Variable Changes when Publishing to Web Server

[SDyke]

In a class I have a string variable with a value of:

filePath = "file://" + "gvas400/home/sde/pdffiles/817739P1.pdf";

This works great when I run the web app on my local web host server.

However, when I publish to our as400 Web server the following error appears when I try to view the file. I takes out one of the "/" just before the gvas400 server name.

Error Message: No such path or directory. file:/gvas400/home/sde/pdffiles/817739P1.pdf

Can someone help?

[r035198x]

In a class I have a string variable with a value of:

filePath = "file://" + "gvas400/home/sde/pdffiles/817739P1.pdf";

This works great when I run the web app on my local web host server.

However, when I publish to our as400 Web server the following error appears when I try to view the file. I takes out one of the "/" just before the gvas400 server name.

Error Message: No such path or directory. file:/gvas400/home/sde/pdffiles/817739P1.pdf

Can someone help?

Try using the root contex.

[SDyke]

Try using the root contex.

Can you give me an example of the syntax?

[r035198x]

Can you give me an example of the syntax?

This would depend on the platform you are using so you might want to read about it first. Here is how I do it.

I have a method, getContextName in my Utils class

String rootContext = Utils.getContextName(config);

To call my servlets I do something like
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String path= "/" + rootContext + "/homePage.jsp?include=/ChangePolicyClients";

[SDyke]

This would depend on the platform you are using so you might want to read about it first. Here is how I do it.

I have a method, getContextName in my Utils class

String rootContext = Utils.getContextName(config);

To call my servlets I do something like
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String path= "/" + rootContext + "/homePage.jsp?include=/ChangePolicyClients";

First thank you for time in helping me with this issue. I wish I was more learned in Java programming.

I have tried everything and sill this code:

protected void doPost(HttpServ letRequest arg0, HttpServletResp onse arg1) throws ServletExceptio n, IOException {
String dwgString = DrawingInquiryS ervlet.getFileP ath;

ServletOutputSt ream out = arg1.getOutputS tream();
arg1.setContent Type( "applicatio n/pdf" );


String filePath = "http://gvas400/home/sde/pdffiles/817739P1.pdf";

InputStream in = null;
try {
in = new BufferedInputSt ream
(new FileInputStream (filePath));
int ch;
while ((ch = in.read()) !=-1) {
out.print((char )ch);
}
}
finally {
if (in != null) in.close(); // very important
}

gives me this error:

Error Message: http:\gvas400\h ome\sde\pdffile s\817739P1.pdf (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)

What is stripping out the "/" from my path?

[pronerd]

String filePath = "http://gvas400/home/sde/pdffiles/817739P1.pdf";

This would seem to be the problem. This is a URL not a system path. If you want to read from a URL you can not use the File object. To use the file object you need to use the file path of where the file resides. If you want to use a URL you need to use the URL object.

[r035198x]

First thank you for time in helping me with this issue. I wish I was more learned in Java programming.

I have tried everything and sill this code:

protected void doPost(HttpServ letRequest arg0, HttpServletResp onse arg1) throws ServletExceptio n, IOException {
String dwgString = DrawingInquiryS ervlet.getFileP ath;

ServletOutputSt ream out = arg1.getOutputS tream();
arg1.setContent Type( "applicatio n/pdf" );


String filePath = "http://gvas400/home/sde/pdffiles/817739P1.pdf";

InputStream in = null;
try {
in = new BufferedInputSt ream
(new FileInputStream (filePath));
int ch;
while ((ch = in.read()) !=-1) {
out.print((char )ch);
}
}
finally {
if (in != null) in.close(); // very important
}

gives me this error:

Error Message: http:\gvas400\h ome\sde\pdffile s\817739P1.pdf (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)

What is stripping out the "/" from my path?

Wait a minute. Are you trying to read a .pdf using a FileInputStream ?