Reading file from a class that is called by a servlet

Hello All,

I have a servlet, say A. Within the servlet, I make an obejct of another class, say B(this one is just a normal java class, not a servlet). And I want to use class B to open, read a text file and send it to servlet A. The servlet A will then send it back to client.

My question is, since B is just a normal class file and not a java servlet, can I use the FileInputStream in B to open a file? I know that getServletContext().getResourceAsStream("file.txt" ); is better for servlets but since I want to open the file from a normal java class(that is called by a servlet), I think it should be possible. However, when I try it, I get a FileNotFoundException. I am working on eclipse. Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.

Thanks.

well if its filenotfoundexception than that means that file is not located where you think it is. i know in netbeans the file has to be in the netbeansprojects folder for your classes to be able to see it. Not sure about eclipse. To simply not have this deliema i include the file in the main netbeans dir, the projects dir, the project dir itself, and the directory with src files as well just to be sure ( :)).