On Tue, 31 May 2005 11:46:36 +0530 "Sriharsha Jayaram" <sriharshaj at spinc.org> wrote: > i a not able to open a file, if i have a filename contains a # > character. > can any one help me in this topic. The '#' character is being interpreted by the java.net.URL class. You must use a %23 URL escape sequence. Mike