*** Referring to a file or a directory from inside a jsp/servlet or bean ???? ***

[Jonathan Asbell]

my web app directory structure is as follows:   webapps/myapp/..........   If I have a jsp and a bean in the root directory, and my bean refers to a file without a full path(ie. just the file name, no absolute or relative path), where does it loook for the ? WAIT......... This happens in jsp/servlets AND beans.  With jsp servlets the default directory should be the root directory of the app.  The bean however seems to look for a file with an unqualified path in the /tomcat/bin/directory.   I just want some rules of thumb to follow when I am using beans and jsp/servlets that read and write files.  How should I refer to these external files.  Where are their default directories in the context I mentioned above?