Append string on a file

[binsint]

Hi everyone, Does anyone know how to append a string on an existing xml or text file inside my images folder(fileconn.dir.photos)? I know how to modify but every time I Write the file it replaces it. All I need is to append stuffs into my file. I really need help. By the way, I'm using Netbeans 6.9.1 Java. Thanks

[buffon2009]

you can use this code when u Create FileConnection

 
// this void when u call it u sent The path Which is it "fileconn.dir.photos" & Send The File Name U want 
// U can Change the File name As U want to not replace the other

private void saveFile(String path, String name) {
       
        try {
            String url = path + name;

            // here i am getting the text from TextBox called txt 

            byte data[] = txt.getBytes();
            FileConnection fconn = (FileConnection)Connector.open(url, Connector.READ_WRITE);
            if (!fconn.exists()) {
                fconn.create();
            }
            OutputStream ops = fconn.openOutputStream();
            ops.write(data);
            ops.close();
            fconn.close();
            
        }
        catch (IOException ioe) {
            System.out.println("IOException: "+ioe.getMessage());
        }
        catch (SecurityException se) {
            System.out.println("Security exception:" + se.getMessage());
        }

        
    }

U can Change The name u send to This void which well change the name of txt file Saved

hope it work with u

inform me if not

[njzk2]

- not a chance. this will replace the existing content.

- appending to an xml file is likely to cause problems since you would need to insert your text inside an existing tag.

- you need to append to the file, so, according to petrib :

Use fileSize() to get the size of the file.

Then when you want to write to it, use openOutputStream() with an argument that sets the offset to the end of the file (size of the file) and start writing.

If you set the parameter (offset) to the maximum value of a long, then you don't need to get the size/length of the file. The SDK docs for JSR-75 and this method says: "If the provided offset is larger than or equal to the current file size, the OutputStream is positioned at the current end of the file for appending."