getRealPath() is allowed to return null. For instance, if the web
application is run out of a war file, there is no real path to the webapp
because it isn't stored in files. Tomcat 4.0 can run directly out of a war
file and would also return a null value for getRealPath() in this case.
Justy
----- Original Message -----
> Guys...
>
> I am trying to do this stuff in a JSP page.
>
> It shows me different behaviours on different app servers.It works fine on
> TOMCAT but not on WebLogic6.0.
>
> Apparently getRealPath() does not function on WebLogic6.0 and returns
> null.Hence i am not getting expected results.
>
> Can anyone help me out on this.Do we have something similar to
getRealPath()
> on webLogic6.0? Or how can i tweak this existing code so that it works on
> WebLogic6.0
>
> thanx in advance
> abhi
>
> public String getHelpUrl(String file_name){
> String dir_name = "";
> String docRoot = "";
> String relPath = "..";
> String abs_file= "" ;
>
> docRoot = getServletConfig().getServletContext().getRealPath("/");
> System.out.println("root ===> " + docRoot);
>
> dir_name = "/xxx/foundation/help/defaultlocale/";
>
> abs_file = docRoot + dir_name + file_name +".html";
> System.out.println("Absolute file ===> " + abs_file);
>
> File logDir = new File(abs_file);
> System.out.println("dir ===> " + logDir);
> System.out.println("is present ===> " + logDir.exists());
>
> if(logDir.exists())
> return relPath + dir_name + file_name + ".html";
> else
> return relPath + dir_name + "book.html";
> }
>
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