Moving files into new folders (help needed)

Hi it would be grate if some one could help me....
in/with my program i need to move a file (mp3) from one folder into a new folder???

...i was and i also tried with out it...here is my code (for both classes!)
it does not have the returnTo()...i took it out...this is working...but the mp3 files need to be moved into the files that have been created or already exist...
import java.io.File;
import cs1.Keyboard;
public class DirectoryList  {
/* This program lists the files in a directory specified by
    the user.  The user is asked to type in a directory name.
    If the name entered by the user is not a directory, a
    message is printed and the program ends.
static String directoryName;  // Directory name entered by the user.
static File directory;        // File object referring to the directory.
static String[] files;        // Array of file names in the directory.
    String[] arguments;
public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.print("Enter a directory name: ");
    directoryName = Keyboard.readString().trim();
    directory = new File(directoryName);
    if (directory.isDirectory() == false) {
        if (directory.exists() == false)
           System.out.print("There is no such directory!");
        else
           System.out.print("That file is not a directory.");
    else {
        files = directory.list();
        System.out.println("Files in directory \"" + directory + "\":");
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++)
            System.out.println("   " + files);
} // end main()
import java.io.*;
public class ReadID3
    static String artist;
    static int index = 0;
    public static void main(String[] arguments)
        DirectoryList.main(arguments);
        if (DirectoryList.directory.exists() == true)
        for(int index = 0; index < DirectoryList.files.length; index++)
            try
                File song = new File(DirectoryList.directoryName + File.separator + DirectoryList.files[index]);
                FileInputStream file = new FileInputStream(song);
                int size = (int)song.length();
                file.skip(size - 128);
                byte[] last128 = new byte[128];
                file.read(last128);
                String id3 = new String(last128);
                String tag = id3.substring(0, 3);
                    if (tag.equals("TAG"))
                        System.out.println("\nTitle: " + id3.substring(3, 32));
                        System.out.println("Artist: " + id3.substring(33, 62));
                        System.out.println("Album: " + id3.substring(63, 91));
                        System.out.println("Year: " + id3.substring(93, 97));
                        artist = id3.substring(33, 62);
                        createFiles();
                            File newLocation = new File( DirectoryList.directoryName + File.separator + artist);
                            System.out.println("'song' exists? "+song.exists());
                            System.out.println("'newLocation' already exists? "+newLocation.exists());
                            System.out.println("Renaming succeeded? "+song.renameTo(newLocation));
                    else
                        System.out.println(arguments[0] + " does not contain"
                        + " ID3 info."); 
                        file.close();
            catch (Exception e)
                System.out.println("Error � " + e.toString());
    public static void createFiles()
            File f = new File(DirectoryList.directoryName + File.separator + artist);
            f.mkdir();

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    At the moment the only way I can think of doing it is to open each subfolder and move each wav file to the new folder. An earlier task took me hours! Is there anyway in spotlight or finder or any other app I can filter the wav files from inside the ambient folder's subfolders (ignoring the subfolders themselves and other filetypes)  and "apple shift" bulk move them in one go to the new ambient folder? A  simple wav search in finder, which I've tried,  would also catch thousands of other wav files elsewhere on the hard drive, but I can't find a way to search within a specific folder
    any help appreciated

    You could use a smart folder in Finder.
    Open  a Finder window and go to the top level folder where the files are.
    Press command -f a Finder search box opens.
    What you'll see after the cmd-f the Search: folder should reflect the folder you opened and will search.
    Now click the Kind box and in the list that opens select other
    In the attribute window that opens search for extension
    Choose File extension and click OK.
    Back in the Finder window enter wav
    All the files under this folder with an extension of wav will appear in the Finder. You could leave the files where they are save this search and always access the wav files from here. It will appear and act as a normal folder. The advantage is that the update of the search is dynamic. If you add more wav files in the future they will show up here automatically.
    If you want to create an actual folder to hold these then open a new Finder window and create the new folder. Then select all the files in ths window and drag them to the other.
    reagrds

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