debugging Axis server-side code from NetBeans (newbie)

[William Bug <Wi...@drexel.edu>]

Hi All,

I've searched through the various NetBeans user lists & the Axis users 
lists in search of info on how to configure Axis (running in Tomcat) so 
that server-side Axis web service code can be debugged from within the 
IDE - i.e., step through code, use watches & breakpoints, etc.

There are a few cryptic posts, but I've not even been able to really 
figure out whether this is even possible.

I've gotten as far as I can observing the SOAP XML payloads with the 
fantastic TCPmon tool that comes with Axis.  I'm passing messages with 
attachments just fine, but I've hit a logic bug in the server-side code 
that I could spend many days trying to track down - if at all - without 
being able to step through the service code.

Is it possible to debug Axis server-side code from within NetBeans?

If so, is there a 'How-To' document that explains (in relative newbie 
terms) how to set this up.

Many thanks to all for any assistance you can offer.

Cheers,
Bill Bug

Bill Bug
Senior Analyst/Ontological Engineer

Laboratory for Bioimaging  & Anatomical Informatics
Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy
Drexel University College of Medicine
2900 Queen Lane
Philadelphia, PA	19129
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