new FileOutputStream("my_file_name.txt", true);

(the "true" is for the parameter "append")

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public FileOutputStream(String name,
boolean append)
throws FileNotFoundException

Creates an output file stream to write to the file with the specified name. If the second argument is true, then bytes will be written to the end of the file rather than the beginning. A new FileDescriptor object is created to represent this file connection.

First, if there is a security manager, its checkWrite method is called with name as its argument.

If the file exists but is a directory rather than a regular file, does not exist but cannot be created, or cannot be opened for any other reason then a FileNotFoundException is thrown.

Parameters:
name - the system-dependent file name
append - if true, then bytes will be written to the end of the file rather than the beginning

Throws:
FileNotFoundException - if the file exists but is a directory rather than a regular file, does not exist but cannot be created, or cannot be opened for any other reason.
SecurityException - if a security manager exists and its checkWrite method denies write access to the file.

Since:
JDK1.1
See Also:
SecurityManager.checkWrite(java.lang.String)


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Just so you know, what GKW posted came from the Java API Specification. Bookmark it, you will need it over and over again.

as for an example:

        import java.io.*;class AppendTest {  public static void main (String args[]) {    try {      String msg = "Hello World";      // Doing this will overwrite the contents of your      // file with the String "Hello World"      FileOutputStream out1 = new FileOutputStream("my_file.txt");      out1.write(msg.getBytes());      out1.close();      // However, by adding that little true in there,       // "Hello World" will be appended to the end of the file      FileOutputStream out2 = new FileOutputStream("my_file.txt", true);      out2.write(msg.getBytes());      out2.close();    } catch (IOException e) {      e.printStackTrace();    }  }}  

If you run this, you will end up with a file named "my_file.txt" containing the text "Hello WorldHello World".

BTW: GKW, your signature rocks.

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Edited by - WayfarerX on October 18, 2001 6:22:51 PM

You can also download them if you don''t have a perminant internet connection.

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