Problem is ServletContext#getRealPath returns null if the webapp doesn't get expanded, is what I've had problems with in the past.
-----Original Message----- From: Shapira, Yoav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 11:19 AM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: Location of "webapp" directory Hi, IF your webapp is expanded, use ServletContext#getRealPath. Don't rely on this relative to $CATALINA_HOME/bin approach. Yoav Shapira Millennium Research Informatics >-----Original Message----- >From: D'Alessandro, Arthur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 11:15 AM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: RE: Location of "webapp" directory > >IF (and this is a big IF) your webapp is expanded, your relative path >then becomes from the catalina bin directory, so > >../webapps/webappname/otherpath > >Should work, but it's, I've had succes and failures doing this. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jonathan Melhuish [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 11:16 AM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: Location of "webapp" directory > >The JSP files for my web application are located within a subdirectory >of the Tomcat "webapps" directory. Is there any way to read the >filesystem location of this subdirectory from within a JSP page? > >I would have thought this would be easy, but I haven't managed to find >anything that does this :-( > >TIA, > >Jon > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
