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Hello, When adding a JAR file/folder from a network drive, I get a NullPointerException. Adding the same JAR file/folder from my local disk works fine. I have read access to the network drive. Below is my log file output. Thank you, Fatima *********** Exception occurred ************ at 1:11 PM on Mar 23, 2007 java.io.IOException at org.netbeans.modules.java.j2seproject.classpath.J2SEProjectClassPathExtender.ad dArchiveFile(J2SEProjectClassPathExtender.java:138) [catch] at org.netbeans.modules.java.j2seproject.ui.LibrariesNode$AddFolderAction.addJarFi les(LibrariesNode.java:661) at org.netbeans.modules.java.j2seproject.ui.LibrariesNode$AddFolderAction.actionPe rformed(LibrariesNode.java:645) at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed (AbstractButton.java:1995) at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed (AbstractButton.java:2318) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed (DefaultButtonModel.java:387) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed (DefaultButtonModel.java:242) at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(AbstractButton.java:357) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick (BasicMenuItemUI.java:1170) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased (BasicMenuItemUI.java:1211) at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6038) at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3260) at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5803) at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2058) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4410) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2116) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4240) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent (Container.java:4322) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent (Container.java:3986) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3916) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2102) at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2429) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4240) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:599) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters (EventDispatchThread.java:273) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter (EventDispatchThread.java:183) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:173) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents (EventDispatchThread.java:168) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents (EventDispatchThread.java:160) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:121) ==> java.lang.NullPointerException at org.openide.filesystems.FileUtil.toFile(FileUtil.java:381) at org.netbeans.modules.java.j2seproject.classpath.J2SEProjectClassPathExtender$2. run(J2SEProjectClassPathExtender.java:114) at org.openide.util.Mutex.writeAccess(Mutex.java:356) at org.netbeans.modules.java.j2seproject.classpath.J2SEProjectClassPathExtender.ad dArchiveFile(J2SEProjectClassPathExtender.java:108) [catch] at org.netbeans.modules.java.j2seproject.ui.LibrariesNode$AddFolderAction.addJarFi les(LibrariesNode.java:661) at org.netbeans.modules.java.j2seproject.ui.LibrariesNode$AddFolderAction.actionPe rformed(LibrariesNode.java:645) at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed (AbstractButton.java:1995) at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed (AbstractButton.java:2318) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed (DefaultButtonModel.java:387) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed (DefaultButtonModel.java:242) at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(AbstractButton.java:357) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick (BasicMenuItemUI.java:1170) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased (BasicMenuItemUI.java:1211) at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6038) at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3260) at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5803) at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2058) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4410) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2116) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4240) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent (Container.java:4322) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent (Container.java:3986) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3916) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2102) at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2429) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4240) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:599) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters (EventDispatchThread.java:273) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter (EventDispatchThread.java:183) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:173) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents (EventDispatchThread.java:168) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents (EventDispatchThread.java:160) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:121)
What is your version/build number?
I am using the latest version of netbeans (5.5). I downloaded it last week.
Version 5.5 Build 200612070100
The NetBeans doesn't support windows network drives (UNC paths).
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