Stupid servlet problem!!!

Hi all,
I have a very stupid problem. I create and deploy simple servlet
(StupidServlet). In deployment descriptor I mapped it into
servlet/StupidServlet URL. Servlet is situated in MyWeb.war. I access it by
http://my-pc/NASApp/MyWeb/servlet/StupidServlet.
In init method I receive context (m_context = conf.getServletContext();)
In service method I make next things:
servletPathString = req.getServletPath();
realPathStub = m_context.getRealPath( "/" );
realPath = m_context.getRealPath( servletPathString );
And servlet prints results: servletPathString = /servlet/StupidServlet
realPathStub =
c:\iplanet\ias6\ias\APPS\MyApp\MyWeb\
realPath = null (!!!!!)
Could you describe me where my mistake. May be you have any ideas.
with regards,
Andrey Kirienko

Hi,
This is from the servlet 2.2 javadoc:
This method returns null if the servlet container cannot translate the virtual path to a real path for any reason (such as when the content is being made available from a .war archive).
So, this method is unusefull when using war files.
Juan

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Heres the code again...hopefully a bit neater for u :D
public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse reponse)throws ServletException, java.io.IOException{
HttpSession session = request.getSession(false);
RequestDispatcher rd = request.getRequestDispatcher("/login.jsp");
if(session != null){
//display members page(with users name as a welcome)
System.out.println("session exists");
else{
System.out.println("no session");
request.setAttribute("membersName", "adom");
rd.forward(request, response);
thanks agian :)

Import my own class into servlet problem

Hello, everyone.. I fail to import java classes that i create myself into the servlet. I wonder what is the problem. I would feel grateful if anyone can solve my problem. I noe that if it is in the package let say myclass , C:\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.29\webapps\lis\WEB-INF\classes\myclass. It will be
package myclass;
import myclass.*;
But, I put all my class file into below directory not in a package.
C:\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.29\webapps\lis\WEB-INF\classes
and i wish to include let say DBManager.class file into Login.class file which in in the same directory as above. What is the correct code i should put? Thanks for anyone who willing to help me out ~

You don't need to import classes from the same package. They are automatically available in the same namespace. Just use them.
package myclasses;
import myclasses.*; // this line does nothing
import myctherclasses.*; // this line is necessary to use classes from another package.Having said that though, it is always preferable to put your classes in a package. Classes in the "unnamed" package are not guarunteed to be available anymore.
Particularly servlet classes which are not in a package aren't found by Tomcat.
In short: always put your classes into packages.
Cheers,
evnafets

Calling servlet problem in iPlanet web server.

Hello, friends.
I have installed iPlanet web server 6.0. After installation I am using the default virtual server only. Thus, for all testing pages also, I use the default Document Root only (C:\iplanet\servers\docs\testsite) (I think, here "docs" is the default document root, right? If I am wrong, please correct me). I have got 2 JSP pages and 1 servlet. I put the JSP pages, into "testsite" folder and put the servlet into a folder called "myservlets" (C:iplanet\servers\docs\myservlets).
The jsp1.jsp page calls the servlet.class and in return the servlet redirects to jsp2.jsp page.
My question is: what paths should I use in jsp1.jsp file and in servlet.class file?
Thanks in Advance for all your help,
~ Nirav

There is a major security breach in authenticating
iPlanet Web Server 6.0 SP3 and SP4 using Sun ONE
Directory Server. Using a valid user id, any
password except null string would allow user access
the restricted resources. iPlanet Web Server 6.0 SP5
and 4.1 SP12 worked fine with similar configuration.Did you get an answer for this?
We are having the exact same problems with our iPlanet Web server 6.0 SP3.
thank you.

