I'm running into the exact same issue. It seems that you could use HttpServletRequest.getContextPath() or parse through HttpServletRequest.getRequestURI() to get the root-relative path of the URL. Then prepend that with the image name (or do whatever manipulation is necessary). I've found it tougher to actually get a webapp deployed "using any 'name' I'd like". Hod did you get that working?
-----Original Message----- From: David Wall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 3:43 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Webapp names and paths within JSPs for images In theory I should be able to take my webapp (starting with the base directory that contains the WEB-INF subdirectory) and deploy it using any "name" I'd like, so I could easily deploy the same webapp with URLs like http://mydomain.com/ (using the root context) or http://mydomain.com/app1/ or even http://mydomain.com/app2/ etc. However, JSPs can include files using the "/" root to indicate I'm talking about a file at the top of the webapp directory and that works fine. But images need to include URLs that that aren't processed by tomcat (so it doesn't know about the webapp's "base" directory), so I have to use names like "/images/image.gif" or "/app1/images/image.gif" or "/app2/images/image.gif" depending on where the webapp was actually deployed. While I can use relative paths for such images much of the time, when using servlets that redirect/forward or whatever, the "current directory" is not always the same, so you can't just use "images/image.gif" or "../images/image.gif" to make it work. How are people coding their JSPs and servlets that return IMG tags so that the images can always be defined without including the webapp path name? Thanks, David --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
