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Java workspace and file path

I have a probably easy to solve problem. I am having a folder in my project and want to get it using the relative path:

new File("/folder")

this gives me FileNotFoundException

if I try like this

new File("d:/workspace/project/folder")

it works

I suspect that it does not work because of this: new File("").getAbsolutePath() returns : D:\eclipse So not the path of the workspace.

Am I doing something wrong or do I need to change some settings in eclipse

Solution

  • Just found my answer in Run Cofigurations like djna suggested, but not in the Environment Tab but in the Arguments Tab. There is a working directory section in which d:\eclipse was set and which needed to be set to ${workspace_loc:myproject}