[mcal]

Ok thanks a lot. Just one last problem. When i removed the string builder, now it is issuing a missing return statement. What is missing? And it is always displying the questions 2 times. First it displays the questions, and then for a second time it display them again. Thanks a lot. And i really have to thank you for your help. Thanks again. :-)

In this code:

Code:

private String[] readFile3(String path) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        String separator = "\n";
       
        
     DataInputStream in = null;
       
        try {
            in = new DataInputStream(new
                    BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(dataFile3)));

           
            String desc;

              try {
                while (true) {
                  
                    desc = in.readUTF();
                    JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, desc); 
                  sb.append(desc + separator);
                }
            } catch (EOFException e) { }
            
        }
       catch(IOException e)
      {
         System.out.println( e.getMessage() );
         System.exit(1);
      }
         
     
        // here i think is a missing return statement
    }