Use classloader's getResourceAsStream(String name) method to load the class.
hint: contextclass.getResourceAsStream("/file"); will do
where contextclass is the servletcontext.
This will pick up from your application context.
app/
file
index.htm
html/
jsp/
WEB-INF/
class/
lib/
This should pick it up even if its from the WAR file. If exploaded then use
new FileInputStream("/file") - this should do.
Mahesh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jayson Falkner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: Reading a file from servlet.
> If you know the file will always exist (not packaged in a WAR that is)
> you can use ServletContext getRealPath(), e.g.:
>
> String file = context.getRealPath("/WEB-INF/response.txt");
> File f = new File(file);
>
> Would get you the correct path to the file assuming you put the file in
> the /WEB-INF directory of your web application. Be aware that in some
> cases you will not have a file - the entire application can be run
> directly from a WAR file. For the best portability you can use
> ServletContext getResourceAsStream() and read the file as a stream.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jayson Falkner
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Ravi Kumar wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Try putting the file to be read in the directory that contains the
> > program that is starting your webserver. If this doesn't solve the
> > problem, see if the output of this statement works:
> >
> > System.out.println(System.getProperty("user.dir")); //this is the
> > dir where the file be put ....
> >
> > Hoping it helps.
> >
> > Ravi
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* Nagasai Ganduri <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 03, 2002 9:26 PM
> > *Subject:* Reading a file from servlet.
> >
> > Hello Everybody,
> >
> > I just started writing servlets and I have a question. How do you
> > read a normal text file from a servlet. I know this sounds silly
> > but I have been trying to do this for sometime, but I always get a
> > file not found exception. I put this line of code into the
> > HelloWorld Servlet
> >
> > BufferedReader bR = new BufferedReader(new
> > FileReader("response.txt"));
> >
> > and it throws the FilenotFoundException. I placed the text file in
> > the same directory of the class. I have checked the permissions of
> > the file and all, they are ok too.
> >
> > Is there any special package or method that I should be using??
> >
> > Thanks in advance for help.
> >
> > --sai
> >
> >
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