title: Eclipse project can not reference a file using relative paths
body: <p>My file is located under the src directory. However, when I try to call it using "src/readme.txt" the file is not found.
  In fact, it states that java is looking for "C:\Documents and settings\john\My Documents\Downloads\eclipse-win32\eclipse\coolCarsProject\src\readme.txt".</p>
  
  <p>How do I fix this? I do not want to put in the absolute path all the time.</p>
  
  <p>Do I need to fix the classpath, buildpath, or change the project root, etc? It is not at all obvious from the roughly 1000 settings in Eclipse for a newbie.</p>