Download link in jsp doesn't work

Question

I am using apache tomcat and i have some files in my system, I am creating links of these files with the below JSP code.

<%
File files = new File("/Users/user1/tests");
File[] fileList = files.listFiles();
for(int i=0; i<fileList.length;i++) {
    File f = fileList[i];
    out.println(i+". <a href='"+f.getAbsolutePath()+"' >"+f.getName()+"</a>");
}
%>

Now the links are generated fine, but when i click on these links apache is throwing 404 error. How can i make apache to access that folder.

Altmish-E-Azam · Answer 1 · 2014-12-11T06:58:22.880

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On local system if your file is in another directory except to current web directory You need to set full absolute path of file to download a file using href.

Syntax is:-

out.println(i+". <a href='file:///"+f.getAbsolutePath()+"' >"+f.getName()+"</a>");

edited Dec 11 '14 at 06:58

answered Dec 11 '14 at 06:38

Altmish-E-Azam

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it is showing clearly in the question that is is not windows. – Scary Wombat Dec 11 '14 at 06:42
what os are you using? – Altmish-E-Azam Dec 11 '14 at 06:43
lets try and guess `new File("/Users/user1/tests");` – Scary Wombat Dec 11 '14 at 06:44
a) who said I downvoted? b) why do you think the OP is using windows? – Scary Wombat Dec 11 '14 at 06:47
It is obvious that I am using Mac or linux, but it is Mac – Sumit Kumar Dec 11 '14 at 06:53
how is that different to my answer? Also, the OP was originally using getAbsolutePath, so your explanation does not make sense. – Scary Wombat Dec 11 '14 at 07:01
We need to put only 2 slashes after file: one slash is already coming from absolutePath() function, but now the problem comes in browser, it is showing "not able to load local resource" in its console – Sumit Kumar Dec 11 '14 at 08:00
@SumitKumar Do one thing print this line in console and try to run it in browser manually. `file:///"+f.getAbsolutePath()+"' >"+f.getName()' – Altmish-E-Azam Dec 11 '14 at 08:02
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It didn't solve the issue so i have created a separate servlet to download the file. Thanks you all – Sumit Kumar Dec 11 '14 at 12:25
@SumitKumar please close this question – Altmish-E-Azam Dec 11 '14 at 15:08

Download link in jsp doesn't work

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