How do I make a directory outside the 'war' file : (Outside the project directory)

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How do I make a directory outside the war file of my web-app ? Till now I have been making the directory like :

(request.getServletContext().getRealPath("/")).mkdir()

But I want to create the directory outside the build folder of my project ? How do I do this ?

(This is in-case a server doesn't unpack the war)

@eis: to save uploaded files. See also e.g. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14211843/how-to-save-uploaded-file/14214223#14214223 for the reasons. — BalusC, Jan 29 '13 at 11:44

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 29 '13 at 11:45

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The simplest way I can think of is to create a class like:

class FolderMaker{
      private String base="/home/user/base/"; // should be configurable, but this is sample

      public boolean mkdir(name){
          return new File(base, name).mkdir();
      }
}

This class works like a simple Java SE class that creates a directory somewhere at disk.

edited Jan 29 '13 at 11:45

BalusC

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answered Jan 29 '13 at 11:37

Koziołek

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I don't see the directory created ! But it is created for sure as `file.exists()` tell me. – saplingPro Jan 29 '13 at 14:04
isDirectory() returns? If we check dir it's better method. – Koziołek Jan 29 '13 at 14:51
Let us carry on this discussion here @ http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/23583/discussion-between-koziolek-and-saplingpro – saplingPro Jan 29 '13 at 16:04
I didn't understand you. Can you please elaborate – saplingPro Jan 30 '13 at 12:40
I tried to make a file inside the directory but the same result. I do not understand the reason. I posted the code snippet in the same chat session – saplingPro Jan 30 '13 at 13:23

How do I make a directory outside the 'war' file : (Outside the project directory)

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