WAR file problem

Question

My apologies if this post has appeared before...not sure if my previous 2
          posts made it to the newsgroup.
          I am having a problem with a war deployment. I am trying to get the
          following architecture to work:
          1) servlet instantiates data bean and places it in session
          2) jsp uses data bean to create customized output
          However, the jsp cannot compile because the databean is not being found.
          The data bean class is in /WEB-INF/classes so the jsp should have access to
          it. I can compile the servlet fine so it is not a problem with my classpath
          to the data bean class.
          I have seen similar posts to this however I have yet to find a reply that
          solves the problem.
          Any help appreciated!
          Thanks,
          Derek
          

Answer 1

There are a number of things I am finding difficult to get working with
          WebLogic that work perfectly as described in the spec under Orion app
          server, as well as Resin.
          It appears that the servlet mappings in web.xml don't work correct. I think
          I have the SP4 patch applied, but I don't have a clue how to find out if it
          is indeed using the latest patch or not. Also, the
          /servlet/mypackage.myclass call does not work on JSP pages in WebLogic. I
          read up on the ServletServlet it provides and it appears that it does not
          recognize the WEB-INF/classes folder as a location to look for any /servlet/
          paths. That is rather bothersome initially, although when I rework our site
          to using Struts for the front-end, that need should go away.
          My main quest is to get Struts working so I can get my darn site to log me
          in. I normally have the login button submit the form to a jsp page that
          calls upon a servlet in the <jsp:include
          page="/servlets/com.mycompany.package.MyClass" /> fashion, which used to
          work. It does not under WebLogic. Is there ANY way to get the
          WEB-INF/classes to be part of the class path when calling upon my own
          classes as per the Servlet 2.2 spec? Or does Orion, JRUN 3, and Resin all do
          it wrong?
          Thanks.
          "Derek Clayton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
          news:[email protected]...
          > Yup...it works for a jsp page that doesn't use anything but html.
          >
          > I just can't believe that weblogic claims to support war files as long as
          > you don't try to use jsps with dynamic content.
          >
          > "Kevin Duffey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
          > news:[email protected]...
          > > Are you able to see any JSP output? Try a simple test.jsp page that
          simply
          > > says HELLO and doesn't use anything other than HTML. See if that output
          > > shows. I had a similar problem where the JSP page wasn't even compiling
          > > initially, then it kept giving me ClassLoader problems. I found out the
          > > problem was that I had an older jsdk.jar in the WEB-INF/lib dir which
          was
          > > causing problems.
          > >
          > > Hope that may help.
          > >
          > > "Derek Clayton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
          > > news:[email protected]...
          > > > My apologies if this post has appeared before...not sure if my
          previous
          > 2
          > > > posts made it to the newsgroup.
          > > >
          > > > I am having a problem with a war deployment. I am trying to get the
          > > > following architecture to work:
          > > >
          > > > 1) servlet instantiates data bean and places it in session
          > > > 2) jsp uses data bean to create customized output
          > > >
          > > > However, the jsp cannot compile because the databean is not being
          found.
          > > > The data bean class is in /WEB-INF/classes so the jsp should have
          access
          > > to
          > > > it. I can compile the servlet fine so it is not a problem with my
          > > classpath
          > > > to the data bean class.
          > > >
          > > > I have seen similar posts to this however I have yet to find a reply
          > that
          > > > solves the problem.
          > > >
          > > > Any help appreciated!
          > > >
          > > > Thanks,
          > > >
          > > > Derek
          > > >
          > > >
          > >
          > >
          >
          >