Well adding a database just for the gui is probably excessive. There's only like 10 settings anyhow. I'll give commons a try
On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 8:38 AM, Kurt Stam <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know the answer to that but we are already using commons > configuration, which lets you write back to a properties file. So you could > try that for your properties file too. > > Or use the db? > > --K > > On Apr 7, 2013, at 7:58, "Alex O'Ree" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm using the following code to read a file in META-INF >> URL prop = application.getResource("/META-INF/config.properties"); >> if (prop == null) { >> throw new Exception("Cannot locate the configuration file."); >> } >> session = _session; >> propertiesurl = prop; >> InputStream in = prop.openStream(); >> Properties p = new Properties(); >> p.load(in); >> in.close(); >> >> This works in both tomcat and jboss. >> >> Then later one, I want to be able to save the changes. Using code >> similar to this >> >> FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(new >> File(propertiesurl.toString())); >> String msg="Edited at " + System.currentTimeMillis() + " by " >> + request.getRemoteUser(); >> p.store(fos, msg); >> fos.close(); >> >> The propertiesurl.toString() method in tomcat returns a JNDI URL, >> which cannot be used using the file io api's. In Jboss, this code >> works just fine. Application.getResource returns a file:/// url. >> >> So the question is, how can get the same type of setup in Tomcat? >> (write to a file in META-INF)
