14. Files and Streams

I can only assume that a “Do Not File” document is filed in a “Do Not File” file.

—Senator Frank Church Senate Intelligence Subcommittee Hearing, 1975

Consciousness ... does not appear to itself chopped up in bits. ... A “river” or a “stream” are the metaphors by which it is most naturally described.

—William James

I read part of it all the way through.

—Samuel Goldwyn

A great memory does not make a philosopher, any more than a dictionary can be called grammar.

—John Henry, Cardinal Newman

Objectives

In this chapter you will learn:

  • To create, read, write and update files.

  • To use class File to retrieve information about ...

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