try{ BufferedReader r = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(filename)); int roomNumber = 1; String nextLine = r.readLine(); StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(nextLine, " "); int numberOfRooms = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken()); rate = Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken()); nextLine = r.readLine(); while(nextLine != null){ System.out.println( roomNumber + "HI" ); roomNumber = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken()); System.out.println( roomNumber + "HI" ); nextLine = r.readLine(); } }catch(Exception e){ }