Yeah, I think the SAX event gfeneration is what I am looking for - not sure where to find example coden though...
TIA Sreedhar -----Original Message----- From: Ray Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thu 12/19/2002 2:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: RE: How do I read files inside an Action? not sure what it is that you want!!! did you ever hear of Xerces? - ya know, XML parsers? - SAX event generators? - or, are you looking for something else? > -----Original Message----- > From: Chintalapaty, Sreedhar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: How do I read files inside an Action? > > > Sorry for the confusion, I should have phrased my question > better. What I wanted to know was how to read in an XML file _as > an XML Document_ object. I intend to use that object to determine > the flow of control. > > Sreedhar > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wed 12/18/2002 2:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: > Subject: RE: How do I read files inside an Action? > Sir, > > Just like any other file called from java. > > In the action class you would need: > > import java.io.File; // cocoon has some defaults - this could be > one of them > > //nothing special here, just an example. however, this directory is where > cocoon places uploaded files by default. make yours wherever > your xml file > is located. > String currentPath = "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Tomcat > 4.1/work/Standalone/localhost/cocoon/cocoon-files/upload-dir/"; > > // next three lines checks the directory for files and sets pointer to the > first file in the directory (should put some checks around this)(could > iterate through the list) > File fileDir = new File(currentPath); > File[] listOfFiles = fileDir.listFiles(); > String filename = listOfFiles[0].toString(); > > File uploadDir = new File(currentPath); > File theXMLfile = new File(filename); > System.out.println("The director is: " + theResume.getParent()); > System.out.println("The file name: " + theResume.getName()); > long fileLen = theXMLfile.length(); > Long testThis = new Long(fileLen); > int fileLength = testThis.intValue(); > FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(theResume); > byte[] byteArray = new byte[fileLength]; > int cnt = fis.read(byteArray, 0, fileLength); > fis.close(); > > byteArray now contains the contents of theXMLfile. this only works for > ASCII files. i do not have an example at my fingertips for Unicode. > > > these are snippets from an action that i have performing. if you need > anything else, holler. > > Ray > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chintalapaty, Sreedhar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 10:00 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: How do I read files inside an Action? > > > > > > Hi, > > > > Can some one point me to an example of how we can access an xml > > file on the file system from a custom Action? > > > > TIA, > > > > Sreedhar > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
