Hi David,
Patience Is A Virtue - please wait
at least 24 hours before asking for extra help.
When talking about stored properties, my instructions state that "Such configuration information must be stored in a file called suncertify.properties which must be located in the current working directory".
Since it is going to be in the "current working directory", there is not much value in having it in the code directory.
The instructions also state: "All elements of your submission must be packaged in a single JAR file. The JAR file must have the following layout and contents in its root:" ... "The original, unchanged database file that was supplied to you."
So the database file will not be in the code directory.
What I see is:
Regards, Andrew