macOS File Input in Java

[thefil]

I'm coming from a Windows environment and I have a bit of a file input problem...

glass = new Scanner( new File("\Users\filipkrynicki\Mydia 4.0\build\classes\mydia40\db.m4"));

returns an error "illegal escape character"

*edit* I fixed that problem by doubling the \\s, but now it can't find the file. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[itickings]

My guess would be the use of \ instead of /.

To avoid this kind of problem, consider using File.separator instead of assuming a specific separator.

 

[Eraserhead]

My guess would be the use of \ instead of /.

To avoid this kind of problem, consider using File.separator instead of assuming a specific separator.

Totally correct \ is only the Windows separator, / is used by OS X/Unix/Linux. To run it on both the System Property File.separator is the way to go.

 

[ChrisBrightwell]

Another vote here for File.separator. 🙂