Linking Files And Directory Structuring

Question

I'm working on a web project using java/ jsp/ servlets/ html/ css in eclipse tomcat, where everything is in the WebContent folder.

In my jsp files... When I try to include other jsp files (using a link like "/fileName.jsp" in jsp include directive) I can do that successfully. But When I try to include image files (using a link like "/fileName.jpg" in the <img src=""> tag) nothing happens. Nothing happens because instead of looking in the WebContent folder for image file it looks in the tomcat home directory, i.e. Instead of looking at "http ://localhost:port/projectName/..." it looks at "http: //localhost:port/..." Why does it look at the wrong location only with <img src=""> tags but not in <%@ /> tag.

A workaround for this is that I start giving absolute paths "/projectName/..." However doing this means I'm hardcoding project name everywhere. This is what I do not want.

Please post some concise code showing the problem – Scary Wombat Nov 29 '13 at 07:22 — Scary Wombat, Nov 29 '13 at 07:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 29 '13 at 07:24

0

Don't include binary content in an ascii output. Why not just use the img tag? If you need to do something to produce a jpeg, I would use a Servlet.

answered Nov 29 '13 at 07:24

Elliott Frisch

198,278
20
158
249

Using a servlet to produce a jpeg is unknown to me. Can you elaborate, or post some links? – Nikhil Dec 03 '13 at 05:17
Here is a [link](http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2000/jw-0505-servlets.html) and [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2979758/writing-image-to-servlet-response-with-best-performance) is [another](http://www.codebeach.com/2008/02/creating-images-in-java-servlet.html). – Elliott Frisch Dec 03 '13 at 05:23

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 29 '13 at 07:24

0

Because the jsp-Links in the website are getting processed and the image links not. Either change the image path or develop an filter that changes the images'links.

answered Nov 29 '13 at 07:24

Lukas Eichler

5,689
1
24
43

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 03 '13 at 05:19

0

Yes Templar, that could have been a way to solve my problem.

However, I simply changed the Context Root of my project from "Project Name" to "/" in Eclipse. This solved my problem.

answered Dec 03 '13 at 05:19

Nikhil

163
2
14

Linking Files And Directory Structuring

3 Answers3