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CSS File not Working
I have a JSP servlet that builds an HTML page that is linked to a CSS file.
For some reason the css file is not being picked up when the page is built.
The HTML produced by the servlet is as follows:
The CSS file (Main.css) looks like this:
The css file is in the same folder (PropertyMain) as the servlet class.
PropertyMain is a folder one level above the root directory.
Any ideas?
For some reason the css file is not being picked up when the page is built.
The HTML produced by the servlet is as follows:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='PropertyMain/Main.css'>
<title>Property Details</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Property Details</h1>
<form>
<table align='center'><tr><td align='center'>
<table><tr><td valign="top">
<table><tr>
<td width='100px'>Location:</td><td width='100px'><select class='dataEntry'><option value='Australia'>Australia</option></select></td></tr>
<tr><td>Sub-Location:</td><td><select width='100px'><option value='Queensland'>Queensland</option></select></td></tr>
</td>
</tr></table>
<td valign="top">
<table><tr>
<td>Username:</td><td><input type='text' name='txtUsername'></td></tr>
</tr></table>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<table><tr>
<td>Username:</td><td><input type='text' name='txtUsername'></td></tr>
</tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
</form>
</body>
</html>The CSS file (Main.css) looks like this:
/*
Document : Main
Created on : 29-Mar-2013, 18:32:01
Author : Win764
Description:
Purpose of the stylesheet follows.
*/
root {
display: block;
}
input {
width: 900px; background-color: blue;
}
body {
background: #eeeeee;
font-family: “Trebuchet MS”, Verdana, Arial, serif;
}The css file is in the same folder (PropertyMain) as the servlet class.
PropertyMain is a folder one level above the root directory.
Any ideas?
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You might need to set the full literal path because you are serving the page from port 8080 instead of the default port 80.
http://localhost:8080/PropertyMain/Main.css
If that does not do it, check your spelling (CASE SENSITIVE)
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http://localhost:8080/PropertyMain/Main.css
If that does not do it, check your spelling (CASE SENSITIVE)
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ASKER
I haven't been able to get to the bottom of this. The fact that the system can't pick up the css file will have something to do with the glassfish web server configuration.
I'm going to settle for putting the css details into the page itself as a temporary solution.
Having said that, response from both experts was helpful in terms of getting the css and html content right, so I am awarding the points. Because the question wasn't actually answered I won't add it to the knowledge base.
I'm going to settle for putting the css details into the page itself as a temporary solution.
Having said that, response from both experts was helpful in terms of getting the css and html content right, so I am awarding the points. Because the question wasn't actually answered I won't add it to the knowledge base.
ASKER
This is a JSP page and the servlet url is http://localhost:8080/MyApp/PropertyMain
Myapp is the root directory, it is where it looks for files when I put no other path information.
The css file is under the PropertyMain folder. It should be able to pick it up with the path PropertyMain/Main.css or /PropertyMain/Main.css or ./PropertyMain/Main.css. I can't see any reason for it not being able to find it.
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