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my first servlet

i am really very overwhelmed and i can't find something on the internet to take me step by step. i found something in java.sun.com
http://java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/J2EE/Intro2/servlet/servlet.html

but still not easy enough!

1. i am not sure where 2 put the xxx.html file
2. i am not sure where 2 put the xxx.java file
3. i am not sure if its ok 2 use an edito like eclipse 2 create the xxx.java file + the xxx.html file
4. i am not sure how 2 compile the xxx.java file << main issue
5. i got the run.bat running correctly but i don't have the file deployer.jar!

i will paste my code:
1. sallam.html:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
Sallam
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="WHITE">
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<H3>Sallam</H3>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
</BODY>
</HTML>

2. sallamServlet.java:
package deploy.FirstServlet;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import javax.servlet.ServletConfig;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

/** This servlet Says Sallam to the user in a HTML page. */

public class sallamServlet extends HttpServlet {
      /**
       * This method will be called by the Servlet Container when
       * this servlet is being placed into service.
       * @param config - the ServletConfig object that
       * contains configutation information for this servlet.
      */

      public void init(ServletConfig config) {
            System.out.println("sallamServlet: init()");
      }

      /**
       * This method handles the HTTP GET requests for this servlet.
       * It says Sallam to the user in an HTML page.
       * @param request - object that contains the request the
       * client has made of the servlet.
       * @param response - object that contains the response the servlet
       * sends to the client.
       * @exception java.io.IOException - if an input or output error is
       * detected when the servlet handles the GET request.
       * @exception ServletException - if the GET request could not be handled.
       */

      public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
      throws ServletException, IOException {


            // write the response to be displayed
            // set the response type
            response.setContentType("text/html");

            // obtain the writer to write the response
            PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();

// write the page title
       out.println("<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>");
       out.println("Servlet Example - Sallam");
       out.println("</TITLE></HEAD><BODY>");

       // write sallam
       out.println("<H1>Sallam</H1>");

       // close the page
       out.println("</BODY></HTML>");

       // close the writer
       out.close();
      }//doGet


      /** This method will be called by the Servlet Container when this servlet
       ** is being taken out of service.
       */
      public void destroy() {
            System.out.println("sallamServlet: destroy()");
      }//destroy

      }//Class sallamServlet

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almaha

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I am not using TomCat alone. I am using JBoss.
I know i have 2 have basic knowledge about using JBoss first.
I am finding it very difficult to understand how servlets work and how 2 set everything up.
That's what i needed, a good site to start understanding about servlets and JBoss, i guess.....
Eclipse is not making it easier by asking me about all the package, file, class info. I mean all i have is a simple html and a java file. i only want to make a successful HelloWorld servlet working :s
Thanks,
Maha