Index: src/org/netbeans/modules/openfile/OpenFile.java
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RCS file: /cvs/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/openfile/OpenFile.java,v
retrieving revision 1.48
diff -u -r1.48 OpenFile.java
--- src/org/netbeans/modules/openfile/OpenFile.java	9 Jul 2002 20:28:08 -0000	1.48
+++ src/org/netbeans/modules/openfile/OpenFile.java	24 Jul 2002 15:55:49 -0000
@@ -111,17 +111,25 @@
      * @param port port to send reply to, valid only if wait set
      * @param line line number to try to open to (starting at zero), or <code>-1</code> to ignore
      */
-    static void open (final File file, final boolean wait, InetAddress address, int port, int line) {
+    static void open (File file, final boolean wait, InetAddress address, int port, int line) {
+        try {
+            file = file.getCanonicalFile();
+        } catch (IOException exc) {
+            // ignore it
+            em.log (exc.getMessage());
+        }
+
         em.log ("    file: " + file);
         em.log ("    file.exists: " + file.exists());
         em.log ("    file.isFile: " + file.isFile());
 
         if ( ( file.exists() == false ) ||
              ( file.isFile() == false ) ) {
+            final String fileName = file.toString();
             new Thread (new Runnable () {
                     public void run () {
                         TopManager.getDefault().notify (new NotifyDescriptor.Message
-                            (SettingsBeanInfo.getString ("MSG_fileNotFound", file.toString())));
+                            (SettingsBeanInfo.getString ("MSG_fileNotFound", fileName)));
                     }
                 }).start();
             return;