le 8/12/04 0:15, Wendy Smoak � [EMAIL PROTECTED] a �crit�: > From: "Eric VERGNAUD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Yes it's simple. I was just wondering whether there was a preferred method >> for this, and maybe a folder in the Tomcat directory for that purpose. > > Nothing in the Servlet Specification requires Tomcat to provide you with a > permanent place to put uploaded files. > > My advice would be to put them outside of Tomcat, and write a thin layer to > insulate the Servlet from whatever decisions you're making today. That way, > if you decide at some point in the future to put the files in a database, or > do something else with them, you don't have to mess with the Servlet code. > Your Servlet shouldn't know or care where the files are, it should just call > 'read' or 'write' and let the data access layer deal with the details.
Which is what I already do. As a matter of fact, the layer I'm using makes it look like a database. The only thing I was looking for is the preferred place for storing files. If there is none, that's ok. ------------------------------- Eric VERGNAUD - JLynx Software Cutting-edge technologies and services for software companies web: http://www.jlynx.com ------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
