Using Events

Question

I am very new to Java Programming. I have an assignment and am trying to catch a button click event. I would like to have a message pop-up with the proper name to SS # when they click the button and type in a SS#. Here is what i have so far. WHere do I go from here???
Thanks
//Import statements and header
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
public class EmpTmCd extends JFrame implements ActionListener
//declarations
private String toDay;
int hours = 8;
int pay = 10;
String LName = "To be determined";
String FName = "To be determined";
//setup r 1 and intialize variables
JPanel r1 = new JPanel();
int tWidth = 5;
int tWidth1 =15;
int tWidth2 = 13;
JLabel dateLabel = new JLabel("Date: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField mDateTextField = new JTextField(7);
//setup r 2
JPanel r2 = new JPanel();
JLabel SocialSecurityNumberLabel = new JLabel("Social Security Number: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField SocialSecurityNumber = new JTextField(tWidth1);
//setup r 3
JPanel r3 = new JPanel();
JLabel firstNameLabel = new JLabel("First Name: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JLabel firstName = new JLabel(FName, JLabel.RIGHT);
//setup r 4
JPanel r4 = new JPanel();
JLabel InLabel = new JLabel("IN: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField In = new JTextField(tWidth);
//setup r 5
JPanel r5 = new JPanel();
JLabel OutLabel = new JLabel("Out: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField Out = new JTextField(tWidth);
//setup r 6
JPanel r6 = new JPanel();
JLabel lastNameLabel = new JLabel("Last Name: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JLabel lastName = new JLabel(LName, JLabel.RIGHT);
//setup r 7
JPanel r7 = new JPanel();
JLabel In2Label = new JLabel("IN: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField In2 = new JTextField(tWidth);
//setup r 8
JPanel r8 = new JPanel();
JLabel Out2Label = new JLabel("Out: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField Out2 = new JTextField(tWidth);
//setup r 9
JPanel r9 = new JPanel();
JLabel sickLeaveLabel = new JLabel("Sick Leave: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField sickLeave = new JTextField(tWidth1);
//setup r 10
JPanel r10 = new JPanel();
JLabel In3Label = new JLabel("IN: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField In3 = new JTextField(tWidth);
//setup r 11
JPanel r11 = new JPanel();
JLabel Out3Label = new JLabel("Out: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField Out3 = new JTextField(tWidth);
//setup r 12
JPanel r12 = new JPanel();
JLabel personalLeaveLabel = new JLabel("Personal Leave:", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField personalLeave = new JTextField(tWidth2);
//setup r 13
JPanel r13 = new JPanel();
JLabel In4Label = new JLabel("IN: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField In4 = new JTextField(tWidth);
//setup r 14
JPanel r14 = new JPanel();
JLabel Out4Label = new JLabel("Out: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField Out4 = new JTextField(tWidth);
//setup r 15
JPanel r15 = new JPanel();
JLabel lastName1Label = new JLabel("Notes", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField lastName1 = new JTextField(tWidth2);
//setup r 16
JPanel r16 = new JPanel();
JLabel In5Label = new JLabel("IN: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField In5 = new JTextField(tWidth);
//setup r 17
JPanel r17 = new JPanel();
JLabel Out5Label = new JLabel("Out: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField Out5 = new JTextField(tWidth);
//setup r 18
JPanel r18 = new JPanel();
JLabel lastName2Label = new JLabel("Notes", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField lastName2 = new JTextField(tWidth2);
//setup r 19
JPanel r19 = new JPanel();
JLabel In6Label = new JLabel("IN: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField In6 = new JTextField(tWidth);
//setup r 20
JPanel r20 = new JPanel();
JLabel Out6Label = new JLabel("Out: ", JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField Out6 = new JTextField(tWidth);
//setup r 21
JPanel r21 = new JPanel();
JButton submit = new JButton("Submit");
JButton reset = new JButton("Reset");
//Method for layout manager and container
public EmpTmCd(){
super("EmpTmCd");
setSize(550, 350);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
FlowLayout layout = new FlowLayout();
Container pane = getContentPane();
pane.setLayout(layout);
//Methods to place components on the input screen
FlowLayout layout1 = new FlowLayout();
r1.add(dateLabel);
r1.add(mDateTextField);
pane.add(r1);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
//call the getDate method which returns the current date
toDay = getDate();
FlowLayout layout2 = new FlowLayout();
r2.add(SocialSecurityNumberLabel);
r2.add(SocialSecurityNumber);
pane.add(r2);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout3 = new FlowLayout();
