You have to use getRealPath(String) method of ServletContext:
ex:
String virtual_path = "/something/somepage.txt";
ServletContext sc = getServletContext();
String physical_path = sc.getRalPath(virtual_path);
I hope will be helpfull!
F.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sun JunXu [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 8:55 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: relative path in servlet
>
> hi, there,
> how to use a relative path in a servlet? ie. a file exists in
> /home/admin/file.txt, and on webserver, its virtual directory is
> 127.0.0.1/apps, in 127.0.0.1/appsclass/app.class, I want to get this file
> through relative path ../apps/file.txt.
> File file=new File("../apps/file.txt");
>
> thanks a lot.
>
> sincerely
> sun
>
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