"java.io.IOException: The System Cannot Find The Path Specified" When Trying To Import An XML File Into P6 (Doc ID 1325610.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 26, 2013

Applies to:

Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management - Version 8.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When attempting to import an XML file in P6, the following error is thrown:

An error occurred when we tried to save the uploaded file.

java.lang.Exception: An error occurred when we tried to save the uploaded file.
  at com.primavera.pvweb.msp.ImportExportAction.a(Unknown Source)
  at com.primavera.pvweb.msp.ImportExportAction.doImport(Unknown Source)
  at com.primavera.pvweb.msp.ImportExportAction.executePost(Unknown Source)
  at com.primavera.pvweb.BaseAction.execute(Unknown Source)
  at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:431)
  at com.primavera.pvweb.FrontRequestProcessor.processActionPerform(Unknown Source)
  at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:236)
  at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1196)
  at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(ActionServlet.java:432)
  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:727)
  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:820)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.StubSecurityHelper$ServletServiceAction.run(StubSecurityHelper.java:227)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.StubSecurityHelper.invokeServlet(StubSecurityHelper.java:125)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.execute(ServletStubImpl.java:300)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.TailFilter.doFilter(TailFilter.java:26)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
  at com.primavera.pvweb.GZIPFilter.doFilter(Unknown Source)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
  at com.primavera.pvweb.XSSFilter.doFilter(Unknown Source)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
  at com.primavera.pvweb.FrontFilter.doFilter(Unknown Source)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
  at com.primavera.pvweb.filters.ApplicationContextInjector.doFilter(Unknown Source)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.RequestEventsFilter.doFilter(RequestEventsFilter.java:27)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext$ServletInvocationAction.doIt(WebAppServletContext.java:3684)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext$ServletInvocationAction.run(WebAppServletContext.java:3650)
  at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:321)
  at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(SecurityManager.java:121)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.securedExecute(WebAppServletContext.java:2268)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.execute(WebAppServletContext.java:2174)
  at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletRequestImpl.run(ServletRequestImpl.java:1446)
  at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:201)
  at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:173)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: The system cannot find the path specified
  at java.io.WinNTFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Native Method)
  at java.io.File.checkAndCreate(File.java:1704)
  at java.io.File.createTempFile(File.java:1792)
  ... 35 more

Cause

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