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Thread: How to append data to an already existing file?

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    Question How to append data to an already existing file?

    hi,

    I am trying to write a server program that will handle multiple clients and receives a file from each client.

    I need to save data from all the clients in a single file on the server.
    I had written a program, but server each time rewrites the content of the file. Instead of rewriting i need the server to append to the file...


    My server code is.....
    import java.io.*;
    import java.net.*;
     
    public class MultiServerThread_append implements Runnable {
     
    private Socket connection;
    private int ID;
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException{
    try{
    int count = 0;
     
    ServerSocket socket1 = new ServerSocket(8080);
    System.out.println("MultipleSocketServer Initialized");
    while (true) {
    Socket connection = socket1.accept();
    Runnable runnable = new MultiServerThread(connection, ++count);
    Thread thread = new Thread(runnable);
    thread.start();
    }
    }catch(Exception e){}
    }
    MultiServerThread_append(Socket s, int i){
    this.connection = s;
    this.ID = i;
    }
    public void run(){
     
    try{
    int filesize = 6022386; //filesize temporary
    int bytesRead;
    int current = 0;
     
    File clientInfo = new File("D:/filecopy/clientfile_copy.txt");
     
    byte[] mybytearray = new byte[filesize];
    InputStream is = connection.getInputStream();
    FileWriter fstream = new FileWriter(clientInfo,true);
    BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(fstream);
    bytesRead = is.read(mybytearray, 0 , mybytearray.length);
    current = bytesRead;
    do {
    bytesRead = is.read(mybytearray, current, (mybytearray.length-current));
    if(bytesRead >= 0) current += bytesRead;
    } while(bytesRead > -1);
    String str = new String(mybytearray);
    out.write(str, 0, current);
    out.flush();
    out.close();
    connection.close();
    } catch(IOException e){
    e.printStackTrace();
    }
    }
    }
    Kindly help me with this.
    Thanks in advance....
    Last edited by JavaPF; May 3rd, 2010 at 01:04 PM. Reason: PLEASE use code tags


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    Default Re: How to append data to an already existing file?

    Try wrapping a FileWriter with a buffered writer:

    BufferedWriter myWriter(new FileWriter("test.txt", true));
    myWriter.write("hello");
    myWriter.close();
    myWriter(new FileWriter("test.txt", true));
    myWriter.write(" world\r\n");
    myWriter.close();

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