cvs diff Utilities.java (in directory P:\projects\nb_all\openide\src\org\openide\util\)
Index: Utilities.java
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/src/org/openide/util/Utilities.java,v
retrieving revision 1.136
diff -u -r1.136 Utilities.java
--- Utilities.java	6 Sep 2003 16:03:55 -0000	1.136
+++ Utilities.java	17 Sep 2003 13:20:25 -0000
@@ -2503,9 +2503,13 @@
     public static File toFile(URL u) {
         if (u == null) throw new NullPointerException();
         try {
-            URI uri = new URI(u.toExternalForm());
+            String s = u.toExternalForm();
+            // URL-encoding spaces, see bug 36162
+            s = s.replace(' ', '+');
+            URI uri = new URI(s);
             return new File(uri);
         } catch (URISyntaxException use) {
+            ErrorManager.getDefault().notify(ErrorManager.INFORMATIONAL, use);
             // malformed URL
             return null;
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {

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