Request Resource not available.

I am tryin the first project in hfsj.

My Java & web.xml file is

The error I am getting in the log file is

This is what i am typing in the browser
http://localhost:8080/ch1/Serv1

I have tried changing the encoding to ISO-8851-1,but hasn't worked.
Any idea what else i can try ?

Thanks!

Not sure what I am missing...

Thanks.

Hi Mohammad,

How does your directory structure look like? What version of tomcat are you using?

Some general remarks that do not necessarily have to solve your problem:
- Use a package structure for your java files (you are using the default package)
- Close the <html>-tag with </html>

Regards,
Frits

Thanks for responding.

I am using Tomcat 5.5.
My deployment directory structure is

C:/Program Files(x86) /Apache Software Foundation/Tomcat 5.5/webapps/ch1/WEB-INF/classes/Ch1Servlet.class
|
|------web.xml

is the web.xml under the WEB-INF directory?

Yes it is .

ok, I don't see any obvious mistake.

Let us try to create a war file by following the next instructions (from the David Bridgewater book):

From a command window:

Set the classpath to include the servlet.jar of tomcat:

set classpath=.;C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\common\lib\servlet-api.jar

Compile your Servlet:

javac webcert\ch03\ex0304\MicroPaymentServlet.java -d ..\classes

Create a war file:

jar cvf0 ex0304.war .

Copy the war file to tomcat webapps folder:

copy ex0304.war C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\webapps\

Start tomcat

C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\bin\tomcat5.exe

Regards,
Frits

Sorry for the delay in response. Got a little busy.

I am trying to create a WAR File , but i guess i am doing something wrong. it keeps telling me "it requires manifest or input files to specified" . Do i have to create a MANIFEST file? If so , how do i do it.
Tried researching over it but didn't really understand it

Try to follow the document I posted in this thread: HowToCreateWebApplicationWithoutAnIDE

If you get stuck, tell me where the problem is

Regards,
Frits

it keeps telling me "it requires manifest or input files to specified" . Do i have to create a MANIFEST file? If so , how do i do it.

ok, I see what the problem is, did you miss the "." in jar cvf0 ex0304.war .
The jar command expects a directory

Regards,
Frits

Hi Guys!

By the way - there is a <url-pattern> element and not <servlet-pattern> which you used in the first post.

Or maybe it's some really old stuff? :-)

Cheers!

SO my directory structure is ;

C:/Program Files(x86) /Apache Software Foundation/Tomcat 5.5/webapps/ch1/WEB-INF/classes/Ch1Servlet.class
|
|------web.xml
(web.xml file is in the webapps folder)

I am using "jar cvf0 ch1.war" at the command prompt from with in the webapps folder s well as ch1 folder.
I am getting the same error in both

"jar cvf0 ch1.war"

should be "jar cvf0 ch1.war ."

Thanks Pedro for pointing out that mistake . It's finally working !

Thanks Frits for all your help and sticking by.

Take care!

Glad it worked!