How to set custom environment variables at startup??

[Inandjo]

Hi,

I am using tomcat 5.0 on a win2K box, and i cant seem to get an environment variable of mine to be set at startup.
The idea is that I would have a variable called VARIABLEG, that i could setup at tomcat startup, and then retrieve this variable later in a java program, the following way:
<code>
String var = System.getProperty("VARIABLEG");
System.out.println(var);
</code>
I tried by creating that variable in the startup.bat, by putting the following line, but it didn't work(I got a null value!!):
<code>set VARIABLEG=something</code>
I also googled it and found a way to do it by using the configure program under "apache software foundation" in the windows start/program files menu.
I added a line in the java options:
-DVARIABLEG=something
but that didn't work either.
I'm running out of options, and can't understand why such a simple thing is such a headach to get working!
Is there something I'm doing wrong, or am I just being plain dumb and stupid???

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[sedj]

I would really advise against setting application level variables via the JVM.

If your application needs a variable, then you should add it the the webapp's web.xml really.

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[Inandjo]

Thanx sedj, but would i still get to retrieve the variable via System.getProperty("Property_name");??
Thanx

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[sedj]

No, you would use another method. For example, in web.xml :

<web-app>

  <context-param>
    <param-name>name</param-name>
    <param-value>value</param-value>
  </context-param> 

</web-app>

and in a servlet or JSP :

String value = getServletContext().getInitParameter("name");

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[Inandjo]

Thanx mate!!!

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