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Can you post a SMALL, COMPLETE program that will compile, execute and show the problem?



System.out.println("date2="+date2); // add a String so you can see it this executed

If date2 = ""...

Which println() are you talking about? What variable has the input that you are trying to print? I don't see anything that you are talking about in post#5.

Can you copy the full contents of the...

Please explain what that means.

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Can you post the code that uses FileWriter and that doesn't work? The posted code has commented out the section that uses FileWriter.

If you are getting an error message, copy the full text of the error message and paste it here.
Otherwise please explain what "doesn't want to create" means.