I am on a Sun, using JDK1.2.2. I am trying to list the files & sizes in a directory. When using tmpFile = File(fn) the length (long) len = tmpFile.length() comes back 0 on the 2GB+ file. (It works correctly on a SGI!?) Also, the tmpFile.isFile comes back false on Sun, true on SGI ?! Also, at Sun command line: file fn returns " c program text " (this is a binary file) Any suggestions or idea's are greatly appreciated. I found some info on Sun website on a File io bug that was supposed to be fixed for 1.2(?) Thanks,
Jim Yingst
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Very strange. I don't know the cause of your problem. But here are a few things you can check, which may help: What happens if you print out the value of tmpFile.exists()? How about tmpFile.getAbsolutePath()? Does it match the actual location of the file? What if you try to open a new InputStream(tmpFile)? Can you read the file? If the file in question was created recently using Java - was the output stream flushed? Was it closed? Good luck, and let us know how you progress...
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Sue Fish
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Thanks for your response. I had tried all the File methods and on the Sun, tmpFile.exists=false, tmpFile.length()=0. On the SGI they were correct. On the Sun & SGI the .getAbsolutePath were correct. When I create a new FileInputStream(fn) I throw an exception, FileNotFound: not enough memory for data type' ONLY on the Sun. The same code runs fine on a SGI, opening in/out streams, reading, writing (to a new file) & closing both 2GB files. We are looking at the Sun O/S and also installing a newer version of Java. I'm still trying to establish if this is a known bug or not, or if there is a workaround. Thanks again... Sue
Ah! I found the same bug yesterday! Thanks for confirming my thoughts - it's always nice to have a second set of hands to bounce ideas and point places, (also to confirm that I'm not crazy!) Now I need a workaround while I convince them to upgrade the JVM!! Thanks again, Sue
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