Thanks gmuzzillo and JUnkie, I know that using java.io.File and java.io.InputStream (and subclasses) for file access work, however I get a warning from by IDE (which is IntelliJ IDEA V6.0) which says "usage of java.io.File not allowed in EJB". Same for FileInputStream. Again, the code compiles and works well. Does anyone know about the "correct" rules of how to access files from inside an EJB? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4100269#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...