r3.add(firstNameLabel);
r3.add(firstName);
pane.add(r3);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout4 = new FlowLayout();
r4.add(InLabel);
r4.add(In);
pane.add(r4);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout5 = new FlowLayout();
r5.add(OutLabel);
r5.add(Out);
pane.add(r5);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout6 = new FlowLayout();
r6.add(lastNameLabel);
r6.add(lastName);
pane.add(r6);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout7 = new FlowLayout();
r7.add(In2Label);
r7.add(In2);
pane.add(r7);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout8 = new FlowLayout();
r8.add(Out2Label);
r8.add(Out2);
pane.add(r8);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout9 = new FlowLayout();
r9.add(sickLeaveLabel);
r9.add(sickLeave);
pane.add(r9);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout10 = new FlowLayout();
r10.add(In3Label);
r10.add(In3);
pane.add(r10);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout11 = new FlowLayout();
r11.add(Out3Label);
r11.add(Out3);
pane.add(r11);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout12 = new FlowLayout();
r12.add(personalLeaveLabel);
r12.add(personalLeave);
pane.add(r12);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout13 = new FlowLayout();
r13.add(In4Label);
r13.add(In4);
pane.add(r13);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout14 = new FlowLayout();
r14.add(Out4Label);
r14.add(Out4);
pane.add(r14);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout15 = new FlowLayout();
r15.add(lastName1Label);
r15.add(lastName1);
pane.add(r15);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(false);
FlowLayout layout16 = new FlowLayout();
r16.add(In5Label);
r16.add(In5);
pane.add(r16);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout17 = new FlowLayout();
r17.add(Out5Label);
r17.add(Out5);
pane.add(r17);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout18 = new FlowLayout();
r18.add(lastName2Label);
r18.add(lastName2);
pane.add(r18);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(false);
FlowLayout layout19 = new FlowLayout();
r19.add(In6Label);
r19.add(In6);
pane.add(r19);
setContentPane(pane);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout20 = new FlowLayout();
r20.add(Out6Label);
r20.add(Out6);
pane.add(r20);
setVisible(true);
FlowLayout layout21 = new FlowLayout();
r21.add(submit);
r21.add(reset);
pane.add(r21);
setVisible(true);
mDateTextField.setText(toDay);
//Main method
private String getDate()
SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");// hh:mm:ss z");
String dateStr = formatter.format(new Date());
//System.out.println("Today's date and time is " + dateStr + ".");
return dateStr;
     private String ssCheck(String SSNUM)
          String rtrn = "True";
               if(SSNUM == "111-11-1111")
               String LName = "Johnson";
               String FName = "Jeff";
               else if(SSNUM == "222-22-2222")
               String LName = "Johnson";
               String FName = "Robert";
               else if(SSNUM == "222-22-2222")
               String LName = "Johnson";
               String FName = "Robert";
               else if(SSNUM == "333-33-3333")
               String LName = "Johnson";
               String FName = "Nancy";
               else if(SSNUM == "444-44-4444")
               String LName = "Johnson";
               String FName = "Ricky";
               else if(SSNUM == "555-55-5555")
               String LName = "Johnson";
               String FName = "Audrey";
               else
               LName = "VOID";
               FName = "VOID";
          return LName + "," + FName;
public static void main(String[] arguments) {
EmpTmCd frame = new EmpTmCd();
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent ae) {
System.out.println("Button clicked");

Answer 1

"message pop-up with the proper name to SS # when they click the button and type in a SS#."
Are you aware that this makes absolutely no sense to anyone but yourself?
Here is what i have so far. WHere do I go from here???
With what - to do what? Apart from saying you want a pop-up (HINT: check out javax.swing.JOptionPane), what else do you want to do, what are you trying to do here?
As far as I can work out (from your non-formatted code) you have some sort of a form with 2 buttons: 'SUBMIT' and 'RESET': presumably the former requires some sort of processing to a txt file or database. As for actions;-
ONE: you need these;-
button1.addActionListener(this);
theOtherButton.addActionListener(this);
TWO: you need to process whatever - here's a good initial starting point
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent ae) {
if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("SUBMIT"))System.out.println("Submit button clicked");
if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("RESET"))System.out.println("Reset button clicked");