import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.RandomAccessFile;

public class CreateRandomFile {    
	private static final int NUMBER_RECORDS = 100;

	// enable user to select file to open
	public void createFile() {
		RandomAccessFile file = null;

		try { // open file for reading and writing         
			file = new RandomAccessFile( "clients.dat", "rw" );

			AccountRecord blankRecord = new AccountRecord();

			// write 100 blank records
			for (int count = 0; count < NUMBER_RECORDS; count++)
				blankRecord.write( file );

			// display message that file was created
			System.out.println( "Created file clients.dat." );

		} 
		catch (IOException ioException)  {
			System.err.println( "Error processing file." );
			System.exit( 1 );
		} 
		finally {
			try {
				if (file != null)
					file.close(); // close file
			} 
			catch ( IOException ioException ) {
				System.err.println( "Error closing file." );
				System.exit( 1 );
			} 
		} 
   	} 
}