Getting FileNotFoundException, but the file exists and is read/write

Question

So I'm trying to input a file and i get this exception, but the file does exist and the directory is correct.
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
public class Assignment1 {
     public static void main(String[] args){
          File file = new File("C://Users//The RTV//Documents//Procject1//src//test.txt");
          if(file.exists()){
               System.out.println("*");
               BufferedInputStream in = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(file));
}when I remove the BufferedInputStream in = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(file)); The star prints, so the file does exist, but I keep getting that exception when I put the code back. I also get that exception when I remove the File file and the if statement and just have the buffered input. Can anyone explain to me why this is happeneing?

Answer 1

Procject1Typo?Less likely if file.exists() passes.
what about "file.canRead()"? You should also try this, could be a permissions problem.My best guess, despite the thread title. From the Javadoc for FileInputStream(File) :
Throws:
FileNotFoundException - if the file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.
That last part seems kind of misleading.
Edit:
By the way are you logged on as "The RTV" when you test this?
Edited by: endasil on 10-Sep-2009 4:53 PM