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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by Sam Terburg <ST...@MagicMinds.com> on 2000/12/11 11:49:35 UTC

context-param: illegal char

with this code in web.xml:  

  <context-param>
      <param-name>database_dsn</param-name>
      <param-value>jdbc:mysql://localhost/test?user=test&password=test</param-value>
    </context-param>


i get this error:

Starting tomcat. Check logs/tomcat.log for error messages 
ERROR reading /home/jsp/forum/WEB-INF/web.xml
At Next character must be ";" terminating reference to entity "password".

ERROR reading /home/jsp/forum/WEB-INF/web.xml
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.xml.XmlMapper.readXml(XmlMapper.java, Compiled Code)
        at org.apache.tomcat.context.WebXmlReader.processFile(WebXmlReader.java, Compiled Code)
        at org.apache.tomcat.context.WebXmlReader.contextInit(WebXmlReader.java, Compiled Code)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.initContext(ContextManager.java, Compiled Code)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.init(ContextManager.java:201)
        at org.apache.tomcat.startup.Tomcat.execute(Tomcat.java:156)
        at org.apache.tomcat.startup.Tomcat.main(Tomcat.java:163)

and

ERROR reading /home/jsp/forum/WEB-INF/web.xml
At Illegal character or entity reference syntax.

and

bash: syntax error near unexpected token `&password=test</param-value>'



apparently & is an illegal character.
but how do i solve this problem?
i've thought of url_encoding this, but that's an ugly sollution.
anybody got a better idea?

Greets,

Sam.

Re: context-param: illegal char

Posted by Sam Terburg <ST...@MagicMinds.com>.
Thanx, it workes.

Sam.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Skeet" <jo...@peramon.com>
To: <to...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: context-param: illegal char


> > apparently & is an illegal character.
> > but how do i solve this problem?
> > i've thought of url_encoding this, but that's an ugly sollution.
> > anybody got a better idea?
> 
> No, you need to *xml* encode it - use &amp; instead of &.
> 
> Jon
>

Re: context-param: illegal char

Posted by Jon Skeet <jo...@peramon.com>.
> apparently & is an illegal character.
> but how do i solve this problem?
> i've thought of url_encoding this, but that's an ugly sollution.
> anybody got a better idea?

No, you need to *xml* encode it - use &amp; instead of &.

Jon

RE: context-param: illegal char

Posted by "G.Nagarajan" <gn...@dkf.de>.
>>
<param-value>jdbc:mysql://localhost/test?user=test&password=test</param-valu
e>
I think the & character is causing the problem, try replacing it
with &amp;

Regards
Nagaraj.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Sam Terburg [mailto:STerburg@MagicMinds.com]
  Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 11:50 AM
  To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
  Subject: context-param: illegal char


  with this code in web.xml:

    <context-param>
        <param-name>database_dsn</param-name>

<param-value>jdbc:mysql://localhost/test?user=test&password=test</param-valu
e>
      </context-param>


  i get this error:

  Starting tomcat. Check logs/tomcat.log for error messages
  ERROR reading /home/jsp/forum/WEB-INF/web.xml
  At Next character must be ";" terminating reference to entity "password".

  ERROR reading /home/jsp/forum/WEB-INF/web.xml
  java.lang.NullPointerException
          at org.apache.tomcat.util.xml.XmlMapper.readXml(XmlMapper.java,
Compiled Code)
          at
org.apache.tomcat.context.WebXmlReader.processFile(WebXmlReader.java,
Compiled Code)
          at
org.apache.tomcat.context.WebXmlReader.contextInit(WebXmlReader.java,
Compiled Code)
          at
org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.initContext(ContextManager.java,
Compiled Code)
          at
org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.init(ContextManager.java:201)
          at org.apache.tomcat.startup.Tomcat.execute(Tomcat.java:156)
          at org.apache.tomcat.startup.Tomcat.main(Tomcat.java:163)

  and

  ERROR reading /home/jsp/forum/WEB-INF/web.xml
  At Illegal character or entity reference syntax.

  and

  bash: syntax error near unexpected token `&password=test</param-value>'



  apparently & is an illegal character.
  but how do i solve this problem?
  i've thought of url_encoding this, but that's an ugly sollution.
  anybody got a better idea?

  Greets,

  Sam.