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From: bruce <bruceaj@bellsouth.net>
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Subject: Re: Reading a text file
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:46:06 -0800 (PST)
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On Feb 11, 9:26=A0pm, bruce <bruc...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I am reading a file with
>
> =A0 =A0 BufferedReader reader =3D null;
> =A0 =A0 StringBuffer contents =3D new StringBuffer();
> =A0 =A0 while ((text =3D reader.readLine()) !=3D null) {
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 contents.append(text)
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 .append(System.getProperty(
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 "line.separator"));
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 }
>
> This code reads the file fine. =A0My problem is that when I put the data
> into a text, it is displayed with a space character before ever
> character. (bruce =3D> b r u c e)
>
> What am I doing wrong??
>
> Thanks...
>
> Bruce

I have just learned something. I don't know what it is but it appears
that not all files give this space problem. I have loaded several
other .txt files with no problem. So, I have some more testing to do
before I can define the problem.

Thanks..

Bruce