here is how you copy from one file to another
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
public class Copy {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
File inputFile = new File("C:\\Users\\joe\\Documents\\NetBeansProjects\\IO_Lab\\src\\io_lab\\fromFile.txt");
File outputFile = new File( "C:\\Users\\joe\\Documents\\NetBeansProjects\\IO_Lab\\src\\io_lab\\toFile.txt");
FileReader in = new FileReader(inputFile);
FileWriter out = new FileWriter(outputFile);
int c;
while ((c = in.read()) != -1)
out.write(c);
System.out.println("fromText has been copied to ToText");
in.close();
out.close();
}
}