I am using following code to create a text file on remote window server:
String archiveFolder=\\etld90\\DM;
new File(archiveFolder + File.separator + "done" + ".txt");
Its not giving any error but also not creating a file.
1 Answer
This only creates the File object in memory
createNewFile() - "Atomically creates a new, empty file named by this abstract path name if and only if a file with this name does not yet exist"
Here's some code demonstrating it
File myObj = new File("filename.txt");
if (myObj.createNewFile()) {
System.out.println("File created: " + myObj.getName());
}
else {
System.out.println("File already exists.");
}
5 Comments
vivek pandey
I am getting error java.io.IOException: The system cannot find the path specified.
rhowell
Does the directory you are setting exist? Also I would recommend wrapping that code block with a try-catch so you can handle that IOException.
vivek pandey
Yes,it exists.I am just creating a new file there.
rhowell
You can try to use myObj.getParentFile().mkdirs(); to create the required directory
vivek pandey
Directory already exists.Do we need any kind of permission.
Fileobject in memory that is immediately discarded.