Error FileNotFound - Works on Eclipse but Not on Console Mod

Question

i Have a prob with a File on my Project Java My project runs on Eclipse But not a console mode

I Have 3 Packages

pk 1

-> class reads a File

   FileInputStream propFile= null;
      Properties properties = new Properties(System.getProperties());
        try {
            propFile = new FileInputStream("file.txt");

            properties.load(propFile);
        } catch (Exception e1) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e1.printStackTrace();
        }

-> file.txt

pk2

pk3 -> my main

My code Works On Eclispe but if not at console mode

I don't understand why I can resolve this.

Does it work if you use your build tool to package your project into a jar file? — oschlueter, Mar 15 '14 at 12:25
try to use absolute path to file and see if it will work in both cases — JohnnyAW, Mar 15 '14 at 12:25
You should refer to this [**post**](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3512603/compiling-multiple-packages-using-the-command-line-in-java), which is similar to yours. — Shaowei Ling, Mar 15 '14 at 12:30

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 15 '14 at 12:26

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Your code tries to read a file named file.txt from the current directory. So, before launching the program in the console, type the command

ls

on Unix or

dir

on Windows. If there is no file.txt listed, then your code will throw a FileNotFoundException.

answered Mar 15 '14 at 12:26

JB Nizet

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 15 '14 at 12:35

Complement to @JBNizet's answer; here is what you can do using the new file API:

final Path propertiesFile = Paths.get("file.txt").toAbsolutePath();
final InputStream(in) = Files.newInputStream(propertiesFile);
props.load(in);

If the file does not exist, you will get a NoSuchFileException. If you don't have access to it, you will get an AccessDeniedException. Things that the old, legacy file API will not distinguish!

Side note: have a look here. This will give you lots of reasons to switch to the Files API.

Error FileNotFound - Works on Eclipse but Not on Console Mod

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