Re: data file access for servlet

2006-01-18 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
Take a look at getRealPath() as I suggested earlier... you should be able to get at the home directory of that other software using it (assuming all the security that might be in place doesn't get in the way). You will probably want to make the path a config parameter so you don't have to go chang

data file access for servlet

2006-01-18 Thread Neha Narkhede
Hi.. Thank you for the reply.. but could not open that url. My problem is that my servlet uses the function of another software. When I run that software code from the terminal, I have to go till that software's home directory so that it has access to the required files. But when I include that c

Re: data file access for servlet

2006-01-18 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
Hi Neha, You can basically put it wherever you want because your servlet can get direct file system access (I'm not sure this is true if deployed in an EAR, but I guess that's not an option here anyway). Where it *makes sense* to put it is up to you... if it's something specific to the webapp the

data file access for servlet

2006-01-18 Thread Neha Narkhede
Hi.. I am running a servlet which requires some data files. But I dont know where to paste those data files so that the servlet can find it. I have a servlet "Indexer" and so a folder 'Indexer" in webapps. Please help.. Thank you. --