how to write to text file outside of netbeans

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I'm pretty sure someone has already asked this but i Can't find it. How can I write to a text file so that when i build the project from netbeans it'll still be able to write the file when its built into the .jar. I was also having a problem reading file to .jar but found out i could use InputStream and BufferedReader. Is there something that can do this but with writing? This is what I was using:

 printf=new PrintWriter(new File("Names.txt"));

but that doesn't work for writing outside of netbeans. Edit: The file is inside the classes of the jar file that I want to write to.

provide absolute path to write somewhere else, by this way it will write on current.directory — jmj, Jun 22 '14 at 16:16
Example: printf=new PrintWriter(new File("C:\\somefolder\\Names.txt")); — Tarik, Jun 22 '14 at 16:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 22 '14 at 16:20

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You can try:

FileOutputStream Output = new FileOutputStram("filename")
FileInputStream Input = new FileInputStream("filename")

answered Jun 22 '14 at 16:20

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And then you can use "Output.write(i)" and "Input.read(i)" to read/write to files – James Jun 22 '14 at 16:21

SparkOn · Answer 2 · 2014-06-22T16:33:28.867

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Give absolute path like if you want it in d:/someFolder

printf=new PrintWriter(new File("d:/someFolder/Names.txt"));

Please read this

edited Jun 22 '14 at 16:33

answered Jun 22 '14 at 16:20

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how to write to text file outside of netbeans

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