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If it is in C:\param\bin why would not you read it as File f = new File(&quot;c:\\Param\\bin\\mart<wbr />.xml&quot;); - ?<br />

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If it is in C:\param\bin why would not you read it as File f = new File("c:\\Param\\bin\\mart.xml"); - ?


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They are probably trying to reference the network location rather than a local logical drive - makes sense. &nbsp;Can you access the file via alternate methods (explorer) using the same UNC?
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They are probably trying to reference the network location rather than a local logical drive - makes sense.  Can you access the file via alternate methods (explorer) using the same UNC?

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File f = new File(&quot;\\\\bady\\SShare\\ma<wbr />rt.xml&quot;);<br />
Here mart.xml is a shortcut present in C:\Param\Bin<br />
I get a java.io.FileNotFoundExcept<wbr />ion:\\\\ba<wbr />dy\\SShare<wbr />\\mart.xml<wbr /> (The system cannot find the file specified)<br />

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File f = new File("\\\\bady\\SShare\\mart.xml");
Here mart.xml is a shortcut present in C:\Param\Bin
I get a java.io.FileNotFoundException:\\\\bady\\SShare\\mart.xml (The system cannot find the file specified)


Java: Read a shortcut file present in network drive

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