Mac can't find a file that exists

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Hi, last week I bought my first mac and I am now in the learning process.

I wrote a Webapp which has a local stored SQLite-DB. Now I want to connect my App at runtime to the DB-File, but it can’t find it!
I use:

  Dim dbFile As  FolderItem
  dbFile=GetFolderItem("/Users/larslehmann/Desktop/Dropbox/XOJO/Verwaltungsapp-MAC/Datenbank.sqlite")

What is the problem?

Thanks!

PS: I really love my MBP-r, best device I’ve ever owned!

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Personally, I would not work with paths like that. You have no way to know if there is a problem somewhere in the path.

[code]dropboxFolder = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child(“Dropbox”)

If dropboxFolder <> Nil And dropboxFolder Then
dbFile = dropBoxFolder.Child(“XOJO”).Child(“Verwaltungsapp-MAC”).Child(“Datenbank.sqlite”)
End If[/code]

If you still get problems, break out the Child calls to their own FolderItems so you can figure out which one is invalid.

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Hi Paul,
thanks for your help, it works!!!

Thanks a lot - I would never have guessed^^