I need to give some background info before I ask the Velocity question...
I've changed my code to use class resources instead of absolute or
relative pathnames. In other words, I changed this:
Image myImage = new Image(display,
"bin/gov/noaa/ohrfc/resources/rvf.icon.png");
to this:
Image myImage = new Image(display,
this.getClass().getResource("resources/rvf.icon.png").getFile());
This is less direct, but has several advantages, including that
getResource uses the class location (bin/gov/noaa/ohrfc) to complete the
full pathname of "resource/rvf.icon.png". The getFile() method will
return the full pathname of the file (which is:
/home/oper/workspace/GIFTS/bin/gov/noaa/ohrfc/resources/rvf.icon.png).
This makes it more portable, and makes it more compatible with using
Java Web Start for this application. Using getResource(), my code
doesn't break if I move my classes somewhere else besides
"bin/gov/noaa/ohrfc".
The problem comes in with Velocity's mergeTemplate() method which chokes
when an absolute pathname is used. It also chokes when I use a pathname
that is relative to the class location. Rather, it requires something
in between whereby I have to specify the class location *and* the
relative path to the template file, namely, I need to specify
"bin/gov/noaa/ohrfc/resources/SHEF.template", whereas I want to specify
"resources/SHEF.template" or give it the full absolute pathname.
I am using version 1.6.1-dep. Does a later version fix this problem?
Or is there another work-around where I can either: 1) avoid giving the
class location (bin/gov/noaa/ohrfc)' or 2) give the entire absolute path
location [which can be determined on-the-fly using getResource().getFile()]?
Mark
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