Put your properties file on your classpath i.e /WEB-INF/classes/
I have this simple class that I use to load props, tho there are lots of
different ways to do this using the JDK:
import java.util.Properties;
import java.io.*;
/**
* Utility class with static method(s) to load resources for axis
* application.
* @version 1.0
* @author Adam Leggett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*/
public class PropertyResourceLoader {
/**
* Returns a <code>Properties</code> instance loaded with name value
* pairs from properties file on classpath
* @param filename the name of the properties file.
* @return java.util.Properties the collection of name value pairs
* specified in the properties file.
* @exception java.io.IOException
*/
public static Properties loadProperties(String filename) throws
IOException
{
//get file as InputStream
InputStream is =
PropertyResourceLoader.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(filename);
Properties props = new Properties();
//load name value pairs into Properties instance
props.load(is);
return props;
}
}
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Gollery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:42 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: property files for services
I'm working on a web service that requires the ability to read some
properties from a file when the service starts. I've tried using
Properties.load to read the file, but this only works when I hard-code the
entire path to the file in the code for the web service, which seems
unsatisfactory. I'd like to be able to load the properties file without
assuming a specific directory structure -- probably this means using a path
that is relative to the class file or jar file for the web service, or some
similar approach.
Is there any way for a web service to find a file without relying on a
hard-coded path?
Steven Gollery
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
