Just to clarify, I am talking about Property files that I want to load into my servlet. John Gentilin wrote: > Is there any standard on how to implement configuration files. > > I have an issue with site specific information. If I package the file > with my WAR file and load it from the classpath, I have a catch > 22 situation. If I drop the war file in, I can't edit the site specific > configuration until the app is first accessed and expanded into > the webapps dir. > > I am interested in how anyone has tackled this problem. > > Regards > John G