How to load files using relative path in NetBeans
fileinputstream, java, netbeans, netbeans-7, properties
Solution
In Netbeans you need to put that file inside the project folder rather than in the src/package folder.
Problem
``` import java.io.*; import java.util.Properties; public class NewClass { public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException { Properties p = new Properties(); p.load(new FileInputStream("DBDriverInfo.properties")); String url=p.getProperty("url"); String user=p.getProperty("username"); String pass=p.getProperty("password"); System.out.println(url+"\n"+user+"\n"+pass); } } ``` Though the file `DBDriverInfo.properties` file is in the same directory, the following exception is raised. ``` Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException: DBDriverInfo.properties (The system cannot find the file specified) at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method) at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:138) at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:97) at NewClass.main(NewClass.java:7) ``` Relative paths work fine when compiled using `javac` in a command line interface. But the exception raises in NetBeans.