error creating web service in eclipse

[sayush anand]

When i right click on the java click and click create web service , i get the following error :

Error occured when adding the module, DigitalSignatureWS, to the server
org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException: Could not load the Tomcat server configuration at \Servers\Tomcat v7.0 Server at localhost-config. The configuration may be corrupt or incomplete.

I tried uninstalling and then re installing tomcat but that did not help either .

Any suggestions please ?

[Kiran G Kumar]

might be some mis-configuration of tomcat server in eclipse.

have you started the tomcat from the eclipse? is it running fine?

Thanks,
Kiran

[sayush anand]

No i get this error when starting tomcat from eclipse . It says port already in use . How do i stop tomcat and then restart it using eclipse ?

[Deepak Vohra]

Does the <eclipse workspace>/Servers/<Tomcat version> Server at localhost-config have the following files:
catalina.policy
catalina.properties
context.xml
server.xml
tomcat-users.xml
web.xml

Copy the requred files from /local/tomcat/conf

[Deepak Vohra]

How do i stop tomcat and then restart it using eclipse ?
Stop the tomcat service from Administrative Tools>Services.

[Ekhlas Jewel]

I have been searching a solution on this issue and I have come to know that youtube has some great videos of creating web services in eclipse. You can check those videos for help. It may be serialization problem, check that too. Thanks

[Nischit Shetty]

Check your task manager. If there is a process called "Javaw", kill it. then start the tomcat using eclipse