Read the repository mapping file from outside

[Pushpaka Rambukkanage]

hi all,
I am a new comer to ojb world and I got some problem with the ojb mapping file reading.
 
I need to read the repository.xml, repository_user.xml,.. files from a java code. it 
is to create a object hierarchy from the mappings and do some processing on them
 
my problem is how the obj read the mapping files to get the configurations, then I can 
follow the same method to read the file. I tried several methods and failed.
 
I hope someone will help me in this problem.
 
thanks
indrajith rambukkanage