How to make a file path compatible with an embedded database? (Apache Derby Embedded)

Recently I've been trying to use a JFileChooser to select where a database will be created; however, the problem I've run into is that the file path that I got from the JFileChooser has it has backslashes instead of forward slashes, and I think that this is what isn't allowing me to create the database. Here is my code, and attempt at solving the problem. <br/>

        try {
// Try to connect to the database 
DriverManager.registerDriver(new org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver());
databaseconnection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:derby:"+formattedfolderpath+";");
databaseconnection.setAutoCommit(false);
currentdb = true;
} catch (SQLException EX) {
try {
// Create the DB if it doesn't exist yet 
DriverManager.registerDriver(new org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver());
databaseconnection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:derby:"+formattedfolderpath+";create=true"); 
databaseconnection.setAutoCommit(false);
currentdb = true;
} catch (SQLException EX2) {
//infoBox("OH MY LAWD", "Error");
}

<br/> and <br/>

    JButton open = new JButton();
JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
fc.setCurrentDirectory(new java.io.File("C:/Users/1jenningst/Desktop"));
fc.setDialogTitle("PDF Manager");
fc.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
if (fc.showOpenDialog(open) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION){
//
}
String folderpath = fc.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath();
try{
formattedfolderpath = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(folderpath));
} catch (Exception e){
//
}
selecting();
}

Anyone have any ideas on how I could use a variable to complete the file path using a JFileChooser? <br/>
Thanks, <br/>
Michael

Ok, <br/>
I just needed to add two backslashes to the file path, instead of one: <br/>

C\users\missouri\desktop\123

becomes

C\\users\\missouri\\desktop\\123

Hope this helps, <br/>
Trevor