Best way to pack templates in WAR ?

Hi all,
I want to deploy a war file on to a bunch of different tomcat servers. There are java class files within my war file that need to read from templates (eg. emails, xml files, html pages, whatever).
What is the best way to do this? Where should the template files be? How do I call them in for reading from within my java code?
I understantd that calling File f = new File("abc") looks for the file called "abc" in the directory that admin was in when the tomcat server was started so this is no solution! And having an absolute path is also no solution coz who knows which path tomcat will be on.
Any leads would be fantastic!
Sean

Shouldn't be using File to read files like these.
Better to use servlet context and getResourceAsStream to access them.
That way you can read them even if they're in a WAR file. As long as they're in the CLASSPATH (e.g., under WEB-INF/classes) the class loader for your app will be able to find them.

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Hi,
Please advise me how to automate in a best way to Deploy 10 different applications(.ear/.war)
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too in a Production environment.
I know that we can use weblogic Console to deploy an application BUT if i have
2 unix boxes and each box contains 4-4 clusters(each containing 16-20 managed
servers) .....then i have to open up 2 Admin server consoles to deploy each of
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i can use deploy commad to do the same.
AND if i have like 100 clusters .....then i would have to "deploy" 100 times ......
is there any way that we can BEST AUTOMATE this process.
Thanks a lot.
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Thanks Tommy. but i would like to know a very important point here: this is using
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Suppose iam having an ADMIN server that has say 10 clusters and 50 managed servers
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out that it takes a looot of time to get the application deployed.
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-sangita
"Tomy Mathew" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
To deploy the application from the command prompt in WebLogic 6.1 you
use the
following command
$JAVA_HOME/bin/java -cp $WL_HOME/weblogic.jar weblogic.deploy -port $WEBLOGIC_PORT
-host $WL_HOST_IP $WEBLOGIC_CMD $WEBLOGIC_PWD -component $WL_Server_NAME:$WL_Server_NAME
$WL_APPLICATION_NAME YourApplication.war
$WEBLOGIC_CMD sould be DEPLOY for the first time deployment and UPDATE
for redeployment
For deploying in a cluster you better create a shell script which call
the above
command with different cluster ip address as a parameter.
Tomy
"sangita" <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks Rob for your expertise advise. I would check to see wls8.1's
ANT tasks.....for
wls6.1, i would guess shell scripts to be a better option for us.
thanks again.
Rob Woollen <[email protected]> wrote:
If you're using 8.1, then it's pretty nice to use ant for
configuration/deployment/starting and stopping servers etc. There's
a
wlconfig task to do configuration, wldeploy to deploy applications,
wlserver to start/stop servers.
For 6.1, it's probably not a huge win to use ant. It's up to you.
If
you're more comfortable using shell scripts, that's certainly a
reasonable route.
-- Rob
sangita wrote:
Thanks Rob.
But all the stuff that ANT can do for me FOR DEPLOYMENT (ONLY) .....ican do it
from a simple shell script too.
And i understand of ANT's cross-platform environment and usage of
JAVA
.....but
can i use ANT to do something like CONFIGURING my wls6.1 managed
servers/clusters/creating
managed servers/db connection pools ......and all the other configurationthat
i do from wls console(or manually) ....????
and if yes, do you know of any examples, suggestions, ideas ?????
basically, if i need to sell(?) ANT to my juniors ......what are
the
basic reasoning
i can put forward....keeping in mind that these guys use wls6.1 &
wls8.1......and
these guys do CONFIGURATION and DEPLOYMENT only.
sorry for asking, may be these silly questions.
thanks, sangita
Rob Woollen <[email protected]> wrote:
sangita wrote:
Thanks Rob.
Rob, do you still consider or suggest using ANT for deploying say
20
applications
on a 10 clustered environment.Yes
do you see any advantages using [ANT + weblogic.deploy]..... over
simply
using
weblogic.deploy utility ???Yes. ANT essentially gives you a cross-platform environment that
allows
extensibility through java. It's very powerful.
-- Rob
-sangita
Rob Woollen <[email protected]> wrote:
sangita wrote:
Rob,
I have found the answer for my question #1 ...this is the URL:
http://edocs.bea.com/wls/docs81/admin_ref/ant_tasks.html
iam still hoping to hear back from you for #2, #3
thanks a ton.
"sangita" <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks Rob.
quick question:
1) do you know of any example which illustrates the use of ANT
wrapper....or
please
direct me to a URL where i can find some documentation about
it.
2) does this ANT wrapper has any advantages over using weblogic.Deployer
utility
??If you're doing deployment via ant, then it's a bit more convenientto
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....can
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See:
http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/java.html
-- Rob
Rob Woollen <[email protected]> wrote:
If you were using WLS 7.0 or later, you could use weblogic.Deployer.
If
you were using 8.1, you could use wldeploy which is an ant task
wrapper
for weblogic.Deployer.
In WLS 6.1, you'll have to use weblogic.deploy which is a bit
cumbersome, but it's still certainly possible to script deployment.
-- Rob
sangita wrote:
Hi,
Please advise me how to automate in a best way to Deploy
10
different
applications(.ear/.war)
to 10 different Clusters(containing 40 Managed servers) in
wls6.1......and
that
too in a Production environment.
I know that we can use weblogic Console to deploy an application
BUT
if i have
2 unix boxes and each box contains 4-4 clusters(each containing
16-20
managed
servers) .....then i have to open up 2 Admin server consoles
to
deploy
each of
the respective applications and that too deploying these applicationto 8 clusters.....OR
i can use deploy commad to do the same.
AND if i have like 100 clusters .....then i would have to "deploy"100 times ......
is there any way that we can BEST AUTOMATE this process.
Thanks a lot.
-sangita

