import java.io.*; public class IOLoop2 { public static BufferedReader inFile; public static PrintWriter outFile; public static void main (String [] args) throws IOException { int lineCount = 0; String tab = " "; int index; int inLine; String inputString = ""; inFile = new BufferedReader (new FileReader ("history.dl")); outFile = new PrintWriter (new FileWriter ("data.dl")); while (inputString != null) { System.out.println("Joshua was here"); if (inputString.length() < 1) { inputString = inFile.readLine(); inputString = tab+inputString; outFile.println(inputString); } else; inputString =inFile.readLine(); outFile.println (inputString); } System.out.println("the current input string is----" + inputString +"------"); //this is a tester } }