Thread: access denied IOException when trying to read mp3 file on C drive

greetings to all,

I am attempting to access a mp3 folder on my c drive. however I am recieving an IO exception stating that the file cannot be accessed. I have researched similar issues but cannot find a salution to my own one. what could i be doing wrong? heres my class:

would greatly appreciate any replies

//import java io and utilties packages
//GO OVER CONSTRUCTOR METHODS
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
 
//mp3 folder class
class FolderMP3s
{
    //constructor to set up objects
    FolderMP3s()
    {
        try
        {
            //file object
            File folder = new File("C:\\Users\\namso1902\\Cool Devices");
            //input and output stream objects
            FileInputStream inStream = new FileInputStream(folder);
            //file array
            File[] songs = new File[3];
            songs = folder.listFiles();
            //skip everything except last 128 bytes
            int size;
            //array to hold 128 bytes and in string format
            byte[] last128 = new byte[128];
            String id3;
            String tag; 
            //skip through each file
            for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
            {
                size = (int) songs[i].length();
                inStream.skip(size - 128);
                inStream.read(last128);
                id3 = new String(last128);
                tag = id3.substring(0, 3);
                //check tag of each file in folder
                //change titles
                if (tag.equals("TAG"))
                {
                    System.out.println("tag: " + tag);
                }
            }
 
        }
        //IOException is superclass of all IO exceptions
        catch (IOException ioe)
        {
            //display exception message
            System.out.println("File error details: " + ioe.getMessage());
        }
    }
 
    //main method
    public static void main(String[] arguements)
    {
        FolderMP3s mp3s = new FolderMP3s();
    }
}

What is the I/O exception you are getting? Can you please provide a stack trace?

Hello.
Based on the title of your post I guess you do not have privileges to access the file which you want to read.

Syed.