Linking to files outside a jar

Hey all, this is the problem:

I have a jar called, lets say, Test.jar that contains a class TestClass.jar.

TestClass references a properties file where it gets information about where to find required resources etc.

Test.jar is in a directory C:\Java\jars\Test.jar but the properties file I wish to reference is at C:\ level.

So the question is how do I reference this relative to my Test.jar.

I've tried "../../" and "..\\..\\" but it aint working.

Have also tried referencing it according to what would happen if the jar was expanded, but still no luck.

Any and all help would be much appreciated.

[649 byte] By [mossya] at [2007-11-27 8:31:03]