JDBC Servlet Problem

Hi,
I am trying to write a servlet to do a simple query against a database, however I am getting an "ERROR 405 - Resource not allowed".
I am getting nothing appearing in my webservers or the jdbc log, so I don't have a stack trace to show you all.
Any help would be appreaciated!!
Code Below (certain data removed for security):
import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
import java.sql.*;
import java.sql.ResultSet.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.Arrays;
public class Mitch extends HttpServlet
private Connection connection;
private Statement statement;
public static ArrayList Array = new ArrayList();
    public void init( ServletConfig config ) throws ServletException
        try
            String username = "xxxxxxx";
            String password = "xxxxxxx";
            Class.forName("com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2Driver");
            String dbURL = "jdbc:db2://IP ADDRESS AND PORT/DIR";
            Properties conProps = new Properties();
            conProps.setProperty( "user", username );
            conProps.setProperty( "password", password );
            connection = DriverManager.getConnection( dbURL, conProps );
            statement = connection.createStatement( ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE );
       catch( Exception exception )
           exception.printStackTrace();
           throw new UnavailableException( exception.getMessage() );
    }//end init
    protected void doPost( HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response ) throws ServletException, IOException
        response.setContentType( "text/html" );
        PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
        out.println( "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN\">\n" );
        out.println( "<HTML>\n<HEAD>" );
        String sqlQuery;
        try
            sqlQuery = "SELECT h5_cpu_usr FROM ps_h5_cpu_fs_ap1 WHERE h5_dttm_stamp BETWEEN '2005-2-20 00:00:00.00000' AND '2005-2-20 23:00:00.000000'";
            ResultSet resultSet = statement.executeQuery( sqlQuery );
            out.println( "<TITLE> Servlet DB Test by Mitch </TITLE>" );
            out.println( "</HEAD>" );
            out.println( "<BODY>" );
            out.println( "<P>This is a test to connect to a database, execute a simple SELECT and display the results below." );
            out.println( "<br>\n<br>" );
            Integer intObject;
            while ( resultSet.next() )
               intObject = new Integer( resultSet.getInt( 1 ) );
               Array.add( intObject );
            resultSet.close();
            for( int i = 0; i < Array.size(); i++)
             out.println(Array.get(i));
            out.close();
        }//end try
        catch ( SQLException sqlEx )
            sqlEx.printStackTrace();
            out.println( "<TITLE>ERROR</TITLE>" );
            out.println( "<HEAD>" );
            out.println( "<BODY><P>An error occurred.<br>Contact Mitch!" );
            out.println( "</P></BODY></HTML>" );
            out.close();
    }//doPost end
    public void destroy()
        try
            statement.close();
            connection.close();
        catch( SQLException sqlEx )
            sqlEx.printStackTrace();
    }//end destroy
}//end Class


