Default path used by a java class in blazeds

Question

I'm using Blazeds with java and flex, I need one of the java classes to read from a.dat file, and since the application is to be hosted on the server i am not providing a path to the file, ie I'm using:

input = new FileReader("file.dat");

In a standard java application I'd put the file in the project folder, however since the class is being used through blaze ds, does any one have any idea where I should place this file?

Thanks

Answer 1

You probably should put it into your WEB-INF/ directory.

URL url = FlexContext.getServletContext().getResource("/WEB-INF/file.dat")
input = new FileReader(url.getFile());