Creating Files in Java?

[Bagzli]

How do i get Java to create a new text file for me? and what happens when i try to create a file that already exists?

File file = new File(fullName);

this will only create a file object, but i want it to create a file .txt file in a folder i specified.

Also how do i delete a text file through java code?

[Junky]

Write to it.

[Fubarable]

How do i get Java to create a new text file for me? and what happens when i try to create a file that already exists?

File file = new File(fullName);

this will only create a file object, but i want it to create a file .txt file in a folder i specified.

The fullName part above can be a fully qualified file name including folder extension and all. What happens when you try this on a file that already exists?

[Bagzli]

Object 1

Student mrX = new Student(userName, password);

public Student(String studentId, String password) throws FileNotFoundException
	{
		this.studentId = studentId;
		this.password = password;
		//name of log file
		
		String userLogId = "userlogs/" + studentId + "log.txt";
		File userLog = new File(userLogId);

Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException: userlogs\97902log.txt (The system cannot find the file specified)

this is the error i get when i try to run that code, if i create the text file manually it works perfectly.

Just to verify what i was saying, i want java to physically create a text file for me and i also want to know how to delete it.

[Junky]

Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException: userlogs\97902log.txt (The system cannot find the file specified)

I could not read the error.

You are trying to create/find a file in the userlogs directory. Where is this directory? The JVM is trying to find it in your current working directory which evidently is not correct.

[Bagzli]

ok you guys are not understanding me probably since i'm doing a poor job explaining. How about this, can you give me lines of code that will create a file in a C:/program files/Java directory/hello.txt

I want java to create hello.txt for me. Also how do i delete it as well with java code?

[Junky]

Once again we understand fine. It is you who does not understand. I explained fully why you get the FileNotfoundException because the userlogs directory DOES NOT exist where you said it does. So either use a full path to the userlogs directory or move it into your current working directory.

[Bagzli]

When it doesnt work

Enter your username:
97902
Enter your password:
hsawrty
Congratulations you have logged in
Please select one of the following options:
1. View Change Log from last time modified
1
Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException: userlogs\97902log.txt (The system cannot find the file specified)
	at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
	at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at java.util.Scanner.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at courseChanger.FileReader.lineCount(FileReader.java:44)
	at courseChanger.MainFlow.main(MainFlow.java:82)

when it works

Enter your username:
99707
Enter your password:
yertgfs
Congratulations you have logged in
Please select one of the following options:
1. View Change Log from last time modified
1
test1
test2
test3

the user name is actually part of the file name. the directory userlogs exists as you can see but the actual file in the first example does not exist and i want to create it. In the second example the actual file exists and it reads from it.

I am sorry to frustrate you but the directory exists. The program crashes when it tries to open a file that doesn't exist (no wonder). The problem here is that the file is not being created and i don't know why. Here is the code i use to create it.

String userLogId = "userlogs/" + studentId + "log.txt";
		File userLog = new File(userLogId);

[Junky]

the directory userlogs exists as you can see

No I can't see.

Post your code as well as your directory listing.

[Junky]

The program crashes when it tries to open a file that doesn't exist (no wonder).

What do you mean by "open a file"?

When you create a File object for a file that does not exist it does not automagically create it for you. If you then attempt to read from that file then yes it will crash. As I stated in my first reply a file will only be created for your File object when something is written to that file.

If you do:

Create File object
Read from File object

it will crash as the actual file does not exist.

If you do:

Create File object
Write to File
Read from File object

then it will work as the actual file has now been created.

[Bagzli]

thats what the problem was:

Your words:

"If you do:

Create File object
Write to File
Read from File object

then it will work as the actual file has now been created"

Now I have fixed it, thanks so much. I was creating the file without writing text in it so it would not create properly and then it would try to read it except it doesn't exist.