getRealPath() returning null

[Anjali S Sharma]

I have Tomcat installed in Windows XP. In my web application deployed in tomcat, I have the following code line in my action class

String strFilePath = getPageContext().getServletContext().getRealPath(File.separator);

this gives me the value

C:\cvs_repo\Documentum\webtop\src\

Now this same application I have deployed on Weblogic (hosted on windows 2003 server). On this server, the above code line returns null

Now this same application is deployed on Weblogic (hosted on AIX box). On this machine this code line returns the correct file path.

Can somone please let me know why it is returning null on windows 2003 Weblogic.

Thank you

[ujjwal soni]

Hi,

While giving the parameter for getRealPath().. try giving the parameter including your context path.

For eg: if your context path is /TestContext

try using

String path = getServletConfig().getServletContext().getRealPath("/TestContext/UploadedFiles/forms");

Basically getRealPath is not defined for applications deployed in a WAR file, and indeed works differently between different application servers (Tomcat and WebLogic for example).
In WebLogic, getRealPath returns null for WAR files.

See this discussion for ways around this limitation: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Application_Servers/Weblogic/Q_21004006.html

[Bear Bibeault]

ujjwal soni wrote: try giving the parameter including your context path.

No, the context path is never required.

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

Anjali S Sharma wrote:
String strFilePath = getPageContext().getServletContext().getRealPath(File.separator);

[sorry if i dont know]from where you get the method (getPageContext()) ?

[Bear Bibeault]

PageContext is only available within JSP pages and is not a part of Servlets.

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

thanks bear

[Anjali S Sharma]

Bear Bibeault wrote:PageContext is only available within JSP pages and is not a part of Servlets.

getPageContext() is provided by the framework (Documentum) that we are using.

  getPageContext().getServletContext().getRealPath(File.separator);   

so, getPageContext() returns a valid object.
getPageContext().getServletContext() returns a valid object. Only getPageContext().getServletContext().getRealPath(File.separator) returns null in some of the conditions (as mentioned in the initial post)

[Bear Bibeault]

Anjali S Sharma wrote:

Bear Bibeault wrote:PageContext is only available within JSP pages and is not a part of Servlets.

getPageContext() is provided by the framework (Documentum) that we are using.

Don't you think that was relevant information to provide from the start? How are we to know what proprietary system provide or not (especially when they foolishly name things in conflict with standard elements)?