I have something that works:
in web.xml:
imageServlet
ImageServlet
2
imageServlet
/users/image/*
Links to user images are like this:
( I am using Velocity )
and this is the servlet:
public class ImageServlet extends HttpServlet {
public void do
Got it. I'll also get the spec. Thanks to you and Dave!
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From: Caldarale, Charles R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 10:51 AM
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Subject: RE: where to store user-generated files?
> From: Williams, Allen [mailt
> From: Williams, Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: where to store user-generated files?
>
> So, servlets can access the file system just like any other
> java or C++ program?
Yes - they're just part of the Tomcat process.
> If tomcat is running as user to
.xml,...?) that resolves, or translates "ThisTypeofFileName.ext" into
>"/real/path/in/OS/ThatTypeOfFileName.oxt"?
>
>
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>From: John Pedersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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arles R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> From: Williams, Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: where to store user-generated files?
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> Doesn
> From: Williams, Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: where to store user-generated files?
>
> Doesn't there have to be a mapping or alias somewhere (server.xml,
> web.xml,...?) that resolves, or translates
> "ThisTypeofFileName.ext" into
> &quo
S/ThatTypeOfFileName.oxt"?
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From: John Pedersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 4:37 AM
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Subject: Re: where to store user-generated files?
Looks like roll your own then!
A few thoughts on the matter - maybe someone co
Looks like roll your own then!
A few thoughts on the matter - maybe someone could add to them?
It should be easy to map requests for images to a servlet, which can
then find the appropriate image file wherever it might be ( within or
outside the server ). Like this in the web.xml file:
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Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 11:42 AM
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Subject: RE: where to store user-generated files?
> From: Williams, Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> This is probably a dumb question, but: I looked at
> bodington- are you referring to a course or
> From: Williams, Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> This is probably a dumb question, but: I looked at
> bodington- are you referring to a course or to downloading
> their system and going
> through their code to see how they did it?
I'm referring to going through their code - *if* you can face
.
Subject: RE: where to store user-generated files?
Date: Tuesday 20 February 2007 08:18
From: "Peter Crowther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Tomcat Users List" ,
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> From: John Pedersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Maybe I am asking too much ( I chose a long ti
> From: John Pedersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Maybe I am asking too much ( I chose a long time ago not to store
> images and large files in the db - just store names and urls - maybe
> this was a poor choice.)
A lot depends on your environment. For small projects I tend to store
in database
Thanks for the reply. Can you provide any more details as to how to go
about this. I have googled quite a bit - I would have thought that
this is quite a common requirement, but I don't see references to it.
I should mention that some of the files are images that the users
upload, and need to be
John Pedersen wrote:
I have an app that generates some big, expensive-to-create files.
Where can I store these files, so that they aren't destroyed when I
reload or redeploy, and still get allow users to access them via
Tomcat?
Store them outside of Tomcat directory tree and access them either b
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