I think you should be looking in the direction of: import java.util.Locale; import java.util.MissingResourceException; import java.util.ResourceBundle;
... Locale locale = Locale.getDefault(); try { resources = ResourceBundle.getBundle( "my.package.MyProperties", locale); } catch (MissingResourceException e) { ... } you need to put a file MyProperties.properties in a folder my/packages/ inside any jar that you put into WEB-INF/lib/. Kind regards, Geert > Drs. G.P.H. Josten Consultant Daidalos BV Source of Innovation Hoekeindsehof 1-4 2665 JZ Bleiswijk Tel.: +31 (0) 10 850 1200 Fax: +31 (0) 10 850 1199 www.daidalos.nl KvK 27164984 De informatie - verzonden in of met dit emailbericht - is afkomstig van Daidalos BV en is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Indien u dit bericht onbedoeld hebt ontvangen, verzoeken wij u het te verwijderen. Aan dit bericht kunnen geen rechten worden ontleend. > Van: Omar Adobati [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Verzonden: donderdag 19 oktober 2006 15:44 > Aan: users@cocoon.apache.org > Onderwerp: Loading a configuration file from a jar > > Good Morning, > > I have developed a jar file and I need to load some > configuration parameters from a .properties file placed > outside of the jar itself. > > The jar file is under $cocoon/WEB-INF/lib directory and the > .properties file too. > Now, the problem is that my own class (that extends the > java.util.Properties class) can't locate the properties file. > Here is the code I'm actually using: > > public ConfigUtility(){ > super(); > File configFile = new File("/nptl.im.properties"); > try{ > configURL = configFile.toURL(); > }catch (Exception ex){ > ex.printStackTrace(); > } > > //do some other useful stuff > } > > I'm running cocoon 2.1.18 with tomcat 5.5.x and JDK 1.5 > > Thanks for your help :) > > -- > Omar Adobati > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]