> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sanjay Bahal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 2:28 PM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: RE: Working Directory
>
>
> Carig,
> I tried this it does not work. I can't get the stream.
> I have a property file in the classes directory- where
> I all my classes are. My code is:
> MyClass thisInstance = new MyClass();
> InputStream stream =
> thisInstance.getClass().getResourceAsStream(propFile);
> if ( stream != null) {
> props.load(stream);
> stream.close();
> }else System.out.println("The stream null");
>
Note that "myProps.properties" will look for that file in the same package
(place in the directory tree) as MyClass.class, so if MyClass is in
com.sanjay.stuff, the properties file should be in either
webapps/<your web app>/WEB-INF/classes/com/sanjay/stuff/myProps.properties
or in a jarfile (located in WEB-INF/lib) as
com/sanjay/stuff/myProps.properties
Similarly, if you prepend the propFile "filename" with
/com/other/myProperties the code will look for the corresponding package.
> Thanks
> Sanjay
>
>
> --- "Craig R. McClanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Sanjay Bahal wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 12:00:17 -0800 (PST)
> > > From: Sanjay Bahal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: Tomcat Users List
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: RE: Working Directory
> > >
> > > Thanks Mark & Craig.
> > > My situation is slightly different. I am trying to
> > > read the property file from a Java class on the
> > > server(not the servlet). I would think there would
> > be
> > > a way around to do this- else I can work around to
> > > pass a param to the helper class.
> >
> > Consider using
> > getClass().getResourceAsStream("myprops.properties")
> > for
> > this kind of purpose. This looks for
> > "myprops.properties" on your class
> > path, and loads it from wherever the classes
> > themselves are found (either
> > an unpacked directory or a JAR file).
> >
> > > Thanks
> > > Sanjay
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >
> > > --- "Craig R. McClanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Wagoner, Mark wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 11:38:31 -0500
> > > > > From: "Wagoner, Mark"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List
> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: 'Tomcat Users List'
> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Subject: RE: Working Directory
> > > > >
> > > > > I place my properties files in the WEB-INF
> > > > directory and do the following to
> > > > > find them -
> > > > >
> > > > > String webInfFolder =
> > > > getServletContext().getRealPath("/WEB-INF")
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > This only works if the app is run from an
> > unpacked
> > > > directory, which is not
> > > > guaranteed to be portable (not every server
> > supports
> > > > running this way).
> > > > The best way to read a properties file is to put
> > it
> > > > in the WEB-INF
> > > > subdirectory and use something like:
> > > >
> > > > Properties props = new Properties();
> > > > InputStream stream =
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> getServletContext().getResourceAsStream("/WEB-INF/myprops.prop
> erties");
> > > > props.load(stream);
> > > > stream.close();
> > > >
> > > > which is guaranteed to be portable to any
> > server.
> > > >
> > > > Craig
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Sanjay Bahal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:34 AM
> > > > > To: tomcat
> > > > > Subject: Working Directory
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I am trying to read a properties file from my
> > > > servlet.
> > > > > It always comes back saying file not found. I
> > have
> > > > > tried placing the file in
> > > > > classes/web-inf/context-path. Ideally I would
> > like
> > > > to
> > > > > lace it in my classes directory- How do I
> > achieve
> > > > it.
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Sanjay
> > > > >
> > > > >
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