I believe if you try to access from main it is not possible to access the file without giving the absolute path.
However, if you try to access it from a servlet you can use getServletContext().getRealPath( "/WEB-INF/classes/myMessegeResources.properties"). Regards, Basudeb Acharya Tata Consultancy Services Limited Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.tcs.com "Shailesh Barde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/16/2005 09:51 AM Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" <user@struts.apache.org> To user@struts.apache.org cc Subject Is it Possible! hi, I want to access myMessegeResources.properties.However, if i try to access it this way it throws an exception of FileNotFound.However if i give Disk absolute path then it accesses that myMessegeResources.properties file. How to access the relative file in WEB-INF 1)Doesn't Works:-Here i have tried various relative paths to WEB-INF but not worked! public class showFilevalues { public static void main(String args[])throws Exception { FileReader fr=new FileReader ("/WEB-INF/classes/myMessegeResources.properties"); BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(fr); String s; while((s=br.readLine())!= null){ System.out.println(s); } fr.close(); } } This Works:- public class showFilevalues { public static void main(String args[])throws Exception { FileReader fr=new FileReader ("C:/eclipse/workspace/shail/myProjectcontext/WEB-INF/classes/myMessegeResources.properties"); BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(fr); String s; while((s=br.readLine())!= null){ System.out.println(s); } fr.close(); } } Is it Possible to how to access the relative file? Regards, Shailesh ForwardSourceID:NT0000FFFA Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you
