Tomcat: How do I set up a Java system property in Netbeans?

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How do I, from Netbeans, for use with Tomcat, set up an environment variable that I can read using System.getProperty(...);

We have a source controlled project - and we're constantly making changes to confirurations that we "would" like to share (don't want to use svn:ignore). We're trying to set up one simple parameter, an environment variable to the config properties of our application. For example: mark.properties or john.properties. If the system can't find the environment variable, then it defaults to server.properties (for the live system).

Related thread - stackoverflow.com/questions/318239/…

KV Prajapati
– KV Prajapati

2011-12-20 14:53:34 +00:00
Commented Dec 20, 2011 at 14:53 — KV Prajapati
– KV Prajapati, Commented Dec 20, 2011 at 14:53

sparkyspider · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-20 15:25:28Z

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1. Go to the Tomcat Properties Platform Settings

In Netbeans, click the "Services" tag. Under "Servers", you'll see "Tomcat 7.0". Right click "Tomcat 7.0" and select "Properties". Then select the "Platform" tab.

2. Under VM Options, add -Dvariable=value

Leave the D in place, and replace the variable with whatever variable name you'd like to set and value whatever value you'd like to set the variable to.

3. Read out the property from your code.

System.out.println("The value is " + System.getProperty("variable"));

answered Dec 20, 2011 at 15:25

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kbdjockey · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-20 14:55:20Z

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The answer is just in the NetBeans FAQ here:
http://wiki.netbeans.org/FaqSysPropsDuringRun

answered Dec 20, 2011 at 14:55

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