title: hsqldb - "Could not load properties from file" on ubuntu
body: <p>I'm trying to run hsqldb on ubuntu. I changed the runServer.bat to runServer.sh.</p>
  
  <p>original runServer.bat:</p>
  
  <pre><code>cd ..\data 
  @java -classpath ../lib/hsqldb.jar org.hsqldb.server.Server %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>my runServer.sh:</p>
  
  <pre><code>java -classpath /home/msk5804/portal/hsqldb-2.2.5/hsqldb/lib/hsqldb.jar org.hsqldb.server.Server %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I originally kept the cd ../data but that caused problems. 
   So instead I put the server.properties file in the bin directory as the runServer.sh.</p>
  
  <p>However, org.hsqldb.server.Server still can't find the server.properties file.</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas?</p>