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reading from an appended file...

Posted by mariela on May 15, 2001 at 12:05 AM

hi Rachna,
I am now facing the same problem as you mention below.
Have you managed to solve it? What did you do?
Thanks,
Mariela

> hi,
> I have opened a file in append mode
> using ObjectOutputStream out=new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream("filename",true));

> now my problem is that when i try to read the file using
> ObjectInputStream in =new ObjectInputStream(new
> FileInputStream("filename"));

> i get an error that
> java.io.StreamCorruptedException: Type code out of range, is -84
> what should i do?

>
> where am i going wrong.