote:code ?

I think we're supposed to use a crystal ball.

[David Newton]

Try this first--not all browsers handle body-less script tags correctly.

<script langauge="javascript" src="../script/util.js"></script>

[Bear Bibeault]

David Newton wrote:Try this first--not all browsers handle body-less script tags correctly.

Good point -- I missed that. Few browsers will handle that.

The page-relative addressing will still be an issue. So both issues need to be fixed.

But since we haven't seen any updated code...

[pankaj patil]

i have 2 option

1) by using jsp include
2) by using the request.getRealPath("/")

But in the above case i am showing him the path of my application which i don't want too.
And i am not getting why it is behaving in this way


Regards
Pankaj

[Bear Bibeault]

pankaj patil wrote:i have 2 option

1) by using jsp include
2) by using the request.getRealPath("/")

What on Earth do JSP includes and getRealPath have to do with script files? Answer: nothing.

Just use the <script> tag properly and all will be fine.

[Ankit Garg]

Pankaj, what everyone is trying to tell you here is that don't use a relative path to point to your script. Use an absolute path starting from the context path. You can use EL to get the context path. Its something like this

<script langauge="javascript" src="${pageContext.request.contextPath}/script/util.js"></script>

The relative syntax will work on the basis of the request URL. If your relative path is correct on the basis of the location of the JSP, that doesn't mean that it will work...

[Deepak Bala]

You can also use the HTML base tag to aid you. Specify the absolute path of the script file in question to avoid confusion. Use a browser based debugger like firebug to check for broken links to the JS