I need to do a file search within a particular directory. I have no problems searching files on my local machine , but when I am connected to a web server , the search fails. I think i am missing something , can anyone help. The connection is OK because when I am able to establish a FileIntputStream and download a file from the same location Here's the code URL url = new URL("https://beta.something.com/logs"); //This location stores all log files , I need to get these file names URLConnection urlC = url.openConnection(); String[] filelist ; File logfile = new File(url.toString()); if (logfile.exists()) { filelist = logfile.list(); for(int i= 0 ;i < filelist.length ; i++) { System.out.println(filelist[i]); } } Appreciate your responses Santosh =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=JSP http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=Servlets