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Report #: 1891

Status: Closed

Allow files without extension to be added to web application

Project: JBuilder

Build #: 7.0.154.0

Version: 7.0

Submitted By: Tor Wilhelmsen

Report Type: Suggestion / Enhancement Request

Date Reported: 7/23/2002 7:56:28 AM

Severity: Infrequently encountered problem

Last Updated: 3/20/2012 2:24:39 AM

Platform: All platforms

Internal Tracking #: 193920

Resolution: Need More Info (Resolution Comments)

Resolved in Build: : 011.000.236.000

Duplicate of: None

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Overall Rating: (3 Total Ratings)

3.00 out of 5

Total Votes: 1

Description

There are times when one wants to use (zero-length) files with no extension in wars; for instance in order to trick Tomcat into allowing a servlet mapping (of the same name) as a welcome-file.

However, it seems you cannot add a file without an extension to a web application's root directory. This means we have to add the empty file manually after the war is built...

Steps to Reproduce:

None

Workarounds

Use a servlet mapping name that has an extension (like .asp :-) ) - however, that doesn't look too good.

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Use a servlet mapping name that has an extension (like .asp :-) ) - however, that doesn't look too good.

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Comments

Tor Wilhelmsen at 8/27/2002 5:44:02 AM -

This will become less of an issue with JSP 2.0, which lets you use servlets for welcome-files.

Tor Wilhelmsen at 9/25/2002 1:14:21 AM -

I meant Servlet 2.4, of course...

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