If anyone could help out with this, I'd appreciate it.

On page 78 of chapter 4, I'm struggling with the paths the book is telling me to create.

First, I'm told to create a file called CarBean.java and save it to the folder %CATALINA_HOME\WEB-INF\classes\begjsp-ch04\WEB-INF\classes\com\wrox\cars
My %CATALINA_HOME directory is c:\Tomcat 5.0, the rest of the folders are not present. So I create them and save the file to:

c:\Tomcat 5.0\WEB-INF\classes\begjsp-ch04\WEB-INF\classes\com\wrox\cars
Correct so far?

Then I'm told to create a file called carPage.jsp and put it in %CATALINA_HOME\webapps\begjsp-ch04.

So create the file and put it in c:\Tomcat 5.0\webapps\begjsp-ch04

No problem, right?

Then the book on page 79 tell me to compile the java file. But it tells me to go to the folder, %CATALINA_HOME\webapps\begjsp-04\WEB-INF\classes
And Run: javac com\wrox\cars\CarBean.java

This doesn't seem to add up. And when I I go to this folder and run the command line, it obviously can't find the .java file.

Any ideas?

Ok, I solved this and I believe it is a typo in the book, or at least made very unclear.

Printed on page 78 is the directory:

%CATALINA_HOME\WEB-INF\classes\begjsp-ch04\WEB-INF\classes\com\wrox\cars

It really should be:

%CATALINA_HOME\webapps\begjsp-ch04\WEB-INF\classes\com\wrox\cars

Great... I'm glad you solved your problem, however, when I checked my book the line that you say should read:

%CATALINA_HOME\webapps\begjsp-ch04\WEB-INF\classes\com\wrox\cars

is printed as:

%CATALINA_HOME%begjsp-ch04\webapps\begjsp-ch04\WEB-INF\classes\com\wrox\cars

Note the extra begjsp-ch04 at the start of the class path, preceeded by a %. I'm guessing that the missing % is a typo on your part.

You've probably spotted this already, but I just wanted to point it out in case it was the cause of more frustration.

Cheers

Martyn

I have this same problem in Chapter 4 and the solution below does not work for me. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!

Pete

The directory structure in the book is wrong change the directory structure:

%CATALINA_HOME\WEB-INF\classes\begjsp-ch04\WEB-INF\classes\com\wrox\cars

to:

%CATALINA_HOME\begjsp-ch04\WEB-INF\classes\com\wrox\cars

and then compile:

javac com\wrox\cars\CarBean.java

Once successful fire-up Tomcat, open your browser and point it to:

http://localhost:8080/begjsp-ch04/carPage.jsp


Cheers

Martyn

I think what I have is what you suggest. Here's the absolute path that I have:

C:\jakarta-tomcat-5.0.16\webapps\begjsp-ch04\web-inf\classes\com\wrox\cars\CarBean.java

Is this what you mean? That's what I have and it doesn't work.

Thanks!

Pete

Hi Pete1234,

I'm a bit unclear, is the problem you are experiencing with the compile of carBean.java, or when you attempt to run carPage.jsp?

Cheers

Martyn

Martyn,

I have it working now.....

Thanks!

Pete

Pete,

Well done mate! What was it in the end?

Cheers

Martyn

I'm having trouble with this same problem but my issue is a little different.

So I'm using Mac OS X running Tomcat and trying to work examples from a book about JavaBeans. My JavaBean code is for the file called CarBean.java and is as follows:

package com.wrox.cars;

import java.io.Serializable;

public class CarBean implements Serializable {

    public CarBean () {
    }

    private String make = "Ford";

    public String getMake() {
        return make;
    }

    public void setMake(String make) {
        this.make = make;
    }
}

CarBean.java:1: 'class' or 'interface' expected
package com.wrox.cars;
^
CarBean.java:3: 'class' or 'interface' expected
import java.io.Serializable;
^
2 errors

I am trying to compile in /usr/local/jakarta-tomcat-4.1.31/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/classes/com/wrox/cars. I think that the %CATALINA_HOME is my /usr/local/jakarta-tomcat-4.1.31/ path

Any help would be appreciated.