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27 
28 import java.io.File;
29 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
30 
31 public class URLHelper
32 {
33     /**
34      * Because the office need URLs for loading/saving documents
35      * we must convert used system pathes.
36      * And java use another notation for file URLs ... correct it.
37      *
38      * @param aSystemPath
39      *          represent the file in system notation
40      *
41      * @return [String]
42      *          a file url which represent the given system path
43      */
44     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
45     public static String getFileURLFromSystemPath( File aSystemPath )
46     {
47         String sFileURL = null;
48         try
49         {
50             sFileURL = aSystemPath.toURL().toString();
51         }
52         catch( MalformedURLException exWrong )
53         {
54             sFileURL = null;
55         }
56 
57         // problem of java: file URL's are coded with 1 slash instead of 2 or 3 ones!
58         // => correct this problem first, otherwise office can't use these URL's
59         if(
60             (sFileURL                       != null ) &&
61             (sFileURL.startsWith("file:/")  == true ) &&
62             (sFileURL.startsWith("file://") == false)
63           )
64         {
65             StringBuffer sWorkBuffer = new StringBuffer(sFileURL);
66             sWorkBuffer.insert(6,"//");
67             sFileURL = sWorkBuffer.toString();
68         }
69 
70         return sFileURL;
71     }
72 }
73