The ftp wirting problem is fixed. However there is another problem.

you mean you want it to append?
I don't think ftp supports that.

Yeah. I want it to keep writting to the same file without having to constantly delete the previous text.

you'd need to use an ftp client api (as u were originally) that supports appending.

or u could download the existing file, and upload it again followed by the data you want to append.

You'd have to get the remote file then reupload after appending locally

>>you'd need to use an ftp client api (as u were originally) that supports appending

There isn't such a thing that i've ever seen

ok. So if i find the ftp client which supports appending, Then would i be able to use the same code?

> Then would i be able to use the same code?


no you'd need to change your code to use the new api.

So, is there such thing or not?

I'll let objects find that for you - since he mentioned it ;-)

Any ideas of a name of an api like that? or where to find it?

If i put the writting commands inside a loop the it can append.
but if i try calling the same method more than once within the same program then, not

may i know why is that?

> may i know why is that?

cause each connection writes a new file.
You could just keep the connection open and append data to it as required.

ok but if i don't include the line:
out.close();

then the program does not run correctly.

> then the program does not run correctly.

what happens?

it freezes and does write anything to the file

ps: does not

can you post your code

this is the important part:

import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
public class Testing
{
         String output;
         public Testing()
         {
             URLConnection conn;
         }
         public void writeToFileViaFtp(String output) {

          try {
               this.output = output;
               URL ftp = new URL("ftp://try:trytry@69.194.83.97/somefile.txt");
               URLConnection conn = ftp.openConnection();
               conn.setDoOutput(true);
               PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(conn.getOutputStream());


                   out.write(output);
                   out.close();

          }
          catch (Exception e) {
               e.printStackTrace();
          }
          }
}

This class is called by a GUI. All the GUI does is simulate the throw of a die for an online game. The GUI passes the String value of the throw (to the "output" parameter)and this is supposed to post it on the FTP. The GUI runs fine. But as you might imagine a die has to be thrown more than once and so i need to keep writting to the same file more than once.

thanx.

You would need to open the connection in the ctor, and save the PrintWriter as a member variable.
Then your writeToFileViaFtp would just do

out.write(output);

Honestly, that is one of the things i tried but then the "writeToFileViaFtp" would not recognize the out variable, which could not be declared outside beause it has to be inside the try{}

if you already did it can you show me your code?
thanx.

Thanx man. Apreciate it. Although it only posts the answers after you call the close function. But i guess that is because of the server and there nothing to be done.
Thanx.

> Although it only posts the answers after you call the close function.

try:

         public void writeToFileViaFtp(String output) {
             out.write(output);
             out.flush();
          }

Thanx, but i still need to call the close() method for it to post the results.

Hey!!!, I just got it to work!!!!!!!!!!!

excellent news :)

Thanx man!!!  ;)

No worries :)