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Thread: JFileChooser save dialog box "access is denied" error

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    Default 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?


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    Default Re: JFileChooser save dialog box "access is denied" error

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

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    Default Re: JFileChooser save dialog box "access is denied" error

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

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    Default Re: JFileChooser save dialog box "access is denied" error

    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?

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    Default Re: JFileChooser save dialog box "access is denied" error

    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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    Default Re: JFileChooser save dialog box "access is denied" error

    java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Users\James\Documents (Access is denied)
    Does that path exist?

    at Carpet.saveDataA(Carpet.java:340)
    What code is at line 340 in the Carpet.java file?

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    Default Re: JFileChooser save dialog box "access is denied" error

    the path exists

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

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    Default Re: JFileChooser save dialog box "access is denied" error

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

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