Getting File in widget override

Millisa_Eubanks

I need to be able to create a file object in the code I am writting to override a widget:

File xslFile = new File(path);  out.println(xslFile.canRead());

I have tried the obvious (String) values for the path variable.  None of them are working because I keep getting a false for the output.  Can anyone tell me how to format the path variable so that the VCM can find my file?

Thanks, Millisa