javax.jcr.RepositoryException: Not a relative path

Question

while accessing the node i am getting following error:

i am newbie to AEM CQ5.i tried to google it. did not found any description about it.

Thanks in advance!

Are you trying to access the JCR via java program? Or when you are able to see this error. Can you provide some more details what you are doing? — VAr, Sep 18 '16 at 16:58
Pls read [how to ask a question](http://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask). — Abhishek, Sep 18 '16 at 18:04
@VAr yes i am trying to access JCR via java program. i want to upload a image to my DAM from a URL. i am getting this error when i try to access my DAM path "content/DAM/images" — Mayur Desai, Sep 19 '16 at 08:11
It should be **/content/DAM/images**. Any of the `content/dam/images` or `./content/dam/images` will give _Not an absolute path exception_. A good example can be found at [helpx.adobe.com](https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/using/uploading-files-aem1.html) — VAr, Sep 19 '16 at 18:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 19 '16 at 15:44

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If you get a Node from the session object you have to use '/'

session.getNode( "/MyFolder" );

But if you use the root node you have to write

session.getRootNode().getNode( "MyFolder" );

answered Sep 19 '16 at 15:44

Nico

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 29 '20 at 19:28

//Remove the first / char - JCR API does not like that

    String newPath = path.replaceFirst("/", "");

//USE JCR API TO get the Asset Data so we can move it to another JCR location

    Node root = session.getRootNode(); 
    Node fileNode = root.getNode(newPath);

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