Reading a file over a network path

Question

I have this weird issue, when I use

File FileToRead = new File(\"\\\\\\\\MYSERVER\\\\MYFOLDER\\\\MYFOLDER\\\\MYPICTURE.JPG\");

to read a f

Answer 1

Just specify the file path as URI:

File FileToRead = new File(new URI("file://MYSERVER/MYFOLDER/MYFOLDER/MYPICTURE.JPG"));

EDIT note that that string is an URI! It cannot contain spaces so you have to replace them with "%20" to make it work.