Web.xml file

Hi
I have a servlet that is working perfectly through JBuilder. When I try and run it through Tomcat I get an error saying it cannot find the file. In JBuilder I have a html form. The value entered in the form is passed to the servlet. The servlet calls Java classes from a different package. The servlet uses the value from the form as the paramater needed for the classes in the other package and outputs the results.
I cannot get this working outside JBuilder.
It could be something to do with the web.xml file. I tried copying the webapp folder from the JBuilder servlet project straight across to Tomcat but it didnt work. This project has its own WEB-INF folder and web.xml file. Should this work or do I need to change the Tomcat web.xml file.
Any help
Damul

Hai,
First you are taking the parameter value from the HTML page, pass it to the package class and show the out put.
Fine, to run in Tomcat 4.1.24,first you have to create a context of yours.
Else you can place your class files or package in the folder
'examples' of webapps in Tomcat directory.
Now place your HTML file in 'examples' folder.
One more thing you have to include your package class name in the web.xml for the new context,if you create.Else if you place in the 'examples' folder , no need to edit web.xml
to run this, for your package
http://localhost:8080/examples/servlet/<packagename>.<classname>
Hope this works out...

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