write data to file using jsp 1

[dinger2121]

I'm trying to use the following snippet to write some data to a text file.

String nameOfTextFile = "

http://myServer/files/myFile.xml";

try {
java.io.FileWriter fw = new java.io.FileWriter(nameOfTextFile);
fw.write(str);
fw.close();


but I keep getting a "no such file or directory" error.
Does anyone have any idea why?

Thanks for any thoughts.

 

[jaxtell]

I think you need to use a local file name. Instead of

http://.../file.xml

try /var/

http://www/html/files/file.xml

or C:\webstuff\files\file.xml, adjusted for your environment.

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[Diancecht]

Keep in mind that jsp runs at server side.

Appart from that, you cannot write a file via http. The name of the file should be something like "/root_dir/whatever_dir/myFile.xml" as it was referenced from command line.

Cheers,
Dian

 

[dinger2121]

Thanks.....that's what I figured. I will have to see if I can find the file on file system.

 

[Diancecht]

What server are you using?

Cheers,
Dian