use the constructor,
FileWriter fout = new FileWriter(outputFileName,true)
true opens the file in append mode.
regards
Surya
----- Original Message -----
From: Steven Lau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 10:36 PM
Subject: logging to text file
> I'm doing some custom logging to a text file to make things easier and
cheaper than to logging to a database. The servlet would get the header
information, session Id and so on and attemps to log it to a file. The
problem I have is I don't know how to insert it to a file instead of
overwritting it. Instead of having multiple entries, it will open the file
and overwrite what's on it resulting in a file having only one log.
>
> Here is my code:
> try {
> String outputFileName = "F:" + File.separatorChar + "LLog.txt";
> FileWriter fout = new FileWriter(outputFileName);
> String newLine = System.getProperty("line.separator");
> String data = session.getValue("userID") + ";" + session.getId() + ";" +
request.getRemoteAddr() + ";" + date + newLine;
> fout.write(data);
> fout.close();
> } catch(java.io.IOException e) {
> System.out.println("Cannot access LLog.txt");
> }
>
> How would I modify it so it will insert the log at the end of the file and
not overwritting previous entries?
>
> Thanks!!!!
>
>
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