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Java creates temp folder with shortened path and throws 'Not found' exception when trying to access files placed in it

so I did run into one very weird issue. The idea is simple: create temp dir, place some files in it and then try to access them. Now the problem is that calling File.createTempDir() or Files.createTempDirectory(prefix) creates new file inside AppData/Local/temp with shortened path, so the full path to folder looks something like C:/Users/FirstNam~1/AppData/Local/Temp/myFolder/myFile.txt instead of C:/Users/FirstName LastName/AppData/Local/Temp/myFolder.myFile.txt.
The difference is that generated path inside java contains FirstNam~1 instead of FistName SecondName. Java then throws exception File Not Found.
When I try to copy and paste shortened path into file explorer I get an error saying that file does not exist, but if I do change shortened path to full one then file opens and it works as intended.
Is there any way to fix it? Ether by forcing java to use full path names or enabling something in windows? I did Enable NTFS long paths policy, but it did not help.
This is happening when using java 8/11 and windows 10 running on VM, project is using AGP and gradle. Temp file is created inside groovy file that extends Plugin<Project>

Just when I lose hope and create a ticket, couple hours after that I find the answer. So, java has method Path.toRealPath() which solves this ~1 issue. After using this method paths no longer contain shortening and are correctly resolved.
EDIT: looks like java is doing everything correct and paths are actually valid, problem did come from library that I'm using and it's a bug with it.

How to use Jason with JEdit on Mac

I'm just starting out with Jason (agent-oriented language) and having problems running some code. It gives me the following error:
I'm pretty new to this so not really sure what to do next. This is the path information from Jason:
I can tell the problem is related to the path of the Java Home, but I don't know what to change it to. I'm using Mac by the way.
Any help is appreciated!

Regarding the problem of "The path to the jason.jar file (...) was not correctly set:...", in "Plugins -> Plugins Options -> Jason", you have to set the path to "jason-X.Y.jar" location. You pointed it to "jedit.jar", just change it to "/libs/jason-2.4.jar".
You also may be asked to fix ant path. In this case, point it to the folder "/libs".

NTEventLogAppender is not working for my Java Application

I'm trying to write to the Windows Event Log and I have a nagging issue.
First I created the NTEventAppender using steps found here.
How to create NTEventlogAppender.dll as required for logging event in the eventlog using log4cplus
I placed the .dll in the System32 folder. When I built and ran the program in eclipse I received this error
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: org.apache.log4j.nt.NTEventLogAppender.registerEventSource(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I
at org.apache.log4j.nt.NTEventLogAppender.registerEventSource(Native Method)
at org.apache.log4j.nt.NTEventLogAppender.<init>(NTEventLogAppender.java:79)
at org.apache.log4j.nt.NTEventLogAppender.<init>(NTEventLogAppender.java:49)
at mahle.eolx.ws.Main.<clinit>(Main.java:30)
Exception in thread "main"
Do I need to do something differently since this is a Java application and the question linked above was for a C++ Application.
And if that is the case, what do I need to do.
EDIT: I found out that I should be using the NTEventLogAppender.dll that was included with the log4j download, but I'm still getting the same error.

I couldn't get this to work, however I was able to log to the event viewer by using log4jna for the NTEventLogAppender (https://github.com/dblock/log4jna).
I took these steps
Download log4j and include the .jar file in your project http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/download.html
Download log4jna which is used to replace the NTEventLogAppender and add the necessary jars to your project (log4jna, jna, platform) http://log4jna.codeplex.com/
You will need to add the Win32EventLogAppender.dll somewhere in your application directory.
To get the logger to log meaningful messages you will need to change the registry
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\"YourAppNameHere"]
"EventMessageFile"="C:\\Program Files\\"Your Application"\\Win32EventLogAppender.dll"
"CategoryMessageFile"="C:\\Program Files\\"Your Application"\\Win32EventLogAppender.dll"
"TypesSupported"=dword:00000007
"CategoryCount"=dword:00000006