Thank you both for your replies
1. Yes I did.
2 See below
I found some sample code that I adapted to my code. I removed the init( ) method and used a doGet ( ) to call my doPost ( ) method.
The servlet now works!
Except for one thing...
It doesn't seem to be threading!
I did a simple test where two different users attempted to use the servlet at the same time, the results simply added to each other. The current query I am doing is one that returns approximately 100 rows and 1 column of 2-digit integers.
For example:
User 1 runs the servlet, output is:
12 45 56 66 65 23 06 03 34 56 78
User 2 runs the servlet after User 1, output is:
12 45 56 66 65 23 06 03 34 56 78 12 45 56 66 65 23 06 03 34 56 78
User 1 runs servlet again, after User 2, output is:
12 45 56 66 65 23 06 03 34 56 78 12 45 56 66 65 23 06 03 34 56 78 12 45 56 66 65 23 06 03 34 56 78
I hope this illustrates my problem clearly.
Also, I checked the database to see how many connections were open -- the servlet opens a NEW connection for EVERY query. These connections do not die until I kill my WebApp (WebLogic). It truely is a messy situation.
Any help would be appreaciated for this servlet newbie.
Thanks in advance.
New Code:
import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
import java.sql.*;
import java.sql.ResultSet.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.Arrays;
public class Mitch extends HttpServlet
public static ArrayList Array = new ArrayList();
Connection connection;
Statement statement;
String username = "xxxxxxx";
String password = "xxxxxxx";
    protected synchronized void doGet( HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response ) throws ServletException, IOException
      doPost ( request, response );
    protected void doPost( HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response ) throws ServletException, IOException
        //HttpSession session = request.getSession(true);
        response.setContentType( "text/html" );
        PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
        out.println( "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN\">\n" );
        out.println( "<HTML>\n<HEAD>" );
        String sqlQuery;
        //if(session.isNew())
        try
            Class.forName("com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2Driver");
            String dbURL = "jdbc:db2://xx.xx.xx.xx:yyyyy/zzzzzzz";
            connection = DriverManager.getConnection( dbURL, username, password );
            statement = connection.createStatement( ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE );
            sqlQuery = "SELECT h5_cpu_usr FROM ps_h5_cpu_fs_ap1 WHERE h5_dttm_stamp BETWEEN '2005-2-20 00:00:00.00000' AND '2005-2-20 23:00:00.000000'";
            ResultSet resultSet = statement.executeQuery( sqlQuery );
            out.println( "<TITLE> Servlet DB Test by Mitch </TITLE>" );
            out.println( "</HEAD>" );
            out.println( "<BODY>" );
            out.println( "<P>This is a test to connect to a database, execute a simple SELECT and display the results below." );
            out.println( "<br>\n<br>" );
            Integer intObject;
            while ( resultSet.next() )
               intObject = new Integer( resultSet.getInt( 1 ) );
               Array.add( intObject );
            resultSet.close();
            for( int i = 0; i < Array.size(); i++)
             out.println(Array.get(i));
            out.close();
        }//end try
        catch ( SQLException sqlEx )
            sqlEx.printStackTrace();
            out.println( "<TITLE>ERROR</TITLE>" );
            out.println( "<HEAD>" );
            out.println( "<BODY><P>An error occurred.<br>Contact Mitch!" );
            out.println( "</P></BODY></HTML>" );
            out.close();
        catch( Exception exception )
           exception.printStackTrace();
           throw new UnavailableException( exception.getMessage() );
    //else
    //    out.println( "<h1>This indicates an old session</h1>" );
    }//doPost end
    public void destroy()
        try
            statement.close();
            connection.close();
        catch( SQLException sqlEx )
            sqlEx.printStackTrace();
    }//end destroy
}//end Class

