How can I make OS X recognize drive letters?

Question

I know. Heresy. But I\'m in a bind. I have a lot of config files that use absolute path names, which creates an incompatibility between OS X and Windows. If I can get OS X (

Answer 1

If you are not willing to change your config file per OS, what are they for in first place?

Every installation should have its own set of config files and use it accordingly.

But if you insist.. you just have to detect the OS version and if is not Windows, ignore the letter:

Something along the lines:

boolean isWindows = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase()
        .contains("windows");

String folder = "S:";
if (isWindows && folder.matches("\\w:")) {
    folder = "/";
} else if (isWindows && folder.matches("\\w:.+")) {
    folder = folder.substring(2);// ignoring the first two letters S:
}

You get the idea