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Thread: File IO Compiles, but wont work?

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    Default File IO Compiles, but wont work?

    I wrote this code and compiled it in eclipse I have a text file hello.txt in the same src folder as the .class it does compile properly but wont append the Dirk Benson to the file I have no idea what is wrong.


    import java.io.*;
     
    public class ioappend 
    {
     
    	/**
    	 * @param args
    	 */
    	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
     
    	//TODO make try/catch for in-thread error catching
     
    	{
    		String filename;
    		BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader
    			( new InputStreamReader(System.in));//TODO testing only 
     
    		System.out.println("Enter a file name: ");//TODO testing only 
     
    		filename = input.readLine();//TODO testing only 
     
    		FileWriter inject = new FileWriter( filename, true);
     
    		inject.write("Dirk Benson");
     
    		inject.close();
     
     
    	}
     
    }
    Last edited by copeg; February 1st, 2011 at 09:56 PM.


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    Default Re: File IO Compiles, but wont work?

    Are any exceptions thrown when you run it? Where is the file you want to append, and what do you enter?

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    Default Re: File IO Compiles, but wont work?

    the file I want to append to is in the same package as the .class file, hello.txt. I want to simply append some string of text I put dirk benson in there for right now. Thanks

    I did a try catch block no errors shown
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    Default Re: File IO Compiles, but wont work?

    I compiled your code its running absolutely fine.

    appending the content.
    Thanks and Regards
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    Default Re: File IO Compiles, but wont work?

    Hello StarKannon.

    I have tested this code and it works fine.

    Try putting the hello.txt file in the package folder. The same location as the src and bin folders.
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    Try putting the hello.txt file in the package folder. The same location as the src and bin folders.
    if your file hello.txt is in another location , specify the absolute path to that file.
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