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why we do not set build path while developing, deploying web applications in tomcat where as we need to do it in RAD explicitly by right clicking on project---> java build path---> external jars----> select required jars etc. Since i remember running same web application example in tomcat and never bother to dao all the above steps. Any ideas, guidance, resources, links highly appreciated. Thank in advance
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The required libs are already included in the lib folder in Tomcat. Otherwise if there is something that you have deployed that required jars that are not included in tomcat lib folder should be in the lib folder of the deployed war/ear/jar file. Try opening the webapps directory in tomcat once you have deployed the file and see the directory structure of the deployed war/ear/jar.
RAD also we add the jars to lib folder similar to tomact. But in RAD additionally we need to set the build path explicitly like
right clicking on project---> java build path---> external jars----> select required jars which makes me wonder why we need to do this step in IDEs like RAD where as not in tomcat. Please advise
When you build your code, you need these on the build path to compile your code, as your code is referring to these jars. Once you build your ear/war/jar file, you either already have these files as part of the deployed war/ear in the lib directory of that file or as part of the lib directory of tomcat. Try doing that excercise that I suggested in my earlier post. When tomcat deploys your file it already know where to look for the files.
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by: humanonomicsPosted on 2009-06-22 at 09:38:13ID: 24684107
well if u r not settign the path then u must have included the jars in the lib folder within the Tomcat. Other wise it won't work.