Calling Desktop.open() on an mp3 file fails

[Peter Dennis]

Hi All,

I am using a JFileChooser to find an mp3 file:

JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
{
            soundFile = chooser.getSelectedFile();
}

And then trying to open with the default player (which is vlc on my computer):

if (desktop.isSupported(Desktop.Action.OPEN)) 
{
   try 
   {
          desktop.open(soundFile);
    } 
    catch (IOException e) 
    {
          e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

However it fails with:

java.io.IOException: Failed to open file:/G:/04%20Kickstart%20My%20Heart.mp3. Error message: The parameter is incorrect.

	at sun.awt.windows.WDesktopPeer.ShellExecute(Unknown Source)
	at sun.awt.windows.WDesktopPeer.open(Unknown Source)

I have seen a couple of possible ways around it and tried what they suggested in:
http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6599987
and:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Java/Q_21035095.html

but can't seem to get it quite right. I continue to get different kinds of exceptions and am unable to play the file.

Could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Many thanks,

Peter.

[Ninad Kulkarni]

Hi, Peter,

Check your system privileges or check the required file condition that is normal or corrupted.

[Peter Dennis]

Hi Ninad,

It is not a permission error. I am able to play the file through Windows Explorer no problem. I think it is more that I cannot get the syntax correct on transforming the path that I am receiving in 'soundFile' to a URI.

Any chance on getting some help with that?