Well, classpath has nothing to do with file reading. If you were trying to
instantiate a class, then the class would need to be in your classpath, but a
file can be read regardless as long as it is on a reachable filesystem on the
system that your servlet is sitting on.
Properties props = new Properties();
File file = new File("C:\my_path\to_htdocs\hello.properties");
FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file);
props.load(fis);
"wendy.ua" wrote:
> Thanks but I don't like the approach for 2 reasons:
>
> 1. I like to put all properties file into one place. Since we have
> many tier architecture solution here. It will be a nightmare if we
> scatter properties files all over the packages.
>
> 2. Putting it in one place allow me to set permission denied easily
> on a directory based using the web server facility.
>
> Thanks any other hints?
> Wendy
>
> Chris Pratt wrote:
>
> > Actually the best way is to put the properties file in the same location as
> > your servlets, then use.
> >
> > Properties props = new Properties();
> > props.load(getClass().getResourceAsStream("my.properties"));
> >
> > (*Chris*)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: wendy.ua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, April 16, 1999 9:10 PM
> > Subject: How to get servlets to reach htdocs directory
> >
> > > Hi, I put my properties files under my web server (IBM Http Web server
> > > powered by Apache)
> > > htdocs directory, say
> > > htdocs\props
> > >
> > > Now, I have a servlets that need to read a properties file under this
> > > directory.
> > > How? I transverse through the classpath inside my servlet, and the
> > > htdocs directory
> > > is not reachable.
> > >
> > > Specifically, I specificied "props\hello.properties" in one of the
> > > initArg of my servlet.
> > > and used class path returned in runtiem to find this file but with no
> > > success.
> > >
> > > Any help is appreciated.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Wendy
> > >
> > >
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