import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.util.Scanner;
 
 
public class Check {
 
public static File searchForFile(File rootDir, String filename){
		File files[] = rootDir.listFiles();
		if (containsFile(files, filename)) {
			return getFile(files, filename);
		}
		else {
			for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
				if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
					searchForFile(files[i], filename);
				}
			}
		}
		return null;
	}
 
	public static boolean containsFile (File files[], String filename) {
		String getName;
		for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
			getName = files[i].getName();
			if (getName.equals(filename))
				return true;
		}
		return false;
	}
 
 
	public static File getFile (File files[], String filename) {
		String pathName;
		for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i ++) {
			pathName = files[i].getName();
			if (pathName.equals(filename)) {
				System.out.println("File has been retrieved: " + files[i].getAbsolutePath());
				return files[i];
			}
		}
		return null;
	}
 
	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
 
		//getting the information
		String [][] people = new String [100][5];
		String [] cells = null;
		String line = null;
		int col = 0;
		String fn = null;
		File rootDir = new File("C:\\");
		BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        System.out.print("Save the senority list excel spreadshet as a .csv file. You do this buy opening the file and going to save as.\nMake sure you save the file in a location you can remember.\nWhat is the name of your file?: ");
        fn = in.readLine();
        if (!(fn.contains(".csv"))) {
        	fn += ".csv";
        }
        Scanner myScanner = null;
        File fl = searchForFile(rootDir, fn);
        if (fl == null) {
        	System.out.println("Program exiting. Error in locating file. Make sure you enter file name correctly.\nPress any key to continue.");
        	fn = in.readLine();
        	System.exit(0);
        }
        myScanner = new Scanner(fl);
	}
}

			for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
				if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
					searchForFile(files[i], filename);
				}
			}

for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
	if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
		File f =searchForFile(files[i], filename);
                if (f != null) return f;
	}
}