loading config file

[Moth]

Probably a simple question. I've written a web app that loads configuration
info from an xml file. What is the best way to tell my app where that file
is located? This app needs to run on both windows on linux machines...

[Pipo]

Re: loading config file

Moth wrote:[color=blue]
> Probably a simple question. I've written a web app that loads configuration
> info from an xml file. What is the best way to tell my app where that file
> is located? This app needs to run on both windows on linux machines...
>
>[/color]
there are a lot of solutions for this issue,
but I'll just give you the ones I would use myself.

1 - Place the file in the WEB-INF directory and call it from your
servlet and/or jsp file with:

getServletConte xt().getResourc eAsStream("/WEB-INF/<your config file>");

or

getClass().getR esourceAsStream ("/WEB-INF/<your config file>");

2 - Place it in the classes directory under WEB-INF and
call:

getClass().getR esourceAsStream ("/<your config file>"");


Hope it helps,
Lau.

[Raymond DeCampo]

Re: loading config file

Moth wrote:[color=blue]
> Probably a simple question. I've written a web app that loads configuration
> info from an xml file. What is the best way to tell my app where that file
> is located? This app needs to run on both windows on linux machines...
>
>[/color]

Place the file in the CLASSPATH and use ClassLoader.get Resource(). This
will work in all environments (servelt, applet, application, etc.).

Ray

[hiwa]

Re: loading config file

"Moth" <no@email.her e> wrote in message news:<gWGLb.327 4$Wa.2166@news-server.bigpond. net.au>...[color=blue]
> Probably a simple question. I've written a web app that loads configuration
> info from an xml file. What is the best way to tell my app where that file
> is located? This app needs to run on both windows on linux machines...[/color]
Use Class#getResour ceAsStream(), and preferably, you might want to
make a war file.