RE: [xmlblaster-devel] Explicitly setting xmlblaster.properties file location in the code

["Martin Johnson" <mjohnson at quickcut.com.au>]

Hi Kevin

-propertyFile has always done the trick for me/my clients. Its equally
applicable for both server and client.

eg your.client.jar -propertyFile
somewhere/xmlblaster.properties -pluginsFile somewhere/plugins.xml -protocol
SOCKET etc

Regards

Martin




>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-xmlblaster-devel at server.xmlBlaster.org
>[mailto:owner-xmlblaster-devel at server.xmlBlaster.org]On Behalf Of Cahn,
>Kevin W.
>Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 8:16 AM
>To: xmlblaster-devel at server.xmlBlaster.org
>Subject: RE: [xmlblaster-devel] Explicitly setting xmlblaster.properties
>file location in the code
>
>
>Hi Marcel,
>   I believe the command you provided below is to start the XMLBLaster
>server.  I need to be able to explicitly set the location of the
>xmlBlaster.properties file in my xmlBlaster clients.  I created my
>windows executables using Jbuilder.  The executables contain
>xmlBlaster.jar, so modifying the properties file there will result in
>the IP address of the server essentially being hard coded.  What I need
>is a way to set the IP Address of the server and the protocol to be used
>without having to recreate the executables.  I can do this if I run my
>executables from the directory in which they are installed as I have
>placed a copy of the properties file in the same directory.  However, if
>I try to invoke one of these executables from a M.S. Access macro, the
>properties file in the directory that contains the executable is not
>found, and the executable is not able to connect to the xmlBlaster
>server.
>
>Thanks,
>Kevin
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-xmlblaster-devel at server.xmlBlaster.org
>[mailto:owner-xmlblaster-devel at server.xmlBlaster.org] On Behalf Of
>Marcel Ruff
>Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 2:24 PM
>To: xmlblaster-devel at server.xmlBlaster.org
>Subject: Re: [xmlblaster-devel] Explicitly setting xmlblaster.properties
>file location in the code
>
>Cahn, Kevin W. wrote:
>
>> I am having a problem that I believe I can overcome if I can
>> explicitly set the location for the xmlblaster.properties file in my
>> code.  I have created JAVA native window executables that connect to
>> an XMLBlaster server using socket protocol.  The properties file
>> resides in the same directory as the executables.  If I run the
>> executables from this directory, then everything works fine.  The code
>
>> successfully connects to the XMLBlaster server and runs.  However, I
>> need to be able to execute these executables from M.S. Access macros.
>> When I try to run one of the executables from a macro, it fails to
>> connect to the XMLBlaster server.  The log file shows that the code is
>
>> trying to use the internal xmlblaster.properties file from the
>> XMLBlaster.jar file instead of the one in the same directory as the
>> executables.  I'm not sure why this occurs.  The only way I can think
>> to overcome this behavior is to be able to explicitly tell my code
>> where to find the xmlblaster.properties file.  Is there a way to do
>this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin
>>
>Hi Kelvon,
>
>java org.xmlBlaster.Main -propertyFile x.properties
>
>does the magic.
>You can also replace the property file in xmlBlaster.jar with your own
>customized one.
>
>How did you create your native executable?
>
>regards
>Marcel
>