BUG: file.list() Doesn't Work with File("c:\\") on Win 95/98

ID: Q191936

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Win32 Virtual Machine for Java on the following platforms: Win95, Win98

SYMPTOMS

Java's file.list() method does not list files/directories on Windows 95 and Windows 98 with Virtual Machine for Java 2829 when file parameter is specified as File("C:\\") for example. This is true for any path ending with a "\\" specified as a parameter to File, irrespective of whether the program is an applet or an application.

RESOLUTION

The workaround is to append a period "." to the parameter as in File("C:\\.").

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create the following Java application Test.java:

      // Test.java

      import java.io.*;

      public class Test
      {
         public static void main(String[] args)
         {
                         File _file  = null;

                         _file = new File("c:\\");
                         String files[] = _file.list();
                         for (int i=0; i<files.length;i++)
                                 System.out.println(files[i]);
           }
      }

      jvc Test.java

      jview Test

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

   http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/
   http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/

Additional query words: Java VM File

Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: September 1, 1998