RE: Servlet Properties

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Joe,

Thanks for your help. I haven't yet got as far as putting the code on the
400, so I'm just trying to get it to run in the WTE (hence no tabs!) This
seems to use a naff folder for it's document root - VisualAge for
Java/ide/tools/com-ibm-ivj-ui-webcontrolcenter. Is there any way to change
this?

Not sure where I got the idea new FileInputStream would create the file
from....anyway my code saves the properties object later on, so I have got a
file created.

I can get round my problem by using the file system root for now
(\\mydir\my.properties instead of mydir\my.properties) This might cause
problems when I distribute the software to the 400 thou...

Chris

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Joe Pluta [mailto:joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com]
Sent:   02 January 2002 14:23
To:     java400-l@midrange.com
Subject:        RE: Servlet Properties

I don't think will create the file, Chris.  That seems a little much to ask
for the FileInputStream class.  According to the JavaDoc:

"If the named file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular
file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading then a
FileNotFoundException is thrown."

So, let's try to manually create the file.  If you'e using WAS3.0 or above,
look in your Web Application definition (in adminclient, Web Application is
under Servlet Engine, which is under Application Server, which is under
Node).  On the Advanced tab, the first field is Document Root.  Use that,
append "/mydir", and put "my.properties" into the resulting directory.

Joe


> From: Price, Chris
>
> File propPath = new File("mydir\\my.properties");
> myProperties = new Properties();
>
> //Load Properties from File
> try {
>       in = new FileInputStream(propPath);
>       myProperties.load(in);
>       in.close();
> } catch (IOException e) {
> }
>
> If I run this code in a "normal" java class, (i.e. with a main method), a
> properties file my.properties  is created, if one does not
> already exist, in
> the specified directory. If I put the code in the servlet, I get
> a file not
> found exception.
>
> How can I avoid the exception (why can't the servlet create the file?).
> Alternatively, where should I create the file manually, so the servlet
> engine finds it?

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