Why do not serve them simply from a servlet?
Its initial parameter would be your root directory,
and because you control the servlet's mapping you can
simply construct proper image URL in a custom
component.
--- Patrick Yip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, there,
>
> I'm still trying to find a way to put large number
> of product images on
> a centralized folder not under the application WEB.
>
> I was able to use this to get my images from a
> folder not under WEB
> application:
>
> public IAsset getProductImage(String path){
> // e.g. path = c:\products\images\sony_dvd.gif"
>
> return (IAsset) new ExternalAsset(path,null);
> }
>
> The image shows up fine in IE after getting this
> annoying warning:
> "This page contains both secure and nonsecure
> items..."
>
> However, the image does not show up at all in
> FireFox.
>
> Can someone give me a hint?
> Is there a better way to get my images that are not
> under the WEB
> context?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Yip
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 5:01 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Serving large number of product images
>
> I apologize if this question has been asked too many
> times. I did a
> quick search and haven't been able to find a
> satisfactory answer.
>
> Currently, I face a practical issue of serving the
> images when the image
> files are packaged into the war file.
> Adding images require me to repackage the war file
> and upload to the
> JBoss server.
>
> Is there a way to specify a directory outside of
> JBoss server directory
> (but on the same physical machine) so I can have a
> permanent home for my
> product images?
>
> For instance, I would like to store all the product
> images under
> c:\products\ directory.
> Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
>
>
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