Another first post! Welcome aboard!
Pascal's answer is typical in the beginner forum ... just enough hints to get you going, but not complete solutions. Please give it a try and feel free to post code as you make progress or run into trouble.
If you're not familiar with the JavaDoc, this is a great resource. Bookmark it today:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/ [ January 03, 2005: Message edited by: Stan James ]