WSAD CHKJ3017E: invalid Context Root

[Ted J Schrader]

Hello,

I'm getting an annoying error message in my task list in Websphere Studio:

CHKJ3017E: Web Project: MyBookWeb is mapped to an invalid Context root: MyBook in EAR Project: MyBookWeb_EAR.

MyBookWeb and MyBookWeb_EAR are separate projects: MyBookWeb is listed as a web module in MyBookWeb_EAR and runs fine inside the Websphere test environment.

Pertinent files:

web.xml

 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
< !DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">
<web-app id="WebApp">
<display-name>MyBook</display-name>
<welcome-file-list>
<welcome-file>index.html</welcome-file>
<welcome-file>index.htm</welcome-file>
<welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file>
<welcome-file>default.html</welcome-file>
<welcome-file>default.htm</welcome-file>
<welcome-file>default.jsp</welcome-file>
</welcome-file-list>
<taglib>
<taglib-uri>http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/datetime-1.0</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/lib/taglibs-datetime.jar</taglib-location>
</taglib>
<taglib>
<taglib-uri>http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/string-1.0.1</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/lib/taglibs-string.jar</taglib-location>
</taglib>
<taglib>
<taglib-uri>http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/utility</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/lib/utility.jar</taglib-location>
</taglib>
<taglib>
<taglib-uri>http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/mailer-1.1</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/lib/taglibs-mailer.jar</taglib-location>
</taglib>
      <resource-ref id="ResourceRef_1108494730469">
         <res-ref-name>jdbc/mybook_data</res-ref-name>
         <res-type>javax.sql.DataSource</res-type>
         <res-auth>Application</res-auth>
         <res-sharing-scope>Unshareable</res-sharing-scope>
      </resource-ref>
</web-app>

application.xml

 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
< !DOCTYPE application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD J2EE Application 1.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/application_1_3.dtd">
<application id="Application_ID">
<display-name>MyBookWeb_EAR</display-name>
<module id="WebModule_1097242777911">
<web>
<web-uri>MyBookWeb.war</web-uri>
<context-root>MyBook</context-root>
</web>
</module>
</application>

Any ideas?

Thanks.

[edited because Code UBB wasn't rewriting my tags. Ted]
[ February 15, 2005: Message edited by: Ted J Schrader ]

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Ted,
Is that error showing up in the web project or the ear project?

[Ted J Schrader]

Whoops, sorry for the omission. It's in the Web project.

Also, I have a warning in the EAR project on application.xml:

IWAE0030W The context root for web module: MyBookWeb.war in Enterprise Application project: MyBookWeb_EAR does not match the context root in web project settings of MyBookWeb.

line 3.

[edited because I forgot I already posted application.xml - Ted]
[ February 16, 2005: Message edited by: Ted J Schrader ]

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Ted,
I think it is because there is no servlet mapping defined in your XML. When you are accessing the URL, it works because the prefix is missing. However, WSAD knows this is inconsistent because the context root is declared (as it should be) in the EAR project.

<servlet-mapping>
  <servlet-name>MyServlet</servlet-name>
  <url-pattern>/MyBook/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

[ edited because I forgot to escape the XML too! ]
[ February 16, 2005: Message edited by: Jeanne Boyarsky ]

[Ted J Schrader]

Hi Jeanne,

Hmm. This could be a possibility, but it will be a while until I can check this. The reason there are no servlet mappings in the web.xml is because there aren't any servlets. Bear in mind this is legacy code that I've newly inherited. The application is written in classic ASP style.

I've got my work cut out for me. If I learn anything about the WSAD error in my trials I'll be sure to post.

Thanks,

Ted

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Ted,
If there are no servlets, the context root is irrelevant anyway. That explains how your application works despite the error message.

[Ken Wong]

You should update your project's .websetting. It is located under project home, same as .project.

e.g.
<pre><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<websettings version="500">
<project-type>J2EE</project-type>
<webcontent/>
<context-root>/myproject</context-root>
<jsp-level>JSP 1.3</jsp-level>
<features>
<feature>
<feature-id>WebProjectCSSFileFeature</feature-id>
</feature>
</features>
</websettings></pre>
[ March 10, 2005: Message edited by: Ken Wong ]