Thread: Cannot find symbol writefile

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.Arrays;
public class Assignment2
{
public static void main(String[]args ) throws FileNotFoundException
{
    String[] A= {"Aaron Technology Sdn Bhd", "Bagunan Aziz dan Anak-anak"//0 1
                , "Blok'A', Tingkat 1, No.4","Jalan Adam, Simpang 234",// 2 3
                "AST-Beyond, Kuala Hawa", "Brunie CH134", "Receipt No",// 4 5 6
                  "Customer Name :", "Payment Term :", "Item No. : ",// 7 8 9
             "-----------------------------"," ","Total Include GST of 5% :", //10 11 12
            "Total Amount", // 13
        "------------------------------------Cut Here ---------------------------------"}; // 14
     String PaymentTerm, CustomerName, ItemNo , ItemName ;
 
    double x=0.00,Quantity,Price = 1 , Tax =0.05 , CREDIT =0.1 , ReceiptNo ;            
 
   Scanner readFile = new Scanner(new FileReader("C:\\Users\\user\\Documents\\DIT MKJB\\Programming Java\\customer.txt"));
 
   PrintWriter writefile = new PrintWriter("C:\\Users\\user\\Desktop\\receipts.txt");
 
    while(readFile.hasNext())
    {
    ReceiptNo = readFile.nextDouble();
    PaymentTerm = readFile.next();
    CustomerName = readFile.next();
    ItemNo = readFile.next();
    ItemName = readFile.next();
    Quantity = readFile.nextDouble();
    Price = readFile.nextDouble();
    CREDIT = readFile.nextDouble();
 
    writeFile.printf("%53s \n%54s \n%53s \n%52s \n%52s \n%46s\n",A[0],A[1],A[2],A[3],A[4],A[5]);
 
 
      writeFile.println(); // RECEIPT NO 001
      writeFile.printf("%43s %s \n%55s \n%41s Ahmad \n%40s CASH \n%37s PD80512 \n%55s \n"
                       ,A[6],ReceiptNo,A[10],A[7],A[8],A[9],A[10]);
                       x = Quantity * Price;
                       x = 2 * 65.00;
      writeFile.printf("%26s2 x 65.00 %10s $%.2f \n%55s \n%38s "
                       ,A[11],A[11],x,A[10],A[13]);
                       x = x + (x * Tax);
      writeFile.printf("\n%51s $%.2f \n\n%s",A[12],x,A[14]);                  
      writeFile.println();
   }
    System.out.println(" Your File receipts.txt has been successfully created");
    readFile.close();
    writeFile.close();
  }
}

So I tried to compile my coding it says something wrong with my WriteFile not being able to find a symbol and I don't understand what it means, I tried to check for what's wrong with it still can't find it..

The coding is suppose to write a receipts for customers.. I am just doing a test run. haven't quite complete the whole thing yet. just want to know what's wrong with it.

I attached the file that its suppose to read. just like I said it's just a test run. if it has something to do the file I'll finish it and ask for solutions for any problems..

Originally Posted by Norm

please copy and paste here the full text of the error message so we can see what the problem is.

Cannot Find Symbol - Variable writeFile

And also I took a print screen just in case.

    while(readFile.hasNext())
    {
    ReceiptNo = readFile.nextDouble();
    PaymentTerm = readFile.next();
    CustomerName = readFile.next();
    ItemNo = readFile.next();
    ItemName = readFile.next();
    Quantity = readFile.nextDouble();
    Price = readFile.nextDouble();
 
 
    writeFile.printf("%53s \n%54s \n%53s \n%52s \n%52s \n%46s\n",A[0],A[1],A[2],A[3],A[4],A[5]);

I'm sorry but I'm using BlueJ. the error is located at the writeFile.printf at the bottom as shown above.
As you said where is the variable: writeFile defined

what do you mean by it?

 Scanner readFile = new Scanner(new FileReader("C:\\Users\\user\\Documents\\DIT MKJB\\Programming Java\\customer.txt"));
 
   PrintWriter writefile = new PrintWriter("C:\\Users\\user\\Desktop\\receipts.txt");
 
    while(readFile.hasNext())

Ahh i see.. I did declare the writeFile. its shown above at the PrintWriter. it looks right to me surely i'm missing something.

Oh thank you so much I found the problem it was a careless mistake of lowercase and uppercase sensitivity.