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#1: May 14 '09
Hai
I was trying couple of hours with searching a file in a dir.

could you please suggest/ give me some link/forum discussed to complete my work. i really messed up with this search
thanks

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#2: May 15 '09

re: search a file in java in a directory

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Originally Posted by svpriyan View Post

Hai
I was trying couple of hours with searching a file in a dir.

could you please suggest/ give me some link/forum discussed to complete my work. i really messed up with this search
thanks

Have you read the API documentation for the File class? It has all you need.

kind regards,

Jos
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#3: May 15 '09

re: search a file in java in a directory

I read and i coul dnot make it success, as i am new to java.
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#4: May 15 '09

re: search a file in java in a directory

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Originally Posted by svpriyan View Post

I read and i coul dnot make it success, as i am new to java.

Start by reading up on the list() or listFiles() method. Take your time to understand what those methods are all about.

kind regards,

Jos
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