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Jsf relative path?

 
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Hi everybody,
I have question regarding the relative path, in my application I'm using itext jar and user can create Pdf and question is how can I store it to the folder Pdf that is under the
Web Pages folder. I try using new FileOutputStream("/Pdf/hello.pdf") but nothing happens.
Thanks in advance.
 
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I found solution if anyone needs it:

ExternalContext context=FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext();
String s=context.getRealPath("MenusPdf/");
PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(s+"/hello.pdf"));

First I get external context and then I get real path to folder where I want to save my pdf file and then write it.
 
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DON'T DO THAT!!!

You should never attempt to write any sort of files into your WAR. Treat it as a read-only resource. On a lot of servers, depending on configuration, it is a read-only resource.

On the rest of them, you can get into a lot of trouble writing stuff into a WAR. For one thing, a redeployment will destroy your data.

Always select an external directory and put your data there. What directory you select is up to you, but it shouldn't be part of a WAR or part of the server.
 
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