#535 Allow explicit paths on Windows without drive letter

h2/src/docsrc/html/changelog.html

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ Change Log
 
 <h2>Next Version (unreleased)</h2>
 <ul>
+<li>Issue #535: Allow explicit paths on Windows without drive letter
+</li>
 <li>Fix bug in parsing ANALYZE TABLE xxx SAMPLE_SIZE yyy
 </li>
 <li>Add padding for CHAR(N) values in PostgreSQL mode

h2/src/main/org/h2/store/fs/FileUtils.java

@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ public class FileUtils {
      * @return if the file name is absolute
      */
     public static boolean isAbsolute(String fileName) {
-        return FilePath.get(fileName).isAbsolute();
+        return FilePath.get(fileName).isAbsolute()
+                // Allows Windows to recognize "/path" as absolute.
+                // Makes the same configuration work on all platforms.
+                || fileName.startsWith("/");
     }
 
     /**