RE: Servlet Properties

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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?