Ok, Im just starting to learn how to read and write to files on the HD. My method for writing is this: public void write(String outDATA) { FileOutputStream out; // declare a file output object PrintStream p; // declare a print stream object try { out = new FileOutputStream("myfile.txt"); // Connect print stream to the output stream p = new PrintStream(out); p.println (outDATA); p.close(); TEMP = "FILE WROTE SUCCESSFULLY. \n"; } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println ("Error writing to file"); TEMP = "ERROR WRITTING FILE. \n"; // 2nd } } I dont need people telling me how crap it is, that i know. What i DO need to know is why it doesnt work. When i run it i end up with the 2nd TEMP string and no myfile.txt. Why is that? Thanks. PEACE GAZZ

My first guess would be that the java runtime system you''re using is sandboxing you in. However, it could be any number of things. I would suggesting printing the exception and posting that on the board so we can be of more help.

Here is the entire thing I was playing with today:

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.io.*;
class filetest extends Applet {

int MAX;
String TEMP;
String DATA;
String START = "STARTING APPLET...\n";
String LOADING = "LOADING FILE....\n";
String ERROR = "ERROR WRITTING TO FILE.. \n";
String TEMPFAIL= "ERROR IN WRITE METHOD. \n";
String WROTE = "FILE WRITTEN TO SUCCESSFULLY";
TextArea TEXTBOX = new TextArea();

public void init() {
setLayout(new GridLayout(2,1));
add(new Button("OK")); // Just to fill the space
add(TEXTBOX);
DATA = START+LOADING;
test();
}

public void test() {
MAX = TEXTBOX.getRows();
TEXTBOX.insert(START,MAX);
TEXTBOX.insert(LOADING,MAX);
write(DATA);
if(TEMP!=null)
TEXTBOX.insert(TEMP,MAX);
else
TEXTBOX.insert(TEMPFAIL,MAX);
}

public void write(String outDATA) {
FileOutputStream out; // declare a file output object
PrintStream p; // declare a print stream object

try
{
out = new FileOutputStream("myfile.txt");

// Connect print stream to the output stream
p = new PrintStream(out);
p.println (outDATA);
p.close();
TEMP = "FILE WROTE SUCCESSFULLY. \n";
}
catch (Exception e)
{
System.err.println ("Error writing to file");
TEMP = "ERROR WRITTING FILE. \n";
}

}

}

As far as errors go i dont get one. I did get a null pointer exception before, but that was my fault by not assigning the DATA string a value before calling write(). The only thing i get is the debug from the TEMP Sting i have. I allways see the ''TEMP = "ERROR WRITTING FILE. \n";'', meaning i have some exception being thrown right?

Ive prpbably missed something stupid, its not unusual for me. Any help pointing it out would be great!

Ive been to the bookstore plenty. I got ''teach yourself Java 1.1 in 21 days'', ''Thinking in Java'' and ''the black art of java game programming''.

Ill have to read them again, but i dont remember them saying an Applet had the security issue. How do i get it signed then? This was actually a test to make a high score server for a game I may or may not write. I thought i had to save the data to a file. If i made it an app, can i still put it on the web?

I do have one question about apps in Java: How do i run them without going to Dos prompt or using a web page?

Thanks for your help guys! Ive posted at other Java sites and only this one do i get a responce.

PEACE
GAZZ

Yea, i understand the network side of things, but im no-where near that far yet!!

I did what you said Javanerd, and went back to apps. I wrote everything out like i thought it was suppost to. I compile it, then tried running it with java filename.class. I get an error everytime. I even took some code straight out of my 21 days book:

class apptest{

public static void main(String args[]) {
System.out.println("TESTING");
}
}

ANd i get the same error:
Exception in thread ''main'' java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: apptest/class

Whats that mean? Also, so i dont have to bother yall soo much, is there anywhere that shows the errors and their meanings? I remember Pascal came with error meanings, as did C. Does Java?

Thanks again guys!
PEACE
GAZZ

I bet your filename does not match up with the class name. For class apptest make sure you save it as apptest.java. I know you probably know that but sometimes when you're changing files their names don't like to be changed. Anyways, make sure that you are typing

javac apptest.java 

and not

javac apptest.class 

And finally, make sure that if you have a package definition at the top of you java source file, that it is in a sub directory from the current directory with the same name.

package playerCharacter; class hero {.... }javac playerCharacter/hero.java 

p.s. I can't believe that those books didn't mention that applets have restricted security. Black art good, 21 days not so.

Edited by - Jim_Ross on 2/23/00 1:19:21 PM

I went through the 21 days book again. I did find the Security issues in the end. There wasnt much there, but i get the idea.
Anyways, I occasionally get the error when compiling now. I decided to use Jpad again and sometimes it compiles and sometimes it dont. Oh well.

I can read and write files in a basic maner now, THANKS GUYS! My next goal is to get it back into an applet.

PEACE
GAZZ