J2EE classpath question

[J Waldinger]

Hi,
I have a Web app that is packaged in a WAR file. I am using a properties file which I need to be in the classpath in order for it to get loaded. I have tried putting it under /WEB-INF/conf and under /WEB_INF/lib, but neither one works - those directories don't seem to be in the classpath. How can I add them to the classpath?
I've tried putting the file under /WEB-INF/classes, and this works. However, I don't want it to be there because it gets overwritten every time I do a build.
Thanks,
Jamie

[Lasse Koskela]

How about fixing the build script instead?

[J Waldinger]

Well, true - but I'm not using ANT to do builds I'm using WSAD. There's various workarounds for this problem, but it just seemed wrong to me that /conf and /lib weren't in the classpath - and I don't know how to correct that.

[Harjot Narula]

Hi
put the properties file in the java source package in webapp.
Regards
Harjot