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If I do this, is running Logic content (i.e. Loops, Impulse Responses, Jam Packs, etc.) from an external hard drive (and the one I have to use is 5400rpm--is that too slow or am I getting too picky?) the best way to go, or should I have all Logic material coming from the same machine? How do I get some of my hard drive space back?
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Has anyone out there experienced this too? Is there anything documented about where the content is stored for Logic Studio? Is Erase and Install really the best thing to do in this situation?
So many questions...
Thanks.

Hey Blue,
Let me see if I can help you a bit.
Logic Studio has 28+ gb of loops. Almost 23 for STP and 6 for the Jam Packs, etc. They should be located in /Library/Audio/Apple Loops/Apple (that's the default install loc.). Copy them to an external drive and then delete them from your main drive. Go to /Library/Audio/Apple Loops Indexes and delete those text files. Now go to /Library/Preferences/Soundtrack Pro and delete those text files, too (more Loop Indexes).
Now open Logic Pro and it will say 'No Apple Loops found'. Click 'OK' and then open your Loop Browser. Drag all the Jam Pack folders, STP folder, etc. that you want to use onto the Loop Browser. Logic will ask you if you want to 'Copy to Loops Folder' or 'Current Location'. Choose 'Current Location'. Logic will now index the loop folders.
NOTE: You can change the names of the folders to suit your liking. For example: I added the 2, 3, 4, 5 after the Jam Pack names to make it look smoother on the popup menu and changed iLife Sound Effects to Sound Effects - iLife and Apple Loops for STP to STP. Now the Jam Packs 1-5 come up first on the popup menu and the FX stay at the bottom. I likee!!
Now, if you like you can take your EXS Factory Samples and Ultrabeat Samples, 3.35 & .889 gb respectively, and copy them to an external drive. I have mine in the same place as my Jam Packs, etc. You can find these files in /Library/Application Support/Logic. Toss out the originals and put ALIASES from the external drive back into the /Lib/App Sup/Logic folder.
Also, if you open STP and click the Search tab in the right pane you will see a button that says 'Setup' next to it. Click that and you can use the checkboxes in the window to activate/deactivate any of the loop folders available.
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I need to know best way to edit MXF files, with least rendering, is that converting the MXF or Log and Transfer? the end product is dvd, but I have lots and lots of these projects to do.

I am about to comence my Edit, and was told of Mpeg Streamclip, however this doesn't seem to work with my Canon XF305 Clips, the reason I was told to use it was so I wouldn't have to Render in Final Cut Pro all the time.. I do have the Canon Disc with the Plug in Utility and the update from their site.
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The projects on the timeline will have introduction .Movs already on it as a Template to re-use again and again with the new Footage ( MXF Files ) to be added and edited with transitions etc..This process is repeated again and again but with different MXF clips each time.
I am looking for the quickest and best way for workflow as there are 80 or more projects to do, each with 10 or so clips to be added to the timeline and Exported for DVD...Will I have to then Compress to fit onto DVD's??
I know Streamclip is an Mepeg 2 app but I thought the Canon XF305 Shot as mpeg2....
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We only work with PR422 files in FC7. We use Shane's workflow with all 5D & MXF footage.
Make your life easier and stick to the ProRes family for your footage and edit sequences. Avoid H264 & convert any you have to ProRes.
Unless you are considering Blu-Ray the only way to deliver video on a DVD is to convert it to SD.
Depending on the length of your show you can make a Blu-Ray in Compressor but you have very limited authoring options when compared to DVD Studio Pro.
Compressor can also convert your HD to SD mpg-2 & Ac3 files. The best results usually come from setting the frame controls in the mpg-2 setting of Compressor to best. Depending on the the length of the show and your Qmaster settings this can take quite a while.
I personally find Compressor's HD to SD DVD conversion varies. Sometimes it is wonderful and sometimes not so much. I prefer the following as it is usually is faster and very consistent.
Export a quicktime movie (not QT conversion) of your final sequence
Import the exported HD file back into FC.
Create a SD 16x9 sequence and then drop in the recently exported HD seq and render. Rendering the sequence basically has FC doing the HD to SD conversion. Export the SD sequence and then convert to mpg-2 & ac3 in Compressor. While this does take time I still find it faster than Compressor with Qmaster utilizing all cores.
Another option is using jobs in Compressor
http://pixelcorps.cachefly.net/macbreak-154-540p-h264.mov
In this workflow you would have Compressor convert the HD file to SD and then through jobs convert the SD file to mpg2 & Ac3.
In theory the jobs version could be faster (based on a number of variables- length, Qmaster, etc) but I haven't had time to compare the two.

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