getting properties form harddisk and use those in jsp's

[Rakesh Basani]

Hi guys,

I am using some properties in jsp page. I want that properties to be loaded from .property file which is in hard disk (not in classpath).
ResourceBundleMessageSource not allowing me to refer .property files from hard disk.
Is there any other class which can do that work for me... (loading .property file from hard disk and allows me to use those in .jsp's using <fmt:message.../>)

Its urgent guys, please reply...

Thanks in advance,

[Bill Gorder]

use the file: prefix.

see the resource documentation.

http://static.springsource.org/spring/docs/3.1.x/spring-framework-reference/html/resources.html#resources-resourceloader

[Rakesh Basani]

Thanks for you quick reply Bill..

I tried with it, but its not working at all...



<bean id="messageSource" class="org.springframework.context.support.ResourceBundleMessageSource"> <property name="basenames"> <list> <!--If we change the order of iuct-application and messsages.. We will get an error --> <value>file:C:/xyz/iuct-application</value> <value>application-build</value> <value>messages</value> </list> </property> </bean>

[Bill Gorder]

Yeah you can't use ResourceBundleMessageSource. It uses the JDK's ResourceBundle API, which supports classpath resources only. You need to use ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource instead, which does support any Spring resource location for its basename (including plain file paths and explicit "file:..." URLs.

[Rakesh Basani]

Thanks Bill..

But still have a problem. I want to use sytem property in value tag of ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource. How can I use that..
When I give direct path like "file:E:/users/iuct", its working fine..
But when I use "file:${xyz}/iuct",its not working properly..

Here xyz is a system property.. configured in pom..


Thanks in advance..

[Bill Gorder]

Do you have a PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer configured that is reading in your pom.properties file?