JFileChooser not seeing network mounted files on 1.7.0_06 on Mac

[Anthony Petrov]

Hi Paul,

On 8/31/2012 11:52 PM, Paul Taylor wrote:
>>> Thats good news , but I am in fact using 1.7.0_08-ea, is there later 
>>> version of 7u8 or am I using the fix wrong Im doing
>>>
>>>         System.setProperty("apple.awt.fileDialogForDirectories", 
>>> "true");
>>>         FileDialog chooser = new FileDialog(MainWindow.frame);
>>>         chooser.setMode(FileDialog.LOAD);
>>>         chooser.setVisible(true);
>>>         String folderSelected = chooser.getDirectory();
>>>         System.setProperty("apple.awt.fileDialogForDirectories", 
>>> "false");
>>>         File folder = new File(folderSelected) ;
>>>         if(folder.exists() && folder.isDirectory())
>>>         {
>>>             //DO something
>>>         }
>>>
>>
>> The fix hasn't made it to the master repository yet. It is expected to 
>> appear in either 7u8b03 or 7u8b04. Maybe, in the worst case, in b05. 
>> Please check what build you're using with `java -version` and stay tuned.
>>
>> -- 
>> best regards,
>> Anthony
>>
> Doesn't seem to have made it build 5 either,
> 
> http://download.java.net/jdk7u8/changes/jdk7u8-b05.html
> 
> problematic for me I cannot release my product until this problem is 
> resolved.

According to the bug database, a fix for this issue (7161437) has been 
integrated in 7u10b06. And yes, 7u10 is what used to be called 7u8 in 
the past. Sorry for the confusion.

Please try 7u10b06 once you have a chance and report if it works or not. 
  JDK 8b55 should also contain this fix.

--
best regards,
Anthony