title: Play framework and scala
body: <p>I am new to web development and i am trying to use play framework, however when i try to use the command: avtivator new to create a new project i receive the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>    $ activator new
  java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
          at activator.ActivatorCli$$anonfun$apply$1.apply$mcI$sp(ActivatorCli.sca
  la:21)
          at activator.ActivatorCli$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(ActivatorCli.scala:19)
          at activator.ActivatorCli$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(ActivatorCli.scala:19)
          at activator.ActivatorCli$.withContextClassloader(ActivatorCli.scala:179
  )
          at activator.ActivatorCli$.apply(ActivatorCli.scala:19)
          at activator.ActivatorLauncher.run(ActivatorLauncher.scala:28)
          at xsbt.boot.Launch$$anonfun$run$1.apply(Launch.scala:109)
          at xsbt.boot.Launch$.withContextLoader(Launch.scala:129)
          at xsbt.boot.Launch$.run(Launch.scala:109)
          at xsbt.boot.Launch$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Launch.scala:36)
          at xsbt.boot.Launch$.launch(Launch.scala:117)
          at xsbt.boot.Launch$.apply(Launch.scala:19)
          at xsbt.boot.Boot$.runImpl(Boot.scala:44)
          at xsbt.boot.Boot$.main(Boot.scala:20)
          at xsbt.boot.Boot.main(Boot.scala)
  Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: BAD URI: file://c:/Users/Euaggelos/Docume
  nts/Weather-fi2/Weather-fi2
  
          at activator.properties.ActivatorProperties.uriToFilename(ActivatorPrope
  rties.java:106)
          at activator.properties.ActivatorProperties.ACTIVATOR_HOME_FILENAME(Acti
  vatorProperties.java:113)
          at activator.properties.ActivatorProperties.ACTIVATOR_TEMPLATE_LOCAL_REP
  O(ActivatorProperties.java:179)
          at activator.UICacheHelper$.&lt;init&gt;(UICacheHelper.scala:31)
          at activator.UICacheHelper$.&lt;clinit&gt;(UICacheHelper.scala)
          ... 15 more
  Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URI has an authority component
          at java.io.File.&lt;init&gt;(File.java:423)
          at activator.properties.ActivatorProperties.uriToFilename(ActivatorPrope
  rties.java:101)
          ... 19 more
  Error during sbt execution: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have windows 8.1 64 bit, i want to be able to use Intellije, i have installed java, sbt and scala</p>
  
  <pre><code>java version "1.7.0_71"
  Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_71-b14)
  Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.71-b01, mixed mode)
  
  Scala code runner version 2.11.4 -- Copyright 2002-2013, LAMP/EPFL
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Any suggestions are welcome.</p>