Question

InputStream inp = new FileInputStream("src/main/resources/ExportHour.xls");

I have a file in the src/main/resources folder of my Java Spring project.
I am attempting to create an inputstream in one of my Controllers, however I always get a file not found exception. When I change the path location to point specifically to the file on my machine, it works fine.

Any way I can make it so the file can be found within the java project?

Answer 1

Try with spring ClassPathResource.

InputStream inp = new ClassPathResource("ExportHour.xls").getInputStream();

That is because the resources folder in maven is put in your jar file directly i.e. the ExportHours.xls file is put inside your jar in the root directory.