Re: file open help

Thanks. I also go Clint Black to comment.

.V

Adrian Cho wrote:
> Not sure whether I understand the problem.
> 
> Here is a quick shot (into the dark though)
> 
> If question is about forward or backward slash, then
> 
> System.get("file.separator") should help.
> 
> On the other hand, if question is about calling different object or even 
> constructor to open a file, then one may try "factory pattern"
> 
> You have one common java interface that has a signature / method to open a 
> file.
> argument can be a relative path or canonical path.
> 
> The factory is responsible to give you an object, implementing the 
> aforementioned interface for reading the file.  The code in dao would 
> hopefully be cleaner.  The mess is moved under the factory instead.
> 
> Say when the application covers more than strut and console app, it is only 
> the factory that needs to be enhanced.  To elaborate this further, one may 
> even introduce abstract factory.
> 
> Hope it helps.
> 
> If one does not like the simple term "factory", there are similar terms used 
> in the literature: business delegate / service locator.
> 
> but the essence is not to pollute the core dao with if-else code. The code 
> that calls the "factory" or filehelper object can be located in your baseDAO 
> for better re-use.
> 
> 
>>===== Original Message From [email protected] =====
>>I can't think of a nice solution to open  file. I wonder if somone else
>>might be able to think of something of the top.
>>
>>I have beans using db layers. I want to use them in both struts and a
>>console app (no container).
>>
>>To get console to work I open config like this:
>>File f = new File ("properties\\sql-map-config.xml");
>> _sqlMap = XmlSqlMapBuilder.buildSqlMap(f);
>>
>>
>>To get struts to work I open config file like this:
>>Reader reader = Resources.getResourceAsReader(
>>"properties/sql-map-config.xml");
>>
>>_sqlMap = XmlSqlMapBuilder.buildSqlMap(reader);
>>
>>
>>Of course I would like to be able to get to it from console app and
>>struts/web app without some if/than thing. I looked at DB layer resource
>>file.
>>
>>Suggestion?
>>
>>It's late and... I can't think. But what ever I think of will be in my
>>best practices.
>>
>>tia,
>>
>>.V
>>
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