WLS 7.0 sp2 - Servlet Problems with SOAP messages

          I'm using Weblogic 7.0 SP2 and trying to create a Servlet to receive SOAP wrapped
          XML messages. I'm getting the following error. Is this a problem with WLS7.0sp2's
          support of JAXM? The System.out.println's indicate I have successfully received
          the incoming SOAP request and then successfully formatted the SOAP response, but
          upon returning saving the response it appears to blow up. Does anyone have any
          suggestions?
          I need to do the following in a servlet:
          - receive an incoming SOAP request with an embedded XML message
          - perform some processing
          - return a SOAP response with an embedded XML message
          Should I be using JAXM? Or can I do this same task easily with JAX-RPC?
          <Feb 24, 2004 4:10:42 PM AST> <Error> <HTTP> <101017> <[ServletContext(id=260434
          7,name=isd.war,context-path=)] Root cause of ServletException
          java.lang.Error: NYI
          at weblogic.webservice.core.soap.SOAPMessageImpl.saveRequired(SOAPMessag
          eImpl.java:360)
          at javax.xml.messaging.JAXMServlet.doPost(Unknown Source)
          at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760)
          at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
          at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl$ServletInvocationAction.run
          (ServletStubImpl.java:1058)
          at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.invokeServlet(ServletStubIm
          pl.java:401)
          at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.invokeServlet(ServletStubIm
          pl.java:306)
          at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext$ServletInvocationActio
          n.run(WebAppServletContext.java:5445)
          at weblogic.security.service.SecurityServiceManager.runAs(SecurityServic
          eManager.java:780)
          at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.invokeServlet(WebAppSe
          rvletContext.java:3105)
          at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletRequestImpl.execute(ServletRequestIm
          pl.java:2588)
          at weblogic.kernel.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:213)
          at weblogic.kernel.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:189)
          >
          I've stripped the code down so that all it does is verifies the incoming SOAP/XML
          request and creates a hard-coded response... be gentle... I'm a novice at this
          import javax.xml.soap.*;
          import javax.servlet.*;
          import javax.servlet.http.*;
          // import javax.xml.transform.*;
          import java.util.*;
          import java.io.*;
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          static MessageFactory fac = null;
          static
          try
          fac = MessageFactory.newInstance();
          catch (Exception ex)
          ex.printStackTrace();
          public void init(ServletConfig servletConfig) throws ServletException
          super.init(servletConfig);
          public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException,
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          try
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          MimeHeaders headers = getHeaders(req);
          // Get the body of the HTTP request
          InputStream is = req.getInputStream();
          // Now internalize the contents of a HTTP request
          // and create a SOAPMessage
          SOAPMessage msg = fac.createMessage(headers, is);
          System.out.println("** Note: doPost() Step A");
          SOAPMessage reply = null;
          reply = onMessage(msg);
          System.out.println("** Note: doPost() Step B reply = " + reply);
          if (reply != null)
          * Need to call saveChanges because we're
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          * response information. These MimeHeaders
          * are generated as part of the save.
          if (reply.saveRequired())
          System.out.println("** Note: doPost() Step C reply.saveRequired()");
          reply.saveChanges();
          resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
          putHeaders(reply.getMimeHeaders(), resp);
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          OutputStream os = resp.getOutputStream();
          System.out.println("** Note: doPost() Step D os = " + os);
          reply.writeTo(os);
          os.flush();
          else
          resp.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_NO_CONTENT);
          catch (Exception ex)
          throw new ServletException("** Error: SAAJ POST failed: " + ex.getMessage());
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          Enumeration enum = req.getHeaderNames();
          MimeHeaders headers = new MimeHeaders();
          while (enum.hasMoreElements())
          String headerName = (String)enum.nextElement();
          String headerValue = req.getHeader(headerName);
          StringTokenizer values =
          new StringTokenizer(headerValue, ",");
          while (values.hasMoreTokens())
          headers.addHeader(headerName,
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          return headers;
          static void putHeaders(MimeHeaders headers, HttpServletResponse res)
          Iterator it = headers.getAllHeaders();
          while (it.hasNext())
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          String[] values = headers.getHeader(header.getName());
          if (values.length == 1)
          res.setHeader(header.getName(),
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          StringBuffer concat = new StringBuffer();
          int i = 0;
          while (i < values.length)
          if (i != 0)
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          res.setHeader(header.getName(), concat.toString());
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          SOAPMessage replymsg = null;
          try
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          //Extract the ComputerPart element from request message and add to reply SOAP
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Michael,
I got the same error on WLS8.1/Win2K professional and apache FOP (old version).
After digging into the WLS code and FOP(old version). i found the conflict happens
on
the "org.xml.sax.parser" system property. In WLS code, they hard coded like the
following when startup weblogic server:
System.setProperty("org.xml.sax.parser", "weblogic.xml.jaxp.RegistryParser");
But the FOP code try to use the "org.xml.sax.parser" system property to find the
sax parser then conlict happens.
Here is the response from BEA support :
"I consulted with our developers regarding the question of whether we can change
the hard-coded value for the java system property: org.xml.sax.parser by using
a configuration parameter and I found that unfortunately there is no specific
setting to change the value. As you had mentioned in your note the org.xml.sax.parser
system property can be changed programmatically in your application code."
I solve my problem by using newer apache FOP (it never use the system property:org.xml.sax.parser
any more) and XML Registy for WLS8.1.
Good luck.
David Liu
Point2 Technologies Inc.
"p_michael" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
Help.
When we migrated from WLS 6.1 to WLS 7.0 SP2 when encountered a problem
with XML
parsing that did not previously exist.
We get the error "weblogic.xml.jaxp.RegistryParser is not a SAX driver".
What does this mean? And, what should we do about it.
p_michael

