How to download a csv file through java without using input and output streams

[Mani Sing]

HI

Please help me,
How can i download a csv file through java without using input and output stream.
I want to download a csv file with the headers and followed by data.

[Rob Spoor]

This question is similar to "how do I read a file without accessing the disk". The answer is: you can't. You may be able to wrap the InputStream in a Reader (hint: our AccessingFileFormats FAQ has a few links to libraries for parsing CSV files; I personally recommend opencsv) but in the end you'll still need an InputStream.

In case you don't know, InputStreamReader is the class to use to turn any InputStream into a Reader. To read from a file you have two choices:
1) use a FileReader, if the default encoding works out for you.
2) use a FileInputStream wrapped in an InputStreamReader if you need to explicitly specify the encoding.

[Mani Sing]

Thanks Rob for the update....

Actually i juss want to download the csv file without using Streams at all. Basically it's a challenge question given by my Senior to me.
if any body can help it out please.

[Rob Spoor]

I doubt this is possible at all. I would really love to see the answer to this, if there is any.

[dasiydee indhu]

In case you don't know, InputStreamReader is the class to use to turn any InputStream into a Reader. To read from a file you have two choices:
1) use a FileReader, if the default encoding works out for you.
2) use a FileInputStream wrapped in an InputStreamReader if you need to explicitly specify the encoding.

[Rob Spoor]

That's part of my post; is there a problem with that? Don't you understand it? Or did you just want to repeat the significance?

[William Brogden]

I suppose you could cheat and use Java to exec a separate process to download the file - possibly with FTP.

Or maybe you could hide the use of streams with something like the java.net.URLConnection getContent() method. (I have not idea if that would work, just speculating)

Bill