add virtual directoy to a context

[edrotleff]

Hi there!

I want to access files that where uploaded to a path outside the "war"
directory!
but a virtual directory declared within the server.xml isn't sufficient,
because it creates a new context/application!
but this virtual directory has to be in the same context/application, because of declarative security 4 example!
example:

my application url
->http://myhost:8080/myAppContext

virtual upload/download directory "downloads"
->http://myhost:8080/myAppContext/downloads
that has to point to "c:/downloads"

under Linux i would just make a Symlink to "c:/downloads"
but in windows ?????

please help me!

[edrotleff]

huhu

ist it possible or not ???????????????????
do u understand what i mean???????????

even if its not possible, it would be nice to know that!!!

[adrian.brock]

I could have sworn this forum said "HTTPD, Servlets & JSP"
maybe I missed where it said this was the Microsoft file system help forum?

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