JPL/SWI Prolog configuration failure

I'm configuring the JPL right now, and wanna work with swi-prolog using java.
I downloaded the newest stable version of SWI-Prolog, which is 6.2.0, and installed in D:\swipl
First, I added the following path to the PATH virable: D:\swipl\bin, which should include all dll files needed.
Then, I added the following path to the CLASSPATH virable: D:swipl\lib\jpl.jar, which should be the jar file needed.
When I tried to run the versions example provided, I got the following error:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: jpl.fli.Prolog.thread_self()I
at jpl.fli.Prolog.thread_self(Native Method)
at jpl.Query.open(Query.java:286)
at jpl.Util.textToTerm(Util.java:162)
at jpl.Query.Query1(Query.java:183)
at jpl.Query.<init>(Query.java:176)
at Versions.main(Versions.java:11)
After searching online, I found that many people just get java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no jpl in java.library.path which is because of the setting for the PATH variable, rather than the error I get here: java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: jpl.fli.Prolog.thread_self()I (and yes, there is a "I" at the end of the line).
Has anyone gotten this error before? I've tried several previous version of SWI-Prolog, but also got other kinds of errors. I'm using Eclipse IDE for Java development -- have I missed anything?

I've sent the problem to the official mailing list (swi-prolog#lists.iai.uni-bonn.de) provided by swi-prolog.org, and luckily someone helped me to prove that there are some problems in the version 6.2.0. We then both tried the version 6.0.2, and it works perfectly. He mentioned that (and I noticed that) there is no swipl.dll in the bin folder of the version 6.2.0, which MAY causes the issue.
I've already reported the issue to the staff via Email, and at least for now, I suggest that people who want to configure JPL should download the version 6.0.2. Three things to remember:
add a new variable SWI_HOME_DIR under system variables in environment variables, and set the path to the place where you installed the SWI-Prolog (Mine is D:\swipl);
Add the path %SWI_HOME_DIR%\bin to your PATH variable, rather than use something like "D:\swipl\bin". (Otherwise [FATAL ERROR: Could not find system resources] will occur)
Add the path %SWI_HOME_DIR%\lib\jpl.jar to your PATH variable, rather than use something like "D:\swipl\lib\jpl.jar". (Otherwise [FATAL ERROR: Could not find system resources] will occur)
If you are using Eclipse for Java development, it seems that you DO NOT need to configure in your IDE. As long as you follow the 3 steps above and add the correct jar file as an external library, it should be fine.
I'm not sure whether the temporary solution works for everyone, but definitely, everyone who has the issue should try this method first. As long as the issue in the version 6.2.0 has been figured out, I'll add some comments here.
BTW, as far as I know, until now, people who have the issue are using 32-bit Windows.

Try adding your path to java.library.path via Run > Run Configuration > [project name] and add the following under "VM Arguments" tab.
-Djava.library.path="D:\swipl\bin;."
Furthermore, under the "Environment" tab, add the following:
VARIABLE: PATH
VALUE: D:\swipl\bin;${env_var:PATH}
After that, go to Project > Properties > Java Build Path, select "Libraries" tab.
Click "Add External JARS.." and find your jpl.jar.

Great Great Great, second answer is the solution
create SWI_HOME_DIR variable to set the swi prolog instalation directory
SWI_HOME_DIR ------- C:\Program Files\swipl
set PATH to point to the library and bin like this
PATH ------ %SWI_HOME_DIR%\bin;%SWI_HOME_DIR%\lib\jpl.jar
This fix my problem "Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no jpl in java.library.path windows" it is a little bit rare but it works find.

I had the same problem. In addition to set the PATH, you need to verify if the installed SWI program has the same architecture (32 or 64) of your JVM.

