Is using JNDI to access a file like this a reasonable approach? I just started using JNDI to name my database connections via a connection pool. And when i saw the simplicity of accessing the JNDI context within my java classes, i got to thinking that i should use it to access many of my applications configuration variables, such as the location of various directories for templates and uploads. it seems much cleaner than passing the request around just to get at the application scope.
Could the original poster stick either the file location in the JNDI context, so he could easily reference it later, or if the file wasn't too large, use a custom resource factory to wrap its contents in a bean and then use the JNDI context to access the file contents. I haven't tried any of this myself, but was planning to in the next week or two, when i got some time. Can anyone point out pros and cons of this approach? the link to the tomcat/JNDI documentation: http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.0-doc/jndi-resources-howto.html dave On Mon, 2004-11-08 at 08:03, Shapira, Yoav wrote: > Hi, > Then you have a screwed up design. There's no portable way to get the > ServletContext to fit your needs, and there's no way to make > Class#getResource read /WEB-INF unless you write a custom ClassLoader. > Change your approach. > > Yoav Shapira http://www.yoavshapira.com > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Morkeleb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 10:51 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Accessing resource in WEB-INF outside servlet > > > >Hi. > > > >I have a file in WEB-INF which I want to access. > >However, this is done in a static class which is not a servlet, > >so I do not have the servlet context. > > > >Is there a way to access the servlet context non the less? > >Is there a way to make getResource find the file anyway? > > > >I know a resource is found when it's in /WEB-INF/classes, > >but it is only in /WEB-INF/ and it is not an option to move > >it to the classes directory. > > > >Can you help me? > >Thanx in Advance, > >Lukas Österreicher > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business > communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary > and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to > whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or > used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please > immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the > sender. Thank you. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
