Client Socket Problem: retrieving data from my Simple http Server...

Question

here's the main part of the "sending" of data from my server class:
write(b.getBytes());
outtStream.write(version.getBytes());
outStream.write(replyCode.getBytes());
here the server sends the data back to the client...i've tested this on a webbrowser and got a correct response...
now in my client side, I'm having problems...
1) I dont know how to retrieve the data from the outStreams above...
2) Can anyone give me some help plz...or descriptive sample code
here's the main part of the client sending its data first from the user input(client) and then sending the data...(ive created the socket)
input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
output = new PrintWriter(socket.getOutputStream(),true);
while((message = input.readLine()) != null)
output.println(message);//sends the client's input to server?
System.out.println(input.readLine());//retrieves server's response
//then outputs it

Answer 1

also i tried adding
input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(socket.getInputStream()));
after the System.in one and still no luck :[