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FileWriter, makes new file but no text shows

 
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I am trying to create a text file and write to it, but I can't seem to get the text to post even though the file does get created.

I have tried: FileWriter out = new FileWriter("fileOut", true );

as well as:
BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("fileOut", true));

and then: out.write("string stuff" + numStuff);

Any suggestions?
-JS
[ February 24, 2006: Message edited by: Jim Standish ]
 
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Hi Jim,

Welcome to JavaRanch!

The short answer: call close() on the BufferedWriter before exiting your program.

Longer answer: the BufferedWriter will hold the data in an internal buffer (hence the name!) until it gets a certain amount; then the buffer is full, and it's flushed all at once out to the file. You're writing a tiny bit, which is still in the buffer when the program exits. The file itself is closed automatically, but not the BufferedWriter, and so its buffered data is simply lost.
 
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