LINUX: Read a text file from a network.

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I'm using LINUX to develop a java application. I need to read a text file from a network, smb://servername/folder/textfile.txt. This path is readable on the Web Browser (Mozilla Firefox) but when I'm using the below code the output is false.

Java

File f = new File("smb://servername/folder/textfile.txt");
System.out.println(f.exists());

Please help. Thanks

Posted 12-Mar-15 6:24am

hansoctantan

Updated 12-Mar-15 23:22pm

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Richard MacCutchan 12-Mar-15 14:08pm

Then your path must be wrong.

hansoctantan 12-Mar-15 14:14pm

i can view the text file on linux web browser

Richard MacCutchan 12-Mar-15 14:31pm

Not enough information about what your problem is. Please edit your question and add some useful detail.

hansoctantan 12-Mar-15 14:38pm

done

Richard MacCutchan 13-Mar-15 5:07am

What is the "smb:" prefix on the path for?

hansoctantan 13-Mar-15 5:34am

its on the address bar on file system
Browse Network -> Server -> Folder
When displaying the path location that's what I get
I think its the same as \\ in windows

Richard MacCutchan 13-Mar-15 5:39am

it's on the address bar
Sorry, that means nothing. If you do not know how to access the files on your system then you need to read the documentation more closely.

hansoctantan 13-Mar-15 5:53am

i have no luck on searching this problem on google

Richard MacCutchan 13-Mar-15 6:14am

So how is this file path appearing on your system? You must have some idea what it is.

Darren_vms 13-Mar-15 9:10am

You could try

new File("\\\\server\\path\\to\\file.txt")
// (double-backslashes required for backslashes in path)

Not 100% but this could be windows only

Darren_vms 13-Mar-15 9:18am

SMB = Server Message Block and it maybe Mozilla implements it, you could use JCIFS if all else fails https://jcifs.samba.org/

hansoctantan 13-Mar-15 12:26pm

thank you very much. really helpful

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