Code Detection

[Sakura Lime]

Guys I need help... do somebody knows how to verify the input file "SecretCode.txt"? this is my code:

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class CodeDetection
{
  static final int maxCodeSize = 250;

  public static void main (String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException
  {
    int[] codeArray = new int[maxCodeSize];
    int  codeLength;

    Scanner codeFile = new Scanner(new FileReader("SecretCode.txt"));

    PrintWriter outFile = new PrintWriter("SecretCodeOut.txt");

    // Read the first number (for the number of digits to follow).
    codeLength = codeFile.nextInt();

    if (codeLength <= maxCodeSize)
    {
      // Call the readCode() method to read the first half.
      // The codeArray is loaded with the digits of the secret code.
      readCode(codeFile, codeArray, codeLength);

      // Call the compareCode() method to read the second half and
      // compare with the first half stored in the coreArray.
      compareCode(codeFile, outFile, codeArray, codeLength);
    }
    else
       System.out.println("Length of the secret code must be <= " + maxCodeSize);

    codeFile.close();
    outFile.close();
  }

  public static void readCode(Scanner inFile, int[] list, int length)
  {
    for (int count = 0; count < length; count++)
      list[count] = inFile.nextInt();
  }

  public static void compareCode(Scanner inFile, PrintWriter outP, 
                                 int[] list, int length)
  {
    int length2, digit;
    boolean codeOk;

    codeOk = true;              // initialize the flag to true
    length2 = inFile.nextInt(); // read the first number in the 2nd half

    if (length != length2)
    {
      System.out.println("The original code and its copy are not of "
                         + "the same length.");
       return;
    }

    // First write the header line to the output file.
    outP.println("Code Digit   Code Digit" + "Copy");

    // Read that many digits from the input file.
    for (int count = 0; count < length; count++)
    {
      digit = inFile.nextInt();

      // Write the digit from the array and one which is just read.
      outP.printf("%5d %15d", list[count], digit);

      if (digit != list[count]) // If they don't match..
      {
        outP.println("  corresponding code digits not the same");
        codeOk = false;
      }
      else
        outP.println();
    }

    if (codeOk)
      outP.println("Message transmitted OK.");
    else
      outP.println("Error in transmission. Retransmit!!");
  }
}
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Input file SecretCode.txt

Code Digit    Code Digit Copy
       9              9
       2              2
       7              7  
       8              8
       3              3
       5              5
       6              6
   Message transmitted OK.

I really badly want to know how to verify this kind of code...

[Norm]

want to know how to verify this kind of code

Please explain what you mean by "verify"?

Can you explain what problems are you having?

[Sakura Lime]

I'm having a problem about the SecretCode.txt of having it not specified..

[Norm]

What do you mean by having it not specified..
Who/what is supposed to "specify" the file?

Do you mean you want to get the name of the file from the user?
You can write a message to the console and use the Scanner class to read the user's response.

[Sakura Lime]

What I mean is that when i compile the code it says no syntax error but when I run it it says "SecretCode.txt(The system cannot find the file specified)(in java.io.FileInputStream)" and that I don't know how to fix it.

[Norm]

system cannot find the file

First make sure there is a file with the correct name.
You can either move the file to where the program is looking for it to be,
or you can change the program to look at the location where the file is.

To see where the program is looking for the file, create an instance of the File class using the file's name n the constructor
and print out the value of the absolute path given by a method in the File class. That will show the location that the program is looking for the file.

[Sakura Lime]

Owkie tnx for the reply..

[Sakura Lime]

I need an exact code to run this program... can somebody help me ?

[Norm]

Did you try what I suggested for locating where the program was looking for the file? What was printed out?

Another way to find the location is to make different versions of the file and put them into all the possible places the program might look for the file. Have the program print out what it reads so that when it reads the file you can tell by what is printed out which file was read.

[Sakura Lime]

I can't print the file out 'coz our printer has no stock of ink...
will anyway i just want to know how to execute the data that i wanted to input: (7 9 2 7 8 3 5 6).. do you have some code there to do it? 'coz I've tried to run this program since 4 days... that until now I still don't have the idea how to work it out...

[Eranga]

Norm is not talking about print the file into a paper. You can print the stuff into the console and see.

[Eranga]

Are you sure that you don't have any compile errors in your code? I have just go through your code and found something.

    // First write the header line to the output file.
    outP.println("Code Digit   Code Digit "Copy");

[Sakura Lime]

will its not that my problem coz i've just correct it just by adding: outP.println("Code Digit Code Digit " + "Copy");

Now my only problem is the ("SecretCode.txt") which says:(The system cannot find the file specified)(in java.io.FileInputStream)"
How?

[Sakura Lime]

Did you try what I suggested for locating where the program was looking for the file? What was printed out?

Another way to find the location is to make different versions of the file and put them into all the possible places the program might look for the file. Have the program print out what it reads so that when it reads the file you can tell by what is printed out which file was read.

Having it print out will still not recognize the file. Maybe there still another code for that to be read.

[Norm]

Did you try what I suggested in post #6 for locating where the program was looking for the file?
What was printed out on the console when you executed the program with that change in it?

The path that is printed out will be where you need to place the file you want to read.

[Eranga]

will its not that my problem coz i've just correct it just by adding: outP.println("Code Digit Code Digit " + "Copy");

Useless.

[Eranga]

Is that your Java class and the text file are in the same folder or in different locations?

[Sakura Lime]

Why so many questions?
What I only asked is the exact code for the expected output...

Now if you don't understand what I'm trying to explain, then try to run the code of the program that I posted. And you will see the result. And if you can't do so, then I have no choice. I'll take it by myself and accept the fact that my brain can't think anymore of some ways to solve this kind of problem.

And no big deal.

[Sakura Lime]

This will be the expected output:

Code Digit Code Digit Copy
9 9
2 2
7 7
8 8
3 3
5 5
6 6
Message transmitted OK.

And the expected input file will be:
(7 9 2 7 8 3 5 6)

[Tolls]

Norm and Eranga are tryiong to explain that you need to figure out where your text file needs to go, or what you need to put into the FileReader constructor to get it to find it.
This line:

Scanner codeFile = new Scanner(new FileReader("SecretCode.txt"));

is presumably where your exception is coming from.
So, in order to tell where it is looking for the file, try adding this before the above line:

File f = new File("SecretCode.txt");
System.out.println(f.getAbsolutePath()); // You'll have to double check this method call with the API

That will tell you where your application thinks the file should be.
Once you know that you can then decide to either move the file, or change the text in your code.