Thread: file reading & writing

Sorry to bother you guys, I have simly got a few basic questions.

1. Program gets the strings entered in the 3 textboxes and writes them to a file, How do i do some sort of check if the line has data writen to it so it doesnt overright the existing first line (save to the next blank line)

2. Once the user clicks on the "Find Entry" button i would like to search the file for the client name which is the first textbox.

here is my code:

package Project;
 
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
/**
 * This program will recieve the IP, PCI and client name of client computers and save them to a text file.
 * 
 * @author Marko Klesnik
 * @version 1.0
 */
 
public class project implements ActionListener
{
 
    // Variable Declarations
    // Declare JButtons
    public JButton btnNew, btnSave, btnFind, btnDelete, btnExit;
 
    // Declare JLabels
    public JLabel lblName, lblIP, lblPCI, lblDesc, lblDesc2, lblDesc3;
 
    // Declare JTextFields
    public JTextField txtName, txtIP, txtPCI;
 
	// Declare a scanner
    private Scanner scanRead;
 
    // Declare a formatter
    private Formatter formatWrite;
 
    // Create a string array
    public String [] clientList;
 
 
    public static void main(String[] args)
        {
            project test = new project();
            test.init();
 
        }
 
 
    public void init ()
    {
        // Define default JButton data
        btnNew = new JButton("New Entry ");
        btnNew.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
        btnNew.setForeground(Color.GREEN);
        btnSave = new JButton("Save Entry");
        btnSave.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
        btnSave.setForeground(Color.GREEN);
        btnFind = new JButton("Find Entry");
        btnFind.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
        btnFind.setForeground(Color.GREEN);
        btnDelete = new JButton("Delete Entry");
        btnDelete.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
        btnDelete.setForeground(Color.GREEN);
        btnExit = new JButton("Exit System");
        btnExit.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
        btnExit.setForeground(Color.RED);
 
        // Define default JLabel data
        lblName = new JLabel("Client Name:");
        lblName.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
        lblIP = new JLabel("IP Address:");
        lblIP.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
        lblPCI = new JLabel("PC Identifier:");
        lblPCI.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
        lblDesc = new JLabel(" This program will allow the user to add ");
        lblDesc.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
        lblDesc2 = new JLabel(" edit or delete Users.their PC Identifiers ");
        lblDesc2.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
        lblDesc3 = new JLabel(" and their PC's IP Address. ");
        lblDesc3.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
 
        //Define default JTextField data
        txtName = new JTextField("Client1", 10);
        txtName.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
        txtName.setForeground(Color.GREEN);
        txtIP = new JTextField("", 10);
        txtIP.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
        txtIP.setForeground(Color.GREEN);
        txtPCI = new JTextField("", 10);
        txtPCI.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
        txtPCI.setForeground(Color.GREEN);
 
        //Create container + Layout
        SpringLayout scnLayout = new SpringLayout();
 
        // Create a frame and apply settings
        JFrame progFrame = new JFrame("[COMPANY NAME] Client Recording Software");
        progFrame.setVisible(true);
        progFrame.setSize(900, 800);
        progFrame.setResizable(false);
 
        // Create a JPanel and apply settings
        JPanel panel1 = new JPanel();
        panel1.setVisible(true);
        panel1.setSize(200, 300);
        panel1.setBackground(Color.black);
        panel1.setLayout(scnLayout);
 
        // Add panels to frame
        progFrame.add(panel1);
 
        // Add components to panels
        panel1.add(lblName);
        panel1.add(txtName);
        panel1.add(btnNew);
 
        panel1.add(lblPCI);
        panel1.add(txtPCI);
        panel1.add(lblIP);
        panel1.add(txtIP);
        panel1.add(btnSave);
        panel1.add(btnFind);
        panel1.add(btnDelete);
        panel1.add(btnExit);
        panel1.add(lblDesc);
        panel1.add(lblDesc2);
        panel1.add(lblDesc3);
 
