> 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.
First, it is very dangerous to put properties file in htdocs - anyone can
read, so don't put your passwords inside.
You can use the full path to the prop file in your initArg.
Or you can use ServletContext.getRealPath() ( pass
"/props/hello.properties" as argument ) to get the full path.
Or include htdocs in CLASSPATH and use ClassLoader.getResource().
(Or put your properties in CLASSPATH, in the same place as your class
files.)
Or just use the normal servlet init args - if you can express your
configuration in a properties, you can also use the servlets.properties.
You may get a nice configuration tool for free ( the servlet engine
admin tools).
I always like to use the ClassLoader, you have to set CLASSPATH anyway, so
why adding a new configuration? ( plus you can have a "default" properties
in the same jar as your classes, you don't even need to unzip ).
( getResourceAsStream() is a very usefull method - it can read a file
anywhere in your classpath, including jar files.)
Regards,
Costin
> 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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