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betch23
PostPosted: 2003-10-30 0:23:00 Top
java-programmer, Current Class Path We are trying to get the current class path of our Java program which
is installed to c:\program files\my program\. In case the path
changes, we need to get the new path. Everytime we use the
java.lang.System.getProperty("user.dir"), we get the jdk directory
path opposed to our program path.

Could anyone tell me how to get the class path and not the jdk path?

Thanks in advance
 
NoR. Barranco
PostPosted: 2003-10-30 0:59:00 Top
java-programmer >> Current Class Path maybe this can help you :
System.getProperty("java.class.path")

-- noe

"RB" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
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> We are trying to get the current class path of our Java program which
> is installed to c:\program files\my program\. In case the path
> changes, we need to get the new path. Everytime we use the
> java.lang.System.getProperty("user.dir"), we get the jdk directory
> path opposed to our program path.
>
> Could anyone tell me how to get the class path and not the jdk path?
>
> Thanks in advance


 
Knute Johnson
PostPosted: 2003-10-30 1:09:00 Top
java-programmer >> Current Class Path No?R. Barranco wrote:

> maybe this can help you :
> System.getProperty("java.class.path")
>
> -- noe
>
> "RB" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
> news:email***@***.com...
>
>>We are trying to get the current class path of our Java program which
>>is installed to c:\program files\my program\. In case the path
>>changes, we need to get the new path. Everytime we use the
>>java.lang.System.getProperty("user.dir"), we get the jdk directory
>>path opposed to our program path.
>>
>>Could anyone tell me how to get the class path and not the jdk path?
>>
>>Thanks in advance

new File(".").getCanonicalPath(); or for most applications

new File(".").getAbsolutePath(); will work.

--

Knute Johnson
email s/nospam/knute/
Molon labe...

 
 
David Postill
PostPosted: 2003-10-30 1:56:00 Top
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In article <email***@***.com>, on 29 Oct 2003 08:22:48 -0800, email***@***.com (RB)
wrote:

| We are trying to get the current class path of our Java program which
| is installed to c:\program files\my program\. In case the path
| changes, we need to get the new path. Everytime we use the
| java.lang.System.getProperty("user.dir"), we get the jdk directory
| path opposed to our program path.
|
| Could anyone tell me how to get the class path and not the jdk path?

Hmm. Not sure exactly what you are trying to do from your description.

Are you trying to get the current working directory?

Try this code and see if it works for you.

/**
* Returns a string consisting of the current working directory.
*
* @since JToolkit 0.2
*/

public static String getCWD()
{
// [idea courtesy of <a href="mailto:email***@***.com">Travis Thornhill</a>]

File file;
int index;
String pathSeparator;
String cwd = null;

file = new File( "." );
pathSeparator = File.separator;
index = file.getAbsolutePath().lastIndexOf( pathSeparator );

try
{
cwd = file.getAbsolutePath().substring( 0, index );
}
catch ( StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e )
{
System.err.println( "Caught Exception: " + e.getMessage() + "\n" );
}

return cwd;
}

Regards,

<davidp />

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David Postill

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