Hi Mehdi,

I have my properties file in /WEB-INF. Eclipse doesn't delete it 
there. I access it with

InputStream propsIn  = servletContext.getResourceAsStream("/WEB-
INF/dms.properties");
props.load(propsIn);

As far as I know this also works when the web-app ist deployed 
as a war without expansion.

Hope that helps.

Andreas



On 8 Oct 2002 at 12:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
> I use the getResourceAsStram() method also, but i find that my IDE, tends
> to remove the properties file from my classpath, as soon as I do a build,
> which is not nice.
> 
> In the particular case i have now, I don't want to specify the parameters
> in my web.xml, because the utility that requires a properties file, is not
> actually a web-app, rather a bunch of utility classes used by my webapp.
> Im not keen to implement a "setProperties()" method, as this would mean
> changing stuff, so im just re-copying the properties into my classes folder
> after each build.. (unless someone can tell me how to tell WSAD to stop
> deleting my properties file... but .. *ahem* thats not a Tomcat question :)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mehdi
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Niaz ...
> 
> The idea is to load the properties file like you would any other java
> resource at runtime ... this is (almost) always better, IMHO, than using
> something J2EE-specific like initialization parameters to a servlet.
> 
> The relevant code would look something like this:
> 
> InputStream inStream = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/my.props");
> Properties props = new Properties(inStream);
> 
> or
> 
> Properties prop = new Properties();
> prop.load(this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/MyProperties.properties"));
> 
> There was a thread some time ago that went over this.  You can see the
> details at:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org/msg63518.html
> 
> Hope this helps...
> justin
> 
> 
> At 01:40 PM 10/7/2002, you wrote:
> >Justin,
> >
> >I am facing the same problem. Your approach seems to be an elegent one.
> >Would you mind eleborating on the idea a little bit more. Some code
> snippet
> >would definitely be helpful.
> >
> >I thank you in advance.
> >
> >niaz.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Justin Ruthenbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 4:06 PM
> >Subject: Re: How to specify the location of a properties file.
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> >
> > >
> > > Shaun --
> > >
> > > Consider dynamically loading the properties file from your classpath
> using
> > > a class loader.  This way, you can put the files anywhere you please
> and
> > > just include that directory in your classpath (or put them someplace
> > > already in your classpath).  If you need more specifics, let me know
> and
> > > I'd be happy to help...
> > >
> > > justin
> > >
> > > At 01:00 PM 10/7/2002, you wrote:
> > > >I've got a servlet running under Tomcat and I need to read in the
> >contents
> > > >of a properties file.  There will be different properties files for
> each
> > > >system specified using an init parameter.
> > > >
> > > >I'm having problems reading this property file at the moment in my
> java
> > > >class as the way I am doing it at the moment always looks where I
> started
> > > >Tomcat from i.e the /bin directory.  I can specify a full path to the
> >file
> > > >but this is not very system independent and limits me to either
> Windows
> >or
> > > >Unix.
> > > >
> > > >What I need is to specify the location of the file relative to the
> webapp
> > > >directory.  I have tried the url class but it doesn't seem to work, or
> > > >maybe it is working but looking in a different place to where my
> > > >properties file is.
> > > >
> > > >Can anyone suggest what I am doing wrong or provide any help on the
> use
> >of
> > > >urls in Tomcat?
> > > >
> > > >Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Shaun
> > > >
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