Help with I/0 with prompt

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Hello everyone.
I need some help here.
I can not figure out where to put my .txt info at.
I 'm trying to use my instructure, some what confused. I have also read the info form Java and they really don't give an example on how to use a scanner and where to plac the .txt.
here is my code so far
public class Reading{
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
          Scanner kbd = new Scanner(System.in);
          int choice;
          System.out.println("Make a Section: ");
          System.out.println("1. Read Text File ");
          System.out.println("2. Copy Text File ");
          System.out.println("3. Exit ");
          System.out.print("\nPlease press Enter afer each response");
          System.out.println("Enter your choose please: ");
          choice = kbd.nextInt();
          kbd.nextLine();
          if (choice == 1) { // if 1 is select go to makePerson
               String fname;
            FileInputStream fin;
            long datalen=0;
            Scanner kbd1 = new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.println("Enter file name");
            fname = kbd1.next();
            kbd1.nextLine();
            fin = new FileInputStream("c:\\data.in");//
            while( fin.read()!=-1) {
                      datalen++;
            System.out.println("File "+fname+" is "+datalen+" bytes long");
}thanks
sandyR
PS is this code right.
It needs to find the .txt then open the file and display the contents. Do I need to use PrintWriter or can I use Printf(fname)
Message was edited by:
SandyRed

Answer 1

OK...
How or where do I place or find the .txt info.
how does the system know where to look.
("c:\\data.in") does that is data.in...what does this mean. is it a file placement ie folder or do the it look up all the files in c:
thanks
sandyr
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SandyRed