ImageMagick/IM4J FileNotFoundException

I am trying to use IM4J (a Java wrapper for ImageMagick) to create thumbnails of JPEGs and it is my first experience (ever) with both libraries. Please note that this is a hard requirement handed to me by my tech lead (so please don't suggest to use anything other than an IM4J/ImageMagick) solution - my hands are tied on the technology choice here!
I am getting a FileNotFoundException on the and convert command which tells me I don't have one of these libraries (or both) setup correctly.
On my computer, here is my directory structure:
C:/
myApp/
images/ --> where all of my JPEGs are
thumbnails/ --> where I want ImageMagick to send the converted thumbnails to
imageMagickHome/ --> Where I downloaded the DLL to
ImageMagick-6.7.6-1-Q16-windows-dll.exe
...
In my Java project, I make sure that the IM4J JAR (im4java-1.2.0.jar) is on the classpath at runtime. Although I am required to use the 1.2.0 version of IM4J, I have the liberty to use any version of ImageMagick that I want. I simply chose this version because it seemed like the most current/stable version for my Windows 7 (32-bit) machine. If I should use a different version, please send me a link to it from the ImageMagick downloads page in your answer!
As for ImageMagick, I just downloaded that EXE from here and placed it in the folder mentioned above - I didn't do any installation, wizard, MSI, environment variable configuration, etc.
Then, in my Java code:
// In my driver...
File currentFile = new File("C:/myApp/images/test.jpg"); --> exists and is sitting at this location
File thumbFile = new File("C:/myApp/thumbnails/test-thumb.jpg"); --> doesnt exist yet! (destination file)
Thumbnailer myThumbnailer = new Thumbnailer();
myThumbnailer.generateThumbnail(currentFile, thumbFile);
// Then the Thumbnailer:
public class Thumbnailer
{
// ... omitted for brevity
public void generateThumbnail(File originalFile, File thumbnailFile)
{
// Reads appConfig.xml from classpath, validates it against a schema,
// and reads the contents of an element called <imPath> into this
// method's return value. See below
String imPath = getIMPathFromAppConfigFile();
org.im4java.core.IMOperation op = new Operation();
op.colorspace(this.colorSpace);
op.addImage(originalFile.getAbsolutePath());
op.flatten();
op.addImage(thumbnailFile.getAbsolutePath());
ConvertCmd cmd = new ConvertCmd();
cmd.setSearchPath(imPath);
// This next line is what throws the FileNotFoundException
cmd.run(op);
}
}
The section of my appConfig.xml file that contains the imPath:
<imPath>C:/myApp/imageMagickHome</imPath>
Please note - if this appConfig.xml is not well-formed, our schema validator will catch it. Since we are not getting schema validation errors, we can rule this out as a culprit. However, notice my file path delimiters; they are all forward slashes. I did this because I was told that, on Windows systems, the forward slash is treated the same as a *nix backslash, in reference to file paths. Believe it or not, we are developing on Windows
machines, but deploying to linux servers, so this was my solution (again, not my call!).
IM4J even acknowledges that Windows users can have trouble sometimes and explains in this article that Windows developers might have to set an IM4JAVA_TOOLPATH env var to get this library to work. I tried this suggestion, created a new System-wide environmental variable of the same name and set its value to C:\myApp\imageMagickHome. Still no difference. But notice here I am using backslashes. This is because this env var is local to my machine, whereas the appConfig.xml is a config descriptor that gets deployed to the linux servers.
From what I can tell, the culprit is probably one (or more) of the following:
I didn't "install" the ImageMagick EXE correctly and should have used an installer/MSI; or I need to add some other environmental variables for ImageMagick (not IM4J) itself
Perhaps I still don't have IM4J configured correctly and need to add more environmental variables
Could be the Windows/*nix "/" vs. "" issue from my appConfig.xml file as mentioned above
I'm also perplexed as to why I'm getting a FileNotFoundException on a file named "convert":
java.io.FileNotFoundException: convert
I assume this is a batch/shell file living somewhere inside the IM4J jar (since the only thing I downloaded for ImageMagick was the EXE). However, if I extract the IM4J jar I only see classes inside of it. I see "script generator" classes, so I assume these kick off before my cmd.run(op) call and create the convert file, and maybe that's what I'm missing (perhaps I need to manually kick off one of these generators, like CmdScriptGenerator prior to executing my Thumbnailer methods. . Or, maybe my download is incomplete.
Either way, I'm just not versed enough with either library to know where to start.
Thanks for any help with this.

Run the 'ImageMagick-6.7.6-1-Q16-windows-dll.exe' installer first to install the imagemagick libraries. Then make sure your environment path includes the location of the installed binaries ('convert.exe', 'mogrify.exe', etc)

Make sure u have Set the environment-variable IM4JAVA_TOOLPATH.