[jboss-user] [Installation, Configuration & DEPLOYMENT] - Connect app to static content folder

[oneworld95]

Hi. I'm new to JBoss and have installed version 4.2.3.GA on my WinXP Pro system to match our server. The Java servlet needs to write an uploaded file to a folder on my machine. The app's is located in this folder:

C:\jboss\jboss-4.2.3.GA\server\default\deploy\premupload.war

Its structure is like this:
...\premupload.war
  |     \uploads\
  |     \WEB-INF\
  |     upload.jsp

The upload folder (which is off the root of the app) is defined in the web.xml file as this:

  <context-param>
  |     <param-name>UploadDirectory</param-name>
  |     <param-value>/uploads/</param-value>
  |   </context-param>

I try to fetch the upload folder using this line in the servlet: 

String uploadDirectory = this.getServletContext().getInitParameter("UploadDirectory");

The app blows up with the following error referring to the above line:

java.lang.NullPointerException
  | 	org.unctv.fileupload.UploadHandler.doPost(UploadHandler.java:47)
  | 	javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:710)
  | 	javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
  | 	org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)

How do I refer to the upload directory? Does it need to be outside of the premupload.war folder? Your guidance is much appreciated. Thanks.

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