Justin,
Thank you for the solution. It is working great.
FYI... The syntax was slightly different for implementation.
Properties prop = new Properties();
prop.load(this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/MyProperties.properties"));
With this syntax I just put the file in the WEB_INF/classes directory and
the ClassLoader found it there.
-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Ruthenbeck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 4:47 PM
To: Tomcat Users List
Subject: Re: Setting Path for properties file
Jillian --
Instead of loading the properties from the file, you can load it
dynamically as a system resource, then pass the InputStream into a new
Properties object. This way, you'll be able to load the properties file
from anywhere in the classpath instead of just a hardcoded logical path in
the filesystem. For example:
this.getClass().loadResourceAsStream("/my.props");
Properties props = new Properties(inStream);
The properties file will be loaded by the ClassLoader associated with your
webapp, so you'll have to put the props file in a directory that that
ClassLoader can access. I've never tried it, but I would think you could
just place it in the WEB-INF/lib directory (can anyone confirm/refute?)
directly. If not, you could always jar it up and place it there.
justin
At 02:19 PM 8/21/2002, you wrote:
>I am using a properties file for my Java Beans/classes to reference
>directly. I am having problems determining where I specify the path so
that
>my classes can find the file in my application's directory. Right now the
>only way I can read the file is if I put it in my Tomcat\bin directory. I
>would like to be able to put the file in my application's directory
>structure instead of into Tomcat's. Is there a way to specify this?
>
>Jillian Reiman
>Phone: 612-667-8741
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