Cannot create a .txt file

I'm trying to make a log.txt file in my plugins data folder and I can't.

This method checks if the file exists, and if not, creates it:

Code:

public void checkLog() {
        if (log.exists() == false) {
            try {
            logger.info(log.getAbsolutePath());
            log.createNewFile();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                logger.info("[DynamicEconomy] Error creating log file.");
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        } else {
            logger.info("[DynamicEconomy] Log file detected.");
        }
    }

In this code, log is

Code:

File log = new File(this.getDataFolder(),"log.txt");

I know the directory is correct because before the createNewFile call, I used a logger to output the file path to console and the file path was
"/home/29kirills9086/service6303/plugins/DynamicEconomy/log.txt"
Which is correct.

I'm getting an IOException as such:

Code:

2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE] java.io.IOException: No such file or directory
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Native Method)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at java.io.File.createNewFile(File.java:947)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at me.ksafin.DynamicEconomy.Utility.checkLog(Utility.java:32)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at me.ksafin.DynamicEconomy.Utility.<init>(Utility.java:19)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at me.ksafin.DynamicEconomy.DynamicEconomy.onEnable(DynamicEconomy.java:120)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.setEnabled(JavaPlugin.java:231)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.enablePlugin(JavaPluginLoader.java:1059)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.enablePlugin(SimplePluginManager.java:253)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugin(CraftServer.java:191)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.enablePlugins(CraftServer.java:174)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.reload(CraftServer.java:444)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at org.bukkit.Bukkit.reload(Bukkit.java:188)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at org.bukkit.command.defaults.ReloadCommand.execute(ReloadCommand.java:22)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at org.bukkit.command.SimpleCommandMap.dispatch(SimpleCommandMap.java:168)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.dispatchCommand(CraftServer.java:386)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.handleCommand(NetServerHandler.java:777)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.chat(NetServerHandler.java:737)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.a(NetServerHandler.java:725)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at net.minecraft.server.Packet3Chat.handle(Packet3Chat.java:33)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at net.minecraft.server.NetworkManager.b(NetworkManager.java:226)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.a(NetServerHandler.java:100)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at net.minecraft.server.NetworkListenThread.a(SourceFile:108)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.w(MinecraftServer.java:536)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:434)
2012-01-22 13:07:20 [SEVERE]    at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:465)

 

Code:

public void checkLog(File Log) {
        if (!Log.exists()) {
            try {
            logger.info(Log.getAbsolutePath());
            Log.createNewFile();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                logger.info("[DynamicEconomy] Error creating log file.");
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        } else {
            logger.info("[DynamicEconomy] Log file detected.");
        }
    }

That should do it, make sure to call checkLog like this: checkLog(log)

 

Code:java

 
public void checkLog()
{
   if(!log.exists())
   {
      try
      {
         FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(log);
         fos.flush();
         fos.close();
      }
   }
}
 

 

Why is this different than my code, besides passing the file?
In my code the file is a variable of the class instead, should that make a difference?

doesn't work. File not found exception because the file never existed.

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

Sorry, forgot the catch part.

Code:java

 
public void checkLog()
{
   if(!log.exists())
   {
      try
      {
         FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(log);
         fos.flush();
         fos.close();
      }
      catch(IOException ioe)
      {
         System.out.println("ERROR!");
      }
   }
}
 

And why would you get a FNFE if you're trying to create a file that doesn't exist? Did you even compile it? Or was the catch part incomplete?

 

I was never able to create the file at all, so I can't make a FOS of it.
My problem is creating the file which doesn't seem to work.

 

A FOS Creates the file. Maybe you're not even using the code I provided. So once again,

Code:java

 
    public boolean checkConfig()
    {
        File file = new File(a.getDataFolder().getPath());//a is the main class
        if(!file.exists())file.mkdir();
        File config = new File(file.getPath() + File.separator + "config.txt");
        try
        {
            if(!config.exists())
            {
                FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(config);
                fos.flush();
                fos.close();
            }
            return true;
        }
        catch(IOException ioe)
        {
            return false;
        }
    }
 

Don't try anything else. Obviously, File.createNewFile() doesn't seem to work.

USE THE FILE OUTPUT STREAM. Thanks.

 

No need to be so mean about it

I don't know why but the code you initially provided didn't work, even when I added the missing catch.

This code, however, did work, and wonderfully.

Thank you