Struts 1.1 / Tomcat 5.0.16 - "Servlet Action is not available" 1

[bjnst6]

Hello there. I'm trying to create a new application using Struts 1.1 and Tomcat 5.0.16 (SDK 1.4.2_03). I have multiple applications already running on this version of Tomcat, only I keep getting the following error when I startup Tomcat.


HTTP Status 404 - Servlet action is not available

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type Status report

message Servlet action is not available

description The requested resource (Servlet action is not available) is not available.


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where the first part of the stack trace in the PROJECT_log file is:

2004-03-31 14:54:38 StandardContext[/PROJECT]Marking servlet action as unavailable
2004-03-31 14:54:39 StandardContext[/PROJECT]Servlet /PROJECT threw load() exception
javax.servlet.UnavailableException: Parsing error processing resource path
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I've put the PROJECT.xml file in my "..\Tomcat 5.0.6\conf\Catalina\localhost folder which looks like this:

<Context docBase="../PROJECT"
path="/PROJECT" reloadable="true">

<Logger className="org.apache.catalina.logger.FileLogger"
prefix="localhost_PROJECT_log." suffix=".txt"
timestamp="true"/>

</Context>

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my web.xml file currently looks like this (i have the .tld def'ns commented out to try to isolate the problem):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<!DOCTYPE web-app
PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN"
"

http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">

<web-app>

<servlet>
<servlet-name>action</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>config</param-name>
<param-value>/WEB-INF/struts-config.xml</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>validate</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>debug</param-name>
<param-value>2</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>detail</param-name>
<param-value>2</param-value>
</init-param>

<load-on-startup>0</load-on-startup>
</servlet>

<!-- Action Servlet Mapping -->
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>action</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>*.do</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

<!-- The Welcome File List -->
<welcome-file-list>
<welcome-file>/index.html</welcome-file>
</welcome-file-list>

<!-- tag libs -->
<!--
<taglib>
<taglib-uri>/struts-bean-el-taglib</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/tld/struts-bean-el.tld</taglib-location>
</taglib>

<taglib>
<taglib-uri>/html-el-taglib</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/tld/struts-html-el.tld</taglib-location>
</taglib>

<taglib>
<taglib-uri>/logic-el-taglib</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/tld/struts-logic-el.tld</taglib-location>
</taglib>

<taglib>
<taglib-uri>/c-taglib</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/tld/c.tld</taglib-location>
</taglib>

<taglib>
<taglib-uri>/struts-template-taglib</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/tld/struts-template.tld</taglib-location>
</taglib>

<taglib>
<taglib-uri>/struts-tiles-taglib</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/tld/struts-tiles.tld</taglib-location>
</taglib>
-->
</web-app>
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and my struts-config.xml looks like this (again, i've commented out my form beans, since i don't even have any yet...and the tiles plugin code in the hopes of isolating the problem).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>

<!DOCTYPE struts-config PUBLIC
"-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Struts Configuration 1.1//EN"
"

http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/dtds/struts-config_1_1.dtd">

<!-- =======================================================================
This is the Struts configuration file for the PROJECT application.
======================================================================= -->

<struts-config>

<!-- ========== Form Bean Definitions ================================== -->
<!-- <form-beans>
<form-bean name="" type=""/>
</form-beans>
-->
<!-- ========== Global Forward Definitions ============================= -->
<global-forwards>
<forward name="index" path="/index.do" />
</global-forwards>

<!-- ========== Action Mapping Definitions ============================= -->
<action-mappings>
<action path="/index"
forward="web/jsp/menu.jsp" />
</action>
</action-mappings>

<!-- ========== Plug-In Settings ====================================== -->
<!--
<plug-in className="org.apache.struts.tiles.TilesPlugin" >
<set-property property="definitions-config" value="/WEB-INF/PROJECT-tiles.xml" />
<set-property property="definitions-debug" value="2" />
<set-property property="definitions-parser-details" value="2" />
<set-property property="definitions-parser-validate" value="true" />
</plug-in>
-->

</struts-config>

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I realize this is a lot of information, but no one else here at my company can figure this out. I would truly appreciate it if anyone would take a stab at this problem.

Thanks in advance,
bryan

 

[venur]

Hi,

In struts-config.xml the actionMapping is in correct. You are closing the action tag twice.

It should be either

<action path="/index" forward="web/jsp/menu.jsp" >
</action>

OR

<action path="/index" forward="web/jsp/menu.jsp" />

Hope this will slove the problem.

Cheers
Venu

 

[bjnst6]

venur,

beautiful! i've been working on that for two days! i'll be paying a lot closer attention to my xml from now on. i hope this helps someone else out as well.

many thanks, venur!

sincerely,
bryan