java - Create new file on server with shared directory (java)

Question

I am not familiar with Windows shared folders, but here is what I have:

filePath = //server/TEMP/ **(1)**

server = another machine. TEMP = shared folder.

If I open this line with Explorer it goes to

http://server/TEMP/

and I can see list of files and create new.

If I change

filePath = \\server\TEMP\ **(2)**

(slashes replacement) I CAN'T open this directory.

in java code (1.6) I have

File f = new File(filePath);

where filePath can be (1) or (2) - no matters, after creating the File object its .toString() gives me

\\server\TEMP\ (2)

which CAN'T execute .createNewFile() with this exception:

java.io.IOException: The network path was not found at

java.io.WinNTFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Native Method) at

java.io.File.createNewFile(Unknown Source)

How to say to java not to convert my slashes? or how to create file without java.io.File?

Thanks, Roman.