        // Set locations of panel1 components
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, lblName, 350, SpringLayout.WEST, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, lblName, 200, SpringLayout.NORTH, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, txtName, 200, SpringLayout.NORTH, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, txtName, 35, SpringLayout.EAST, lblName);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, btnNew, 10, SpringLayout.NORTH, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, btnNew, 25, SpringLayout.WEST, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, lblPCI, 250, SpringLayout.NORTH, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, lblPCI, 350, SpringLayout.WEST, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, txtPCI, 250, SpringLayout.NORTH, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, txtPCI, 35, SpringLayout.EAST, lblPCI);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, lblIP, 300, SpringLayout.NORTH, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, lblIP, 350, SpringLayout.WEST, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, txtIP, 300, SpringLayout.NORTH, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, txtIP, 45, SpringLayout.EAST, lblIP);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, btnSave, 10, SpringLayout.NORTH, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, btnSave, 150, SpringLayout.EAST, btnNew);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, btnFind, 10, SpringLayout.NORTH, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, btnFind, -150, SpringLayout.WEST, btnDelete);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, btnDelete, 10, SpringLayout.NORTH, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, btnDelete, -25, SpringLayout.EAST, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, btnExit, -25, SpringLayout.EAST, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, btnExit, -20, SpringLayout.SOUTH, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, lblDesc, 350, SpringLayout.WEST, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, lblDesc, 80, SpringLayout.NORTH, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, lblDesc2, 350, SpringLayout.WEST, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, lblDesc2, 10, SpringLayout.SOUTH, lblDesc);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, lblDesc3, 385, SpringLayout.WEST, panel1);
        scnLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, lblDesc3, 10, SpringLayout.SOUTH, lblDesc2);
 
        btnExit.addActionListener(this);
        btnNew.addActionListener(this);
        btnSave.addActionListener(this);
        btnFind.addActionListener(this);
        btnDelete.addActionListener(this);
 
    }
 
 
 
    @Override
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) 
    {
        // Set what haphens on button clicks
        //New Entry button clicked
       if (btnNew.hasFocus())
       {
       	txtName.setText("");
       	txtPCI.setText("");
       	txtIP.setText("");
       }
 
      //Save Entry button clicked
      if (btnSave.hasFocus())
      {
      	try
      	{
      		formatWrite = new Formatter("ipaddress.txt");
      	}
      	catch (Exception outputTC)
      	{
      		System.out.println("Cannot write to file");
      	}
 
      		formatWrite.format("%s%s%s", txtName.getText() + " ", txtPCI.getText() + " ", txtIP.getText());
      		formatWrite.close();	
      }
 
       //Find Entry button clicked
      if (btnFind.hasFocus())
      {
      	try
      	{
      	scanRead = new Scanner(new File("ipaddress.txt"));
      	}
      	catch(Exception inTC)
      	{
      		System.out.println("Could not find file");
      	}
 
      	while(scanRead.hasNext())
      	{
      		String readA = scanRead.next();
      		String readB = scanRead.next();
      		String readC = scanRead.next();
 
      		txtName.setText(readA);
      		txtPCI.setText(readB);
      		txtIP.setText(readC);
 
      	}
      	scanRead.close();
      }
 
      //Delete Entry button clicked
      if (btnDelete.hasFocus())
      {
 
      }
 
       //Exit button clicked
      if (btnExit.hasFocus())  { System.exit(0); }
    }
}

Thanks in advance

Just trying to actualy search the file for a string i guess i am then going to display it in the txtfields.

I know how to do it prety much just curious on some ideas on how to actualy search the file for the string such as Client1, Client2 etc i then want to set the 3 values on that line (Name, PCI, IP) to string variables and ill then display them in the 3 text boxes. So to clearly explain id like to search for a string in the file and set each of the 3 values on that line to a variable. And im guessing i would use split to sperate them, Just need knoledge on search for a string.

ah ye dont worry was a stupid question i had'nt even sat down and thought about it lol have had a few beers so sorry.

Could use an if statement such as if (searchString.Exists) that would work if im not mistaken

Im trying to get the append to work first, It doesnt seem to work as you see i have used

formatWrite = new Formatter("ipaddress.txt");

it gives a syntax error for

formatWrite = new Formatter("ipaddress.txt", true);

Is there anyway to get the append to work with a formatter?
have googled the coders are showing a few different examples such as creating a new class etc.. But before i would have to do that or make the code longer then it has to be i figured id ask if there is a way to get it working with the formatter.