public boolean canGetFile(String path){
  return canGetFile(new File(path));
}

public boolean canGetFile ( String path ) { return canGetFile ( new File ( path ) ) ; }
this method checks if the file can be read . just supplying any old xml file will cause this method to return false . it checks it can read elements like the jss_url , it is important that the xml if formatted correctly . this method takes in a string path , instead of what is stored in the user pref .
