RE: creating a path from the container root

Jean-Christophe CHARVY <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.java.sun.servlet
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,

If you are using servlets, perhaps can you try this : new File(getServletContext().getRealPath("/")), to get the real path of your application ...

Hope this helps,

JC



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Date  : Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:50:32 -0500
Objet : creating a path from the container root

>  I am trying to create a directory below the webapps\mywebapp directory.
> 
> 
> I'am able to create directories with the
> java.io.File(new_directory)).mkdirs();  . (or mkdir())
> 
> However, I want to create it under the webapps\mywebapp directory,
> To do this I need to get a path to the webapps\mywebapp directory so
> I used request.getContextPath()  which returns the correct path except
> that
> The directory mywebapp comes back with a forward slash (e.g. /mywebapp)
> When it should be a back slash (e.g. \mywebapp)
> 
> I've tried using the java.io.File.separator to make it UNIX/windows
> independent but
> That doesn't work either!
> 
> HELP!
> 
> TK
> 
> 
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