Eclipse: The selection did not contain any resource that can run on a server

Question

I am not able to run maven java web application project to the configured tomcat within eclipse ide.

Initially I could right click on the project and run it on tomcat server but ever since I shared the project to a repository I am not able to do that.

I disconnected the project form the repository and now I I dont even see the Run as -> Run on Server option inside eclipse ide.

I am using m2e plugin version .0.12.1 and eclipse helios and tomcat 6.

Could someone help me understand what am I missing here?

Thanks.

Solution 1

PROBLEM

When you try to run the project on the server using "Run on Server" (SA+X+R) option, eclipse returns the following message: The selection did not contain any resources that can run on a server.

SOLUTION

On the navigation panel, click over the project for pop-up menu, properties, Project Facets, check: - Dynamic Web Module - Java It worked for me try this may be this is your problem

Solution 2

Maybe you sholud update two file in .settings folder in your web project: .settings/.jsdtscope

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<classpath>
<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/main/WebContent"/>
<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER"/>
<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.launching.WebProject">
    <attributes>
        <attribute name="hide" value="true"/>
    </attributes>
</classpathentry>
<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.launching.baseBrowserLibrary"/>
<classpathentry kind="output" path=""/>

.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project-modules id="moduleCoreId" project-version="1.5.0">
<wb-module deploy-name="Web">
    <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/target/m2e-wtp/web-resources"/>
    <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/java"/>
    <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/WebContent" tag="defaultRootSource"/>
    <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/resources"/>
    <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/test"/>
    <property name="java-output-path" value="/Web/build/classes"/>
    <property name="context-root" value="shequwang-web"/>
</wb-module>

change the path="src/main/WebContent" value's as yours in the two files,then restart the IDE.After I done this,it was work well again.