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1. Java Web Start: How to write files to windows UNC Path?    stackoverflow.com

I have an Java application for copying large amounts of data from users' workstations to a server. The java.io.File class is supposed to work with UNC paths very well and in ...

2. On Windows 7: Same path but Explorer & Java see different files than Powershell    stackoverflow.com

Submitted for your approval, a story about a poor little java process trapped in the twilight zone... Before I throw up my hands and just say that the NTFS partition is borked ...

3. file path Windows format to java format    stackoverflow.com

I need to convert the file path in windows say C:\Documents and Settings\Manoj\Desktop for java as C:/Documents and Settings/Manoj/Desktop . Is there any utility to convert like this.?

4. clear a given commandline string to match filepath    stackoverflow.com


my application processes strings with commandlines. I need to get the string to the given executable that is called for example:
"C:\windows\system32\notepad.exe bla.txt" => C:\windows\system32\notepad.exe "C:\windows\system32\ipconfig /all" => C:\windows\system32\ipconfig
"D:\this is my path\thisismyexe.exe ...

5. Java - get "program files" path    stackoverflow.com

How can I get the current computer's "Program Files" path with Java?

6. jps/jvmstat fails on directory paths with space character    stackoverflow.com

The Java Virtual Machine Process Status Tool (jps) lists the instrumented HotSpot Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) on the target system. The package java.jvmstat offers the same capabilities. My problem occurs on ...

7. How to get the windows program files path    bytes.com

Read the API specs for the System.getProperties method to find out what's available. No such method Iam getting all the details like os name java path using System etc but i ...

9. unch path - path compatibility on windows & solaris    coderanch.com

Hi All I dont know if this possible . some one told me that its possible with unc path. I want to create an IO program say reading or writing to directory (windows & solaris) but i dont wnat 2 keep changing the code depending on the OS on which the OS program will run can we use UNC path to ...





10. Windows File Paths    coderanch.com

11. Java windows Linus File path problem on exist() or isfile() method    coderanch.com

Hi i am using some pdf files need to be opened when user click the link in my web application. so i need one validation like when no file there in the path the file corresponding name display without link so i use isFile() then exist() method directory structures student web-inf classes filedir some pdf files so i use application.getContextpath+"//fildir//pdffilesname" it ...

12. File Path in Mac and Windows    coderanch.com

Hi all, I am having a hard time figuring this out. I have two applications running on different machines, one on Mac and another on Windows. They both access / create files from a common file path resource. Now, my Mac machine allows to create folders and file names containing special characters, while Windows does not. The application where I am ...

13. Java file path under windows    forums.oracle.com

14. file exists() with dirs like "docume~1" and other shorted paths on windows    forums.oracle.com

Hello All I've been having troubles when using "shorted" paths like "C:\docume~1\...." Unfortunatelly i have to parse the output of another program which gives me the way "docume~1" instead of "documents and settings" The thing is that when i use something like File path = new File ("C:\docume~1\...."); boolean out = path.exists(); out is always false for this kind of paths, ...

15. max length file path in windows    forums.oracle.com

I'm working on a program that will work with path lengths greater than 260 chars in window 2003 server. using the java.io.File class, I've found that functions such as list, lastmodified, length and exists dont work when the path length is over 260 chars. After researching this problem on the internet, some hits showed that this is an issue called MAX_LENGTH=260 ...

16. Path File in Windows    forums.oracle.com





17. Shortening the windows directory path within Java    forums.oracle.com

I have a Java program that is supplied long filenames in Windows (like C:\Program Files\.... etc.), and I need to shorten the path within the Java program such that it does not contain spaces, so that I can later launch a program using the Runtime.exec() method. Does anyone know of a way to shorten the Windows path to remove the spaces ...

18. How to get the correct application directory path on Windows?    forums.oracle.com

Hi, I am using the following code (using JDK 7) to get the application directory path on Windows: String pathString = this.getClass().getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath(); Path path = Paths.get(pathString); The code in the second live above throws an exception as the pathString variable contains the substring "%20" if a directory name includes spaces. For example if the path is "c:\my files\myapp.jar", it returns "c\my%20files\myapp.jar". ...