WebObjects 5.1: Cannot Connect to Annotated Version of PetStore Example

Following the steps in the PetStoreEJB README results in a working PetStore, however the link to the annotated version of the PetStore does not work. Clicking the link results in the message: "The requested resource (/estore/annotation/ann_overview_j2ee.jsp) is not available."

Solution

The servlet context specified in the README is incorrect. The context must have a path of "/estore", not "/petstore". The "/estore" path is hard-coded into the example, so it must be used. Make the following changes to the README:

1. For step 4 ("Prepare Tomcat"), the beginning of the server.xml file should read:

<!-- Java Pet store context -->
<Context path="/estore" docBase="petstore" debug="0" reloadable="true">


2. For step 9 ("Connect to Java Pet Store Demo"), the URL should be:

http://localhost:8080/estore