title: JMeter - CSV Data Set Config failing to find CSV
body: <p>I am trying to load my CSV file in JMeter and I keep getting the error below. I have the file structure set as</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>c:\claimstest\claimsload.jmx</p>
  <p>c:\claimstest\policies.csv</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>Any help would be greatly appreciated. I also attached a screenshot of the CSV Data Set Config<img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/L48HH.png" alt="enter image description here" /></p>
  <pre><code>2012/05/30 10:09:20 INFO  - jmeter.threads.JMeterThread: Thread finished: Thread Group 1-1 
  2012/05/30 10:09:20 INFO  - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: Ending thread Thread Group 1-1 
  2012/05/30 10:09:20 INFO  - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: Notifying test listeners of end of test 
  2012/05/30 10:09:20 INFO  - jmeter.services.FileServer: Close: policies.csv 
  2012/05/30 10:09:20 INFO  - jmeter.gui.util.JMeterMenuBar: setRunning(false,*local*) 
  2012/05/30 10:09:20 INFO  - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: Test has ended on host null 
  2012/05/30 10:15:17 INFO  - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: Running the test! 
  2012/05/30 10:15:17 INFO  - jmeter.gui.util.JMeterMenuBar: setRunning(true,*local*) 
  2012/05/30 10:15:17 INFO  - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: Starting 1 threads for group Thread Group. 
  2012/05/30 10:15:17 INFO  - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: Thread will continue on error 
  2012/05/30 10:15:18 INFO  - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: All threads have been started 
  2012/05/30 10:15:18 INFO  - jmeter.threads.JMeterThread: Thread started: Thread Group 1-1 
  2012/05/30 10:15:18 INFO  - jmeter.services.FileServer: Stored: policies.csv 
  2012/05/30 10:15:18 INFO  - jmeter.services.FileServer: Stored:  
  2012/05/30 10:15:18 ERROR - jmeter.threads.JMeterThread: Test failed! java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Could not read file header line
      at org.apache.jmeter.services.FileServer.reserveFile(FileServer.java:275)
      at org.apache.jmeter.config.CSVDataSet.iterationStart(CSVDataSet.java:132)
      at org.apache.jmeter.control.GenericController.fireIterationStart(GenericController.java:387)
      at org.apache.jmeter.control.GenericController.fireIterEvents(GenericController.java:379)
      at org.apache.jmeter.control.GenericController.next(GenericController.java:144)
      at org.apache.jmeter.control.GenericController.nextIsAController(GenericController.java:200)
      at org.apache.jmeter.control.GenericController.next(GenericController.java:162)
      at org.apache.jmeter.control.LoopController.next(LoopController.java:108)
      at org.apache.jmeter.threads.AbstractThreadGroup.next(AbstractThreadGroup.java:75)
      at org.apache.jmeter.threads.JMeterThread.run(JMeterThread.java:268)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
  Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\claimstest (Access is denied)
      at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
      at java.io.FileInputStream.&lt;init&gt;(Unknown Source)
      at org.apache.jmeter.services.FileServer.createBufferedReader(FileServer.java:341)
      at org.apache.jmeter.services.FileServer.readLine(FileServer.java:318)
      at org.apache.jmeter.services.FileServer.readLine(FileServer.java:302)
      at org.apache.jmeter.services.FileServer.reserveFile(FileServer.java:273)
      ... 10 more
  
  2012/05/30 10:15:18 INFO  - jmeter.threads.JMeterThread: Thread finished: Thread Group 1-1 
  2012/05/30 10:15:18 INFO  - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: Ending thread Thread Group 1-1 
  2012/05/30 10:15:18 INFO  - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: Notifying test listeners of end of test 
  2012/05/30 10:15:18 INFO  - jmeter.services.FileServer: Close: policies.csv 
  2012/05/30 10:15:18 INFO  - jmeter.gui.util.JMeterMenuBar: setRunning(false,*local*) 
  2012/05/30 10:15:18 INFO  - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: Test has ended on host null 
  </code></pre>