write to a file in another class

[patrick tang]

hi all, i have a problem regarding file/io
in a class i create a file structure
class Store
{
private File storename,
manager,
catalogue,
order;
public Store(String sn) throws IOException
{
storename = new File("mall", sn);
storename.mkdirs();
manager = new File(storename, "manager");
manager.createNewFile();
catalogue = new File(storename, "catalogue");
catalogue.createNewFile();
order = new File(storename, "order");
order.createNewFile();
}
public File getStoreName() throws IOException
{
return storename;
}
public String getCatalogue() throws IOException
{
return catalogue.getCanonicalPath();
}
in another class i was trying to write contents
of a textarea to the file catalogue (which is supposed to be lcoated at ./mall/storename/catalogue
class StoreManagerGUI extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
......
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
Object o = e.getSource();
if ( o == buttonOK )
{
try
{
Store s = new Store(textfieldStoreName.getText());
File f1 = s.getStoreName();
fos1 = new FileOutputStream(f1);
dos1 = new DataOutputStream(fos1);
dos1.writeUTF(textfieldStoreName.getText());
dos1.close();
String f2 = s.getCatalogue();
fos2 = new FileOutputStream(f2);
dos2 = new DataOutputStream(fos2);
dos2.writeUTF(textareaCat.getText());
dos2.close();
}
catch(FileNotFoundException fnfe)
{
System.out.println("file not found");
}
catch(IOException ioe)
{
System.out.println("io exception");
}
}
}
......
}
but i always got filenotfound exception. i think the problem is at String f2 = s.getCatalogue();
though f2 does contain the pathname of the file
(c:\...\mall\storename\catalogue) that i wanna write to. i can see the file catalogue created in my hard drive, but i just cant locate it and use it as the parameter to the fileoutputstream.
i've tried many ways and still dont get it. can anybody pls give me a hint? thanks

[Les Dsouza]

The problem appears to be in:
File f1 = s.getStoreName();
fos1 = new FileOutputStream(f1);
f1 actually represents a folder.
ref your code:

  
storename = new File("mall", sn);
storename.mkdirs();
public File getStoreName() throws IOException
{
return storename;
}

Hence exception will be thrown when you try to open an fileoutputstream to it.
hope this solves your problem.

[patrick tang]

you are rite, les. that's the problem.
thanks for helping.