Why don't you put it in the web.xml
<context-param>
<param-name>directory</param-name>
<param-value>[my directory]</param-value>
</context-param>
Then you can grab it from your servlet with a get Context Parameter call.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephan Wiesner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 3:36 PM
To: Tomcat Users List
Subject: How to find a file from a class with Tomcat
I have a Servlet S.java which uses a class C.java (not a servlet itself,
could make it one if I had too).
C.java needs to read a config file. The problem is that this class thinks it
is in c:/ or wherever I started the tomcat server from. I can use
this.getClass().getResource(fileName); but that only works with
Properties.load(), not with a FileInputStream.
So at the moment I have all my paths hardcoded into the classes and of
course I don't want that.
My server.xml contains:
<Context path="/examples"
docBase="d:/jdk1.3/jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3/webapps/examples"
crossContext="false"
debug="9"
reloadable="true" >
</Context>
And the local web.xml:
<servlet>
<servlet-name>hi</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>HelloWorldExample</servlet-class>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>hi</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/hi/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
Any tipp would be appreciated.
Stephan Wiesner
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