Project Wonder Properties Files

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=== This Page will serve as a base location for talking about what can be done with the Properties files using Project Wonder and what properties are available etc. ===

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=== Precedence ===

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When the application launches, Properties files will be loaded in the following order. If there is a conflicting parameter between the files and arguments, the latter one overrides the earlier one.

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1. Resources/Properties in any frameworks that the application links to

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1. Resources/Properties.username in any frameworks that the application links to

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1. Resources/Properties in the application itself

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1. WebObjects.properties under the home directory (not sure on this file's precedence)

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1. Resources/Properties.dev (when app is launched in Development Mode)

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1. Resources/Properties.log4j in the application itself (log4j properties)

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1. Resources/Properties.log4j.username in the application itself

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1. Resources/Properties.database in the application itself (database connection properties)

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1. Resources/Properties.database.username in the application itself

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1. Resources/Properties.multilanguage in the application itself (encoding properties)

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1. Resources/Properties.multilanguage.username in the application itself

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1. Resources/Properties.migration in the application itself (migration properties)

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1. Resources/Properties.migration.username in the application itself

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1. Resources/Properties.frameworkname in the application itself for any frameworks that the application links to

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1. Resources/Properties.frameworkname.username in the application itself for any frameworks that the application links to

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1. Properties in /etc/WebObjects/YourAppName/

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1. Resources/Properties.username in the application itself

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1. Command line arguments

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Regarding the properties in /etc/WebObjects, YourAppName is the name you define in the Monitor, not the the .woa name. And ERXProperties.pathsForUserAndBundleProperties() looks up **only** the "Properties" file name. So your folder can contain only 1 file.Regarding the properties in /etc/WebObjects, YourAppName is the name you define in the Monitor, not the the .woa name. And ERXProperties.pathsForUserAndBundleProperties() looks up **only** the "Properties" file name. So your folder can contain only 1 file.

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=== Getting Started: ===

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[[About the Properties File>>doc:documentation.Home.WOLips Tutorials.About the Properties file.WebHome]]

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* Variable substitution

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* Per user property files

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