Copying Files

[tgns223]

Hi All,

Im looking for some assistance in writing a basic program which will copy the contents of a source file to a destination file. The program should prompt the user for both the source and destination file names as well.

I know this should be simple but evidently Im not very good with Java.

PLEASE HELP!!

[al_Marshy_1981]

Are source file and destination file on the same computer?

[Eranga]

Hi All,

Im looking for some assistance in writing a basic program which will copy the contents of a source file to a destination file. The program should prompt the user for both the source and destination file names as well.

I know this should be simple but evidently Im not very good with Java.

PLEASE HELP!!

Of course we can help you to solve this, but not in this. I don't think anyone wants to write code for you. If you really want to do that then paid and hire someone to do it.

Show your effort, what you've done so far. Looking at that we can guide you. That's the idea about a forum.

As a hint read Java IO API, you can find useful stuff.

[tgns223]

Yes the source and destination files are both on the same computer. I have this code below:

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;

public class copy {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    File inputFile = new File("in.txt");
    File outputFile = new File("out.txt");

    FileReader in = new FileReader(inputFile);
    FileWriter out = new FileWriter(outputFile);
    int c; 

    while ((c = in.read()) != -1)
      out.write(c);

    in.close();
    out.close();
  }
}

I keep receiving this error when running the program:

Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException: in.txt (The system cannot find the file specified)
at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.jav a:106)
at java.io.FileReader.<init>(FileReader.java:55)
at copy.main(copy.java:11)

I know the file is in the same directory so Im not quite sure whats happening..

[StormyWaters]

Try passing in the full path to "in.txt" to the File constructor

[Norm]

(The system cannot find the file specified)

Where is the file? Where is your program? Are they in the same folder?

[tgns223]

Yes they are both in the same folder..

[Norm]

Can you open a terminal/command prompt window, go the folder with the files, display the files in that folder, execute the java command with your program and then copy and paste everything from the window to this forum?

[tgns223]

Well when I opened the command prompt and displayed the directory listing of the folder with my files I noticed that the file was named "in.txt.txt" Not sure how that happened but I renamed it to "in.txt" and it works. :)

Thanks for the help!!

[Norm]

in.txt.txt - One of the gotchas from Microsoft's attempt to hide details from users.

Go into the setup for Windows Explorer and change the setting to display the extensions of files.

[tgns223]

Gotta love windows. :) thanks again!

[Eranga]

I know the file is in the same directory so Im not quite sure whats happening..

As you sorted out here, exception point you what happen. In such a situation check with the basis like file exist, file name, etc. Sometime those minor things are really hard to track.

[Eranga]

in.txt.txt - One of the gotchas from Microsoft's attempt to hide details from users.

Go into the setup for Windows Explorer and change the setting to display the extensions of files.

Actually windows hide the right most extension only. If you don't remember that extensions are hide you think that file name is in.txt, not in.txt.txt, which is hard to track in case.

[Eranga]

Gotta love windows. :) thanks again!

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