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Load a configuration file

 
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Hi All,


I am calling a java file (servlet) from my JSP... I need to load a configuration file on the servlet call.. How can I do it ??

I tried using new AppProperties(name,filename) , but the file does not load. I am using hibernate and mysql. Every time my servlet is being called it throws invalid URL exception for the above line..

Please help...


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Saumya
 
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load you file in the init() method of your servlet so it gets done once, for the life of the servlet.
 
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When i print the Property i get from the file, it does not print the ones with the empty tags.

i.e

<property name="hibernate.config" value="/hibernate.cfg.xml" />
<property name="log4j.config" value="config/log4j.xml" />


is there any way i can load this configuration file (cfg.xml) file on the server startup. I m using Tomcat.


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Saumya
 
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Why dont you load the servlet class at the server startup using the listener tag in web.xml?
 
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Within a web app I use the following to load configuration file to a property object.

InputStream in = this.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("/WB-INF/myProp.properties");

OR,

InputStream in = servletContext.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("/WB-INF/myProp.properties");


Properties p = new Properties();
p.load(in);

My webapplication context name is "myApp" and the config file myProp.properties is there in the WEB-INF folder of the application.
 
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To take the configuration filename declaratively .you can set the name of the file as servlet init params.
And then load the file from the location to a properties object.
 
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