BufferedReader input2 = new BufferedReader (new FileReader ("C:\\output.txt"));

                //int intNumberofLines = 0; // default 0 because there is always 1 line to read

                // first we get all the data so that it isn't written over
                
                intNumberofLines = Integer.valueOf (input2.readLine ()).intValue (); 
                c.print(input2.readLine()); 
                c.print(input2.readLine());  
                //c.print ("2nd line is: " + Integer.valueOf (input2.readLine ()).intValue ()); 
                //c.print ("3rd line is: " + Integer.valueOf (input2.readLine ()).intValue ()); 
                //c.print ("number of lines is" + intNumberofLines);

               // String inputString [] = new String [intNumberofLines]; // array large enough to hold all text data
                for (int y = 0 ; y < (intNumberofLines - 1) ; y++) // +1 because we've already read the int for line 1.
                {
                    inputString [y] = input2.readLine (); // because array starts at 0 not 1.
                    c.print ("String is: " + inputString [y]);
                }

                inputStringFinal = new String [intNumberofLines + 1];  // +1 because the tempLicense is added to the array.
                blnStringDeclared = true; // so it can be used when (inputAns = 1)
                
                    // cloning array and adding the final License
                    for (int i = 0 ; i < intNumberofLines ; i++) // cloning the array
                {
                    inputStringFinal [i] = tempLicense;
                }

                inputStringFinal [intNumberofLines] =  tempLicense; // the last boundary is used for the license just created
                
                c.print ("first line 1: " + input2.readLine());
                c.print ("second line 2: " + input2.readLine());
                c.print ("third line 3: " + input2.readLine());