Elaine,
I said "document root directory", which refers to the directory where you
store the documents for the context your are using. By default, under
Windows, this is C:\jakarta-tomcat\webapps\ROOT.
So, you should put your property file here and you should use :
getServletConfig().getServletContext().getRealPath("/topics.properties")
to get your file path.
You should not use the following :
String path = getServletConfig().getServletContext().getRealPath("/");
fileTopics = new FileInputStream(filePath + "topics.properties");
because this is not portable. (It relies on some Tomcat specific behavior
which is not required by the spec.)
Pierre-Yves
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Objet : Re: properties file in tomcat3.2.1
Pierre - Yves
Thanks very much for the reply.This is the code i have used - which to the
best of my knowledge should do the same thing as yours:
FileInputStream fileTopics=null;
try
{
// open input stream to topics.properties file
fileTopics = new FileInputStream(filePath +
"topics.properties");
Properties propTopics = new Properties();
propTopics.load(fileTopics);
// load properties object
However after saving the file in the root of my C:\ (where i have tomcat
installed i'm still getting FileNOtFoundException. Can you throw any light
on the situation for me ??
Kind regards
Elaine
>From: Pierre-Yves Saumont
>Reply-To: "A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java
Servlet API Technology."
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>Subject: Re: properties file in tomcat3.2.1
>Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 22:53:42 +0200
>
>Elaine,
>
>here is an example of how to read a property file located in the document
>root directory :
>
> Properties properties = new Properties();
> try {
> FileInputStream propFile = new
>FileInputStream(getServletConfig().getServletContext().getRealPath("/topics
.
>properties");
> properties.load(propFile);
> }
> catch (IOException ioe) {
> // whatever you want
> }
>
>Pierre-Yves
>
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
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>Technology. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]De la part de Elaine
Burke
>Envoy� : jeudi 12 juillet 2001 21:00
>� : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Objet : properties file in tomcat3.2.1
>
>
>
>Can anyone help.......
>
>I need to create a topics.properties file and save it in the filePath
>directory to run my servlet successfully. Does anybody know where that
would
>be in tomcat-3.2.1?? I tried creating it within the localhost8080 folder
>within the work folder but i'm still getting a FileNotFoundException. Any
>suggestions appreciated!
>Thanks
>Elaine B.
>
>
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