Trying to create a calendar in a new window???

Question

I have a button that when clicked on should open up a new frame/window and
using labels create a schedule from monday to tuesday. I managed to get the
new window to come up but i am unable to add any labels to it. Anyone know
what I am doing wrong?
here is where i think the problem is
String [] days = {"Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday"};
JFrame lunchCal = new JFrame("Lunch Schedule");
lunchCal.pack();
lunchCal.setVisible(true);       
lunchCal.setSize(600,400);
lunchCal.setLocation(100,100);
JPanel lunchPanel = new JPanel();
lunchCal.add(lunchPanel);
lunchPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(5,5,10,10));
for(int j=1;i<6;i++) {
    lunchPanel.add(new JLabel(days[j]));
}here is the entire program in case the problem is not evadent from the above code
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
public class Waits3 implements ActionListener {
    //labels
    private static String title = "Kappa Alpha Waits Scheduler";
    private static String author = "Written by: Todd Schuman";
    final JLabel titleLabel = new JLabel(title);
    final JLabel authorLabel = new JLabel(author);
    //panels and buttons
    public JPanel mainPanel, titlePanel, buttonPanel, displayPanel;
    JButton addButton, lunchButton, dinnerButton, potsButton;
    //arrays
    public String [] names = new String[40];
    public Integer [] points = new Integer[40];
    public String [] status = new String[40];
    public String [] days = {"Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday"};
    //table
    public Object[][] dataModel= new Object[names.length][3];
    public JTable table;
    public Waits3() throws IOException{
     //add sub panels
     titlePanel = new JPanel();
     buttonPanel = new JPanel();
     displayPanel = new JPanel();
     //add components to panels
     addComponents();
     //create main panel
     mainPanel = new JPanel();
     mainPanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
     mainPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5,5,5,5));
     //Add sub panels to main
     mainPanel.add(titlePanel,BorderLayout.NORTH);
     mainPanel.add(buttonPanel,BorderLayout.WEST);     
     mainPanel.add(displayPanel,BorderLayout.CENTER);
    public void addComponents() throws IOException{
     //set up the buttons and labels
     addButton = new JButton("Add/Subtract Points");
     addButton.addActionListener(this);
     lunchButton = new JButton("Lunch Schedule");
     lunchButton.addActionListener(this);
     dinnerButton = new JButton("Dinner Schedule");
     dinnerButton.addActionListener(this);
     potsButton = new JButton("Pots Schedule");
     potsButton.addActionListener(this);
     //set up title panel
     titlePanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(30,30,30,30));
     titlePanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(2,1,10,10));
     //set up button panel
     buttonPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(
           BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Please chose an option"),
           BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(20,20,20,20)));
     buttonPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(4,1,10,10));
     //set up display panel
     displayPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(
           BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Display"),
           BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(30,30,30,30)));
     displayPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500,500));
     //add labels
     titlePanel.add(titleLabel);
     titlePanel.add(authorLabel);
     //load the array
     loadArray();
     for(int i=0;i<names.length;i++) {
         if(names[i] == null)
          break;
         dataModel[0]=new Integer(i);
     dataModel[i][1]=names[i];
     dataModel[i][2]=points[i];
     //add buttons
     buttonPanel.add(addButton);
     buttonPanel.add(lunchButton);
     buttonPanel.add(dinnerButton);
     buttonPanel.add(potsButton);
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
     Object whichChoice = e.getSource();
     //run approiate action for button
     if(whichChoice == addButton) {
     addPoints();
     else if(whichChoice == lunchButton) {
     lunch();
     else if(whichChoice == dinnerButton) {
     dinner();
     else if(whichChoice == potsButton) {
     pots();
void addPoints() {
     displayPanel.add(potsButton);
     //create and setup table from arrays
     String[] columnNames = {"Index", "Name", "Points"};
     table = new JTable(dataModel,columnNames);
     JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
     //add to display panel
     displayPanel.add(scrollPane);
     //prompt for user to edit
     String pointMsg = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Please chose the index number of the person who's points you would like to change","Select name",JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE);
     //convert it to an Integer value for ease
     Integer index=Integer.valueOf(pointMsg);
     //make sure its not null
     if(pointMsg == null || pointMsg.equals("")) {
     JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You must pick a index number","Error Message",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
