FileWriter Wont Write To Directory

[bobrivers2003]

I wish to save a file if i put c:\\file.txt, the file is saved in the c: drive, however if i put c:\\dir\\file.txt it doesnt work. What am I doing wrong? (I am working on Windows 2000)



try {
out = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("c:\\file.txt, true));
out.write(new Date() + " : " + lm + '\n');
out.close();

} catch (Exception e) {

if (out != null) {

try {
out.close();

} catch (Exception er) {

}

}
}

 

[timw]

...and the C:\dir directory definitely exists?

Tim

 

[bobrivers2003]

Ahh, no it doesnt and works a treat when it is there. My low point of today!!!

Is there a way of creating the directory if it does not exist?

Thanks

 

[sedj]

Have a read of the File javadoc ...

File dir = new File("C:/dir");
if (!dir.exists()) {
  dir.mkdir();
}

dir = new File("C:/dir");
if (!dir.exists()) {
   throw new IOException("Could not make dir : " +dir);
}

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[Bong]

Look at the mkdir method of the File class.

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Bob Rashkin

 

[bobrivers2003]

Thank you very much that is a great help