java - Getting a permission denied error when I have permission -

i'm writing excel spreadsheet file (.xls) directory have permission, xlsoutput directory made @ root of project full permission (right click directory>properties>resource?rwx 3 groups (owner, group, other)

however i'm getting flowing stack trace:

java.io.filenotfoundexception: /xlsoutput (permission denied)     @ java.io.fileoutputstream.open(native method)     @ java.io.fileoutputstream.<init>(fileoutputstream.java:194)     @ java.io.fileoutputstream.<init>(fileoutputstream.java:145)     @ jxl.workbook.createworkbook(workbook.java:301)     @ jxl.workbook.createworkbook(workbook.java:286)     @ com.generalatomics.ctg.taxengine.automation.tools.testhelper.writers.exceltemplatewriter.write(exceltemplatewriter.java:33)     @ com.generalatomics.ctg.taxengine.automation.tools.testhelper.testclasses.testxmltoxls(testclasses.java:32)     @ sun.reflect.nativemethodaccessorimpl.invoke0(native method)     @ sun.reflect.nativemethodaccessorimpl.invoke(nativemethodaccessorimpl.java:39)     @ sun.reflect.delegatingmethodaccessorimpl.invoke(delegatingmethodaccessorimpl.java:25)     @ java.lang.reflect.method.invoke(method.java:597)     @ org.testng.internal.methodinvocationhelper.invokemethod(methodinvocationhelper.java:84)     @ org.testng.internal.invoker.invokemethod(invoker.java:714)     @ org.testng.internal.invoker.invoketestmethod(invoker.java:901)     @ org.testng.internal.invoker.invoketestmethods(invoker.java:1231)     @ org.testng.internal.testmethodworker.invoketestmethods(testmethodworker.java:127)     @ org.testng.internal.testmethodworker.run(testmethodworker.java:111)     @ org.testng.testrunner.privaterun(testrunner.java:767)     @ org.testng.testrunner.run(testrunner.java:617)     @ org.testng.suiterunner.runtest(suiterunner.java:334)     @ org.testng.suiterunner.runsequentially(suiterunner.java:329)     @ org.testng.suiterunner.privaterun(suiterunner.java:291)     @ org.testng.suiterunner.run(suiterunner.java:240)     @ org.testng.suiterunnerworker.runsuite(suiterunnerworker.java:52)     @ org.testng.suiterunnerworker.run(suiterunnerworker.java:86)     @ org.testng.testng.runsuitessequentially(testng.java:1224)     @ org.testng.testng.runsuiteslocally(testng.java:1149)     @ org.testng.testng.run(testng.java:1057)     @ org.testng.remote.remotetestng.run(remotetestng.java:111)     @ org.testng.remote.remotetestng.initandrun(remotetestng.java:204)     @ org.testng.remote.remotetestng.main(remotetestng.java:175) 

not sure why can't write directory? missing obvious? feel am. or assistance appreciated, thanks.

edit:

@test public void testxmltoxls() throws exception {     itemplategenerator tgen = new calctemplategenerator();     testtemplate template = tgen.generatetemplate("xmldir");     itemplatewriter writer = new exceltemplatewriter();      string file = "/xlsoutput";     file f = new file(file);     logger.debug("can write: "+f.canwrite()); // returns false why??     writer.write(template, file); }  public void write ( testtemplate template , string path ) throws exception {      cellformat formatheaders = new writablecellformat( new writablefont( writablefont.createfont("calibri"), 12,  writablefont.bold ) );     cellformat formattext = new writablecellformat( new writablefont( writablefont.createfont("calibri"), 12,  writablefont.no_bold ) );      // create workbook object @ specified path (output directory)     writableworkbook workbook = workbook.createworkbook( new file ( path));      // create spreadhseet name of topic , index number @ insert     writablesheet sheet = workbook.createsheet( template.gettopic(), 0) ;     ...etc }  

edit:

figured out....

string file = "xlsoutput/testfile.xls";

i should not have included "/" in front of directory...stupid mistake. helping

you supplied absolute file system path, /xlsoutput, 1 beginning /. if omit leading `/', jre interpret being relative system property user.home directory project. try that.