JFileChooser save dialog box "access is denied" error

JFileChooser saver = new JFileChooser();
saver.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIE S_ONLY);
if(saver.showSaveDialog(null) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
{
out = saver.getSelectedFile();
}


anyone know what i'm doing wrong?

Please copy and paste here the full text of the error message.

C:\Users\James\Documents (Access is denied)

Please post ALL of the error message, not just one line.
Did you get a stack trace that shows what methods are being called from what source lines in what programs?

like this?

java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Users\James\Documents (Access is denied)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.j ava:179)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.j ava:131)
at java.io.PrintWriter.<init>(PrintWriter.java:218)
at Carpet.saveDataA(Carpet.java:340)
at Carpet.actionPerformed(Carpet.java:188)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Abs tractButton.java:1995)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed (AbstractButton.java:2318)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed (DefaultButtonModel.java:387)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultB uttonModel.java:242)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseRe leased(BasicButtonListener.java:236)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(AWTEven tMulticaster.java:272)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.jav a:6267)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponen t.java:3267)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:603 2)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:204 1)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.jav a:4630)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.jav a:2099)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:44 60)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent( Container.java:4577)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(C ontainer.java:4238)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Conta iner.java:4168)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.jav a:2085)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2478 )
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:44 60)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java: 599)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilter s(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(E ventDispatchThread.java:184)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(EventDispatchThread.java:174)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa tchThread.java:169)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa tchThread.java:161)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre ad.java:122)

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java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Users\James\Documents (Access is denied)

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Does that path exist?

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at Carpet.saveDataA(Carpet.java:340)

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What code is at line 340 in the Carpet.java file?

the path exists

line 340:
PrintWriter roomfile = new PrintWriter(out);

What is the value of the out variable? Is it a file or a directory?