A sample code that creates a directory, a file and saves data to the file.

[deAppel]

Code

GeSHi (java):
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 
/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
//Author List:
//   deAppel					<Creator>
//
//Description:
//	A sample code that creates a directory, a file and saves data to the file.
//	There is plenty of room for improvement but i don't have a lot of time at the moment..
// *update* the application does now write more than one line in the textfile and ends when the user types "stop".
//
//Environment:
//   This software was developed using Eclipse and Java 1.6
//
//Copyright Information:
//   Copyright (C) 2007      <Institution><None>
//		Ark de Appel 			www.engineeringserver.com
//
//----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
public class CreateDirs{
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
 
//		create directory
		File fDir = new File("c:\\tmpfile");
		if (fDir.exists()){
			System.out.println("Dir already exists!");
		}
		else{
 
			System.out.println("Creating directory!");
			fDir.mkdir();
		}
 
		//		create empty file
		String sDir = fDir.toString();
		File fFile = new File(sDir + "\\File.txt");
		try {
			fFile.createNewFile();
		} catch (IOException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		System.out.println(sDir);
 
//		type text
		BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)); 
 
 
		String s = ""; //initialize the string.. , don't forget to initialize a variable..
		System.out.println("Type \"stop\" to stop the application.");
		System.out.print("Type text: ");
		try {
			s = br.readLine();			//reads a line at the time.. look how to read more at once.. *update* works now
 
//			add data to file		
			FileWriter fw = new FileWriter(sDir + "\\File.txt");
			BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(fw);
 
			while (!s.equals("stop")){
				s  = br.readLine();
				if (!s.equals("stop")) // do not write stop into the textfile
					bw.write(s); //write user typed data
					bw.newLine();
 
				//System.out.println("Typed: " + s);
			}
 
//			test if it writes to a file.
			//bw.newLine();
			//bw.write("hard coded text --++--++--");
 
			bw.close();
			System.out.println("Data saved in: " + sDir + "\\File.txt");
		} catch (IOException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}
}
Created by GeSHI 1.0.7.20

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