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Download and Try the Sample Application

The application used by this lesson is supplied for you.

Create a file named Count.java on your local computer by either copying or downloading the Count.java source code. The examples in this lesson assume you place it in the C:\Test directory.

Now compile and then run the Count application to see what it does. You need to specify (as an argument) the path name of a file to be read. You can download and use this sample file named data or any other file you like.

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Important: For the purpose of this lesson, put the data file in a directory other than the directory containing the Count application. The examples assume you put the data file in the C:\TestData directory. Later in this lesson, you will see how an application running under a security manager cannot read a file unless it has explicit permission to do so. However, an application can always read a file from the same directory (or a subdirectory); it does not need explicit permission.

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A sample run is:

    C:\Test>java Count C:\TestData\data
    Counted 65 chars.

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