I have a file D:\tomcat4.0/webapps/myroot/WEB-INF/files/myfile01.txt
A/ If I try to open file01.txt on the command line, it is ok. D:\tomcat4.0/webapps/myroot/WEB-INF/classes>java MyApp files/myfile01.txt B/ However, I have problem when running a servlet, D:\tomcat4.0/webapps/myroot/WEB-INF/classes/MyServlet.class http://myserver:8080/myroot/servlet/MyServlet 1/ I can list all the files in D:\tomcat4.0\webapps\myroot\WEB-INF\files 2/ I can not open this file; I get error message to open java.io.FileNotFoundException: /WEB-INF/files/file01.txt (The system cannot find the path specified) I try to open unsuccessful with br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("/WEB-INF/files/file01.txt ")); br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("WEB-INF/files/file01.txt ")); Thanks, CL =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com