Servlet Problem with Back Button on IE

Hello All:
This is a weird problem I am facing on IE.
I have a servlet which is invoked by the doGet() method. This servlet
has a FORM which has few fields. One of the field has a hyperlink which
makes a window.open() call for Onclick. This pop-up allows a user to
search for some value. The result of the search is displayed in a
SELECT box. Based on the value selected in this SELECT box, the field
in the servlet that called this pop-up gets populated. After this is
done, I close this pop-up & click on the proceed button of the FORM
(using POST) which takes us to another servlet. Then when I click on
the back button, the fields on the form which were populated are gone.
I have made the following analysis:
(i) On clicking the back button, a request is sent to the server.
(ii) It works on FireFox & not on IE
(iii) If I do not use the hyperlink to bring the pop-up, and then I
click on proceed and then back, the fields do not vanish.
(iv) I tried using http://www.google.com to the call on window.open().
Does not help
(v) The very action of using pop-up by clicking on it causes this
problem
(vi) I tried replacing the hyperlink with a button. It did not work.
Any help or tips in this regard would be helpful.
Thanks in advance.
Mahesh

I dont know how you can post on the back button, and am a bit confused as to why you need to go back, you would normally want to go forwards :).
What I would do is have the same servlet handle both cases.
I would make 1 servlet SUBMIT TO ITSELF.
You may have to pass an additional parameter to indicate whether this is the initial / first request, or a subsequent request where the servlet has re-submitted back to itself.
If you want to disable the back button you can use javaScript
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">

</script>
I used this when I found that users could use the back button and re-submit when I didnt want them to, kind of the opposite of your problem!

Why do we run into stupid basic problems with firefox?

I have jre1.6_u31 installed on a Windows 7 and the brilliant
firefox keep tell me that I've to install the jre_1.6_u29 missing plugin when I try to run an applet...a simple applet!! The plugin doesn't appear on add-ons manager then i use "check your plugins" and the stupid response is: "For your safety, Firefox has disabled your outdated version of Java. Please upgrade to the latest version."
Running an applet is basic! Why are u making new versions when older ones are better? I' m sick of running into this stupid problems with firefox! Everything works on ie, chrome and safari but not on Firefox!
I' m sick of trying to solve firefox basic problems!
We have a site that has one thousand ore more visits per day...and we only have troubles with firefox! What do I tell the costumers? I' m not going to give them solutions difficult and confusing as usually your solutions are! They are common people not developers as me...they just want the things to work! I gave up and the solution that I give to them now is to stop using firefox and uninstall it. And people ask I chrome is becoming the second most used browser...here is your answer...
I' m a developer and I've to develop I don't have the time patiente to trying solving basic firefox problems. If you don't know how to solve the problems then stop developing this and save us the headaches.

Have you updated Java lately? You say you have jre1.6_u31 installed, but "Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U31" is not showing in the Plugins submitted with your question (click "More system details" to the right of your original question post). To enable, Add-ons > Plugins, and enable the item.
If your OS is 64-bit and you have 32-bit browsers (Firefox) and 64-bit browsers installed, then you need to install both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Java.
*See --> https://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java_win64bit.xml
'''Older versions of Java blocked in Firefox''' --> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/p80 <br />
'''Using/Updating Java''' --> [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Java%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-or-updating-java Installing or Updating Java in Firefox] <br />
'''Unblocking Java''' --> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/unblocking-java-plugin
'''If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when <u>signed-in</u> to the forum.'''

RFC call in Servlet problem

Hello,
I have servlet in my web application module, and I try to make RFC call, within it. I use com.sap.mw.jco.*.
I compile it but when run the server respond with
Application error occurs during processing the request.
Details: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sap/mw/jco/JCO The ID of this error is
Exception id: [000C763FB7EE00390000001F000007E800043A148A45F9B4
I think that I should packaged the jco lib in my war and make it available to servlet, but how can I do this ?
Thank for any help.

Hello,
Thanks a lot Maksim, Bhavik, you helped me.
I try to make a reference and now the library ClassNotFound error is gone.
But now I have a next problem with RFC call, I also wrote it to post (Webdynpro VS. Java Servlet). I have a code in which I make RFC call. When I embed this code into regular Java aplication and run, it will return results as I expect. (of course I must run it with jco lib .jar in classpath). But when I run it on my servlet, I got an exception with message: "'mshost' missing"
I don't know what this supposed to mean, because I run the mentioned application, also from PC where I have j2ee engine installed and it work.
If you can please help.
(and thank for your help again (Maksim, Bhavik))

Stupid servlet problem!!!

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