Run servlet from form action tag

Question

This is my first post to this forum, thanks in advance for any and all help!
I'm utilizing Tomcat 4.0.1. I've got the following form tag within my JSP:
<form name="orderForm" method="GET" action="/myAppName/myServletName">
I've made the context entry for myAppName within ..tomcat/conf/server.xml.
I've got a properly formatted ..tomcat/webapps/myAppName/web-inf/web.xml
When submitting the form, Tomcat immediately reports that the resource (myServletName) is unavailable.
I've download the bookstore sample app from Sun; it is working properly.
Any idea what I'm missing here?
The bookstore app calls the servlet from a hyperlink rather that a form action. Do JSP's treat forms differently when calling servlets?
Thanks again for any assistance.
Bruce

Answer 1

Yes, my .class files in in Tomcathome/webapps/appname/web-inf/classes
If I try and call the servlet from the Address box of the browser, I get the same error listed above.
Here is the contents of my Tomcathome/webapps/appname/web-inf/web.xml:
<-- entry begins here
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app
PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.2//EN"
"http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/web-app_2_2.dtd">
<web-app>
     <servlet>
          <servlet-name>myServletName</servlet-name>
          <servlet-class>myServletName</servlet-class>
     </servlet>
     <servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-name>myServletName</servlet-name>
          <url-pattern>/myServletName</url-pattern>
     </servlet-mapping>
</web-app>
< -- entry ends here
Here is the entry I've made in Tomcathome/conf/server.xml:
<--entry begins here
<Context path="/appName" docBase="appName" debug="0" reloadable="true" />
<--entry ends here
The only Tomcat related entry in my classpath is:
d:\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.1\common\lib\servlet.jar;
Again, thanks for all your assistance...this is driving me nuts (granted, it wasn't a long trip!)
Bruce