.exists URGENT

[joolske]

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!

[JosAH]

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

kind regards,

Jos

[joolske]

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

thanks for the quick response!

[joolske]

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

[JosAH]

Are those statements part of a method body?

kind regards,

Jos

[joolske]

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

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();
	}

Thank you for your help!