     return;
     //check the range
     else if((index.compareTo(Integer.valueOf("0"))) < 0 || (index.compareTo(Integer.valueOf(Integer.toString(points.length)))) > 0) {
     JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You must chose a index listed from the table","Error Message",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
     return;
     //confirm edit operation
     else {
     int multiple = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null,"Change "+names[index.intValue()]+"'s point total?","Is this correct?",JOptionPane.YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION,JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
     if(multiple == JOptionPane.CANCEL_OPTION || multiple == JOptionPane.NO_OPTION) {
          return;
     else if(multiple == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) {
          //collect data for change
          String newVal = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"What would you like to set it at?","Changing Point Total",JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE);
          //update array index
          points[index.intValue()]=new Integer(newVal);
          //update tableModel
          dataModel[(index.intValue())][2]=new Integer(newVal);
          //refresh the table
          table.repaint();
void lunch() {
     JFrame lunchCal = new JFrame("Lunch Schedule");
     lunchCal.pack();
     lunchCal.setVisible(true);
     lunchCal.setSize(600,400);
     lunchCal.setLocation(100,100);
     JPanel lunchPanel = new JPanel();
     lunchCal.add(lunchPanel);
     lunchPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(5,5,10,10));
     for(int i=1;i<6;i++) {
     lunchPanel.add(new JLabel("test"));
void dinner() {
     JFrame dinnerCal = new JFrame("Dinner Schedule");
     dinnerCal.pack();
     dinnerCal.setVisible(true);
     dinnerCal.setSize(600,400);
     dinnerCal.setLocation(100,100);
void pots() {
     JFrame potsCal = new JFrame("Pots Schedule");
     potsCal.pack();
     potsCal.setVisible(true);
     potsCal.setSize(600,400);
     potsCal.setLocation(100,100);
void loadArray() throws IOException {
     BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("Brothers.txt"));
     String temp=null;
     int i=0;
     while((temp=in.readLine()) != null) {
     StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(temp);
     names[i]=st.nextToken();
     points[i]=Integer.valueOf(st.nextToken());
     status[i]=st.nextToken();
     i++;
     in.close();
     sortArray();
void sortArray() {
     //sort the array by # of points
     Integer hold;
     String temp=null;
     for(int j=0;j<(names.length-1);j++) {
     if(names[j] == null)
          break;
     for(int k=j+1;k<names.length;k++) {
          if(names[k]==null)
          break;
          if((points[j].compareTo(points[k]))<0){
          hold=points[j];
          points[j]=points[k];
          points[k]=hold;
          temp=names[j];
          names[j]=names[k];
          names[k]=temp;
          temp=status[j];
          status[j]=status[k];
          status[k]=temp;
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException{
     try {
     UIManager.setLookAndFeel(
          UIManager.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName());
     }catch (Exception e) { }
     //set frame title
     JFrame frame = new JFrame("Waits Program");
     Waits3 app = new Waits3(); // call constructor
     frame.setContentPane(app.mainPanel);
     //Finish setting up the frame
     frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
          public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
          int close = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null,"Save changes?","Save?",JOptionPane.YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION,JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
          if(close == JOptionPane.NO_OPTION)
               System.exit(0);
          else if(close == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) {
               //save
               System.exit(0);
          else {
               //return to program
     frame.pack();
     frame.setVisible(true);

Answer 1

The code looks alright except that you have made lunchCal a frame and have set it visible(true), then you have added a JPanel, and the way you've added the labels looks alright. This might be stating the obvious, but I would have included
lunchPanel.setVisible(true);
at the end of that block.
or if that's not the problem, I would take your code back a step and simplify the JLabel adding by doing,
JLabel sun = new JLabel("Sunday");
JLabel mon = new JLabel("Monday");
etc.
Then maybe stick in a position check -System.out.println("The JLabels have been instantiated");
then after the setLayout,
lunchPanel.add(sun);
lunchPanel.add(mon);
etc,
another check - System.out.println("The labels have been added to lunchPanel");
then I would do ,
lunchPanel.setVisible(true);
lunchCal.add(lunchPanel);
another check - System.out.println("The lunchCal should be visible and the lunchpanel should be visible with the labels displayed").
the system checks will help to tell where you code is fialing in this block.
If that works, then just help answer somebody elses question in return!!! cheers, Oz.