.exists URGENT

Hi!

I'm trying to create a file before writing/reading to/from it. I always get an error that the package (although it is a file) doesn't exist. My code is as follows:

File myFile = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir") + File.separator
+ "\\output\\Daganalyse.pdf");
File parentDir = myFile.getParentFile();
if(parentDir.isDirectory())
{
parentDir.mkdirs();
}

(it turns red at the 'if')

Please help me!
Thank you!

What turns 'red at the if'? Nothing else? You must be using a lousy IDE.

kind regards,

Jos

Netbeans gives error at the 'if':
illegal start of type
package parentDir does not exist
<identifier> expected
';' expected

thanks for the quick response!

and of course, the correct code is: if (!parentDir.isDirectory()) (and I have the same problem with .exists), but it still turns red

Are those statements part of a method body?

kind regards,

Jos

I've already been able to solve the problem by using different coding:

Code:

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static String datum = "14-13-2012";
  static String pathDir = "H:\\Weekanalyses";
  //static String pathFile = "H:\\Weekanalyses\\newfile" + datum +".txt";
  static int i =0;
  static String pathFile = "H:\\ Leveranciers\\GoedkoopsteLeveranciers-" + i + ".txt";
 
 
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {File f = new File(pathDir);
    try{
        if(f.exists()==false){
            f.mkdir();
        System.out.println("Directory Created");
          }
          else{
        System.out.println("Directory is not created");
        }
    }catch(Exception e){
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
   
    try {
 
              File file = new File(pathFile);
 
              if (file.createNewFile()){
                System.out.println("File is created!");
              }else{
                System.out.println("File already exists.");
              }
 
            } catch (IOException e) {
              e.printStackTrace();
        }

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Thank you for your help!