Re: File getting created in bin folder instead of project folder

[Tim Watts]

On Mon, 2015-02-09 at 09:58 +0530, Hyder Hashmi wrote:
 Hi All,
 
 When I execute the following code in my project folder, it creates the file
 in my current folder(project folder).
 
 import java.io.File;
 public class CreateFile{
   File f = null;
   try{
  f = new File(test.txt);
  bool = f.createNewFile();
  System.out.println(File created: +bool);
  }catch(Exception e){
  e.printStackTrace();
   }
 }
 
First, there's no way that compiles.  Perhaps that block is supposed to
be wrapped in a method?

 I am now calling this class in my servlet.
 The servlet is executing perfectly on the tomcat, however, the file is
 getting created in the tomcat's bin folder instead of my project folder
 placed in the webapps.
 
 If I specify the path, then it creates the file on that location , however,
 that will be hardcoding and will not work on the other computer.
 

Second, you asked this question last week and you got several replies
offering guidance.  What advice, if any, did you follow and how did it
turn out?  (Hint: it's annoying when people take time to help and you
don't listen to them but want more help.)

As one of the replies suggested, probably the best approach is to set an
absolute path in either a system or context property.  Then obtain that
value during servlet init and pass it to the CreateFile class somehow
(via a constructor or a set method, or as a param to the create method
etc.).

--- Tim

 Please help.
 Thanks in advance
 Hyder!



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File getting created in bin folder instead of project folder

[Hyder Hashmi]

Hi All,

When I execute the following code in my project folder, it creates the file
in my current folder(project folder).

import java.io.File;
public class CreateFile{
  File f = null;
  try{
 f = new File(test.txt);
 bool = f.createNewFile();
 System.out.println(File created: +bool);
 }catch(Exception e){
 e.printStackTrace();
  }
}

I am now calling this class in my servlet.
The servlet is executing perfectly on the tomcat, however, the file is
getting created in the tomcat's bin folder instead of my project folder
placed in the webapps.

If I specify the path, then it creates the file on that location , however,
that will be hardcoding and will not work on the other computer.

Please help.
Thanks in advance
Hyder!