Try to use ServletContext.getResourceAsStream().
The user.dir approach is the user dir of the user who has started the
engine.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gibson David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 12:09 pm
Subject: Re: servlet to read a file
> I had a similar problem and managed to solve it by getting the system
> properties.
>
>
> Properties prop = System.getProperties();
> Enumeration eKeys = prop.getKeys();
> Enumeration eElements = prop.getElements();
>
> while(eKeys.hasMoreElements()) {
> System.out.println("key = " + eKeys.nextElement();
> System.out.println("property" = " + eElements.nextElement();
> }
>
> I was then able to find the user.dir property.
>
> This property is where the Java VM sets it default path to be.
>
> For myself this was the system32 directory under winnt.
>
> I then placed the file in there and it picked it up ok.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> David Gibson
>
>
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