War files and server classpath on 6.1

We used to have all of the jsp's and html exploded in a WebApp and the
          WebApp just used the same classes and property files the server was using,
          now we put all these files in a war file.
          My question is do I have to take the server classes and property files and
          put them in the war file also. Or is there another way in which I can still
          use the same server classes and property files. This is causing alot of
          headache trying to keep theses classes and property files in sync especially
          if we have to move them from one server to another, which each server having
          its on property files.
          Any help would be appreciated.
          Thx Kye

What server classes are you using? They will still be available from any
          weblogic server instance.
          What property files are you using? Are these your own properties or weblogic
          properties? Are you confusing these with web.xml and weblogic.xml that live
          under WEB-INF? Managed servers don't need a config.xml file since they
          obtain all their configuration info from the admin server at startup.
          Alex
          "Kye" <[email protected]> wrote in message
          news:3c1048fb$[email protected]..
          > We used to have all of the jsp's and html exploded in a WebApp and the
          > WebApp just used the same classes and property files the server was using,
          > now we put all these files in a war file.
          >
          > My question is do I have to take the server classes and property files
          and
          > put them in the war file also. Or is there another way in which I can
          still
          > use the same server classes and property files. This is causing alot of
          > headache trying to keep theses classes and property files in sync
          especially
          > if we have to move them from one server to another, which each server
          having
          > its on property files.
          >
          > Any help would be appreciated.
          >
          > Thx Kye
          >
          >

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