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web.xml url-pattern wildcard not working in Tomcat6

 
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Hi all

I have a servlet-url mapped with a wild card in Tomcat 6 ---> /path/*

if I hit the url http://localhost:8080/nameOfProject/path/hello?var1=hi&var2=there then I get an error "the requested resource is not available".

http://localhost:8080/nameOfProject/path -----> Works

I'm using Eclipse with the Sysdeo Tomcat plug-in and the project's xml file under %CATALINA_HOME%\conf\Catalina\localhost reads '<Context path="/path" ...'

What gives? According to "Head First Servlets and JSP" chapter 11, it says this should work.

Thanks in advance !

 
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Are you sure "com.coderanch.forum.test" is the full name of your servlet class? Traditionally class names are uppercase so I'd expect to see com.coderanch.forum.Test or com.coderanch.forum.test.MyServlet
 
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Jeanne, I threw the package path in there real quick. Correct, the servlet name is in uppercase on my application.
 
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David Corleson wrote:Jeanne, I threw the package path in there real quick. Correct, the servlet name is in uppercase on my application.



http://faq.javaranch.com/java/PostRealCode
 
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Thanks for the etiquette messages folks, i've rec'd a couple now and have corrected things. Hoping we can move toward a solution to the problem if there are suggestions.

thanks!
 
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It's a lot more than etiquette. Programming is a matter of accuracy and precision. You should show as much attention to detail within your posts as you do to your code. If you get a reputation as someone who wastes people's time with red herrings due to sloppy posting, you may not get all the help you can.

Perhaps you should post your Servlet code, your deployment descriptor and the location of the class file.
 
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ok, good point
 
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I think I'm supplying the proper info now. I'm trying to set up a servlet that can be accessed from a wild card mapping. Please see my code snippets below.
(servletBase is the context)

It displays correctly if I hit: http://localhost:8080/servletBase/doc?id=56
The jsp displays the properly coded error with: http://localhost:8080/servletBase/doc
Many, many doGet exceptions, to the point of stack overflow with: http://localhost:8080/servletBase/doc/
Same as above, but this is my desired url structure (where 'item' can be anything): http://localhost:8080/servletBase/doc/item?id=65

web.xml


servlet code


jsp code


ERROR
 
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java.lang.StackOverflowError


OK, that usually means you have a recursive routine that's not ending, or another infinite loop of some type.

Are you recursively forwarding to the same servlet?
 
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Thanks Bear for sticking with me to find an answer.

I came to realize I was missing one character in my servlet code.

There needs to be a forward slash in the path to my jsp page.



should read:


Hope this helps someone in the future!

-thanks
 
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Additionally, to make the assets (css/js/images) load for the desired url: http://localhost:8080/servletBase/doc/item?id=65

I needed to prepend "../" to the path of each asset.

e.g.
 
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That is fragile and a poor way to address the resources. See the JSP FAQ for the foolproof way.
 
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Thanks for the suggestion, Bear. I've made the change to my code based on the JSP FAQ. Good stuff here!
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