how to create a simple text file in a java web application?

Question

how should we create a simple text file in a web application.
i used
File file = new File("reports/one.txt");
to create a text file under the reports folder .This "reports" folder is along with the web-inf folder.
when i executed the servlet which had this code,its creating the file some where out side the application. i want that to create under the "reports" folder. how to achieve this. please help me.

hai joe young.
thanks for the link. i searched but i did not get it

Answer 1

I bet it's creating the path/file relative to where the application (e.g. Tomcat) was started from, or from the user directory.

Use the ServletContext's getRealPath() method instead:
http://java.sun.com/j2ee/sdk_1.3/techdocs/api/javax/servlet/ServletContext.html#getRealPath(java.lang.String)

Answer 2

Create Text File Java

Answer 3

kanna You will find your answer with this link

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=+text+file+in+a+java+web+application&btnG=Search&meta=