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Re: Trouble with file:// protocol handling in Sun JDK 1.2.2

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From: Trejkaz Xaoza
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 00:00
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Andrey Zakharchook wrote:
> When I pass as fileName string like a "file:\\\\C:\\filename.txt"
> all works OK under MS JVM and IBM JDK 1.1.8, but under
> Sun JDK 1.1.2 I've got UnknownHostException, because under MS and IBM JVMs
> connection is instance of sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection class
> and under Sun it is sun.net.www.protocol.ftp.FtpURLConnection.
> 
> So, if I'm not mistaken, Sun handles file:// protocol as FTP, but it isn't
> correct, eh?
> And can anyone of all give me some hint how can I write really portable code
> in this case.

I've had the file:// work in numerous situations under JDK1.1.x and
JDK1.2.2.

There's only one thing I see to be wrong with your scenario and that's
the use of backslashes in the URI.  Try file:///C:/filename.txt and see
if that works.

TX
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