[news.eclipse.technology.m2e] Re: Specifying resources for runtime usage

["mlt" <ddd@xxxxxxx>]

"mlt" <ddd@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:h1fh8m$m8v$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I have some xml files in a maven module in:
>
> src/main/resources
>
> which is loaded in my application with:
>
>    URL url = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("somexml.xml");
>
> When running my application from eclipse the files are found and used 
> correctly.
>
> When I build my application using "mvn install" and then run it those 
> resources are not found/used. I have opened the .jar files (created during 
> the packaging) and the resources are included. I have also tried to add:
>
>   <build>
>   <resources>
>     <resource>
>       <directory> src\main\resources</directory>
>     </resource>
>   </resources>
>   </build>
>
> to the pom.xml file but that does not help.
>
> Any ideas on  how to use resources from the packaged jar files when 
> running an application?

The resources is loaded:
...
   URL url = 
this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("somexmlfile.xml");
   try {
      file = new File(url.getPath());
   } catch (Exception e) {

   }

I have also tried:
file = new File(url.toURI());

but this throws:

URI is not hierarchical exception.

It seems that this problem is not that the resource is not found but rather 
how to use it. I will find another forum, but if anyone in here has an idea 
you are welcome to make a comment.