code:

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package Problem2;

import java.io.*;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import javax.swing.*;



/**
 *
 * @author Austin
 */
public class GradeDriver {
public static String strtemp;
public static String input;
public static String studentname;
public static String studentid;
public static Double dbltemp;
public static Double exam1scores;
public static Double exam2scores;
public static Double exam3scores;
public static Double exam4scores;
public static Double homeworkscores;
public static Double[] averages;
public static char chartemp;
public static char[] lettergrades;
public static int i=0;
public static int linecount=0;
public static boolean swapped=false;
public static GradeClass[] gc;
public static GradeClass[] gctemp = new GradeClass[0];


    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {

        BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("gradereport.txt"));
       BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("grades.txt"));
      
       strtemp=br.readLine();
       strtemp=br.readLine();
       while(br.ready())
       {
        strtemp=br.readLine();
        linecount+=1;
       }
       br.close();
       //initialize the variables to the linecount of the file sans the headings
       
       averages = new Double[linecount];
       lettergrades = new char[linecount];
       gc = new GradeClass[linecount];
       br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("grades.txt"));

       strtemp=br.readLine();
       strtemp=br.readLine();
       
       
       

       while(br.ready())
       {
        int incrementer=0;
       input=br.readLine();
       StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(input,",");
       studentname=st.nextToken();
       
       studentid=st.nextToken();
       
       exam1scores=Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
       exam2scores=Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
       exam3scores=Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
       exam4scores=Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
       homeworkscores=Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());

       //======================================================================
       
       gc[i]= new GradeClass(studentname,studentid,exam1scores,
       exam2scores,exam3scores,exam4scores,homeworkscores);
       
      System.out.println(gc[i].getname());
       averages[i]=gc[i].Gradecalc();
       lettergrades[i]=gc[i].calclettergrade();


       //======================================================================
       i+=1;

       }
       br.close();
       JTextArea outputarea = new JTextArea(20,50);

/*
int n = gc.length;
    for (int pass=1; pass < n; pass++) {
        for (int z=0; z < n-pass; z++) {
            if ((gc[z].getname()).compareToIgnoreCase(gc[z+1].getname())<0)
            {
                System.out.println(gc[z]);
                // exchange elements
                gctemp[0] = gc[z];
                gc[z] = gc[z+1];
                gc[z+1] = gctemp[0];
            }
        }
    }

/*
    for (int pass=1; pass < gc.length; pass++) {  // count how many times
        // This next loop becomes shorter and shorter
        for (i=0; i < gc.length-pass; i++) {
            if ((gc[i].getname()).compareToIgnoreCase(gc[i+1].getname())>0)
            {
               
    gctemp[0]=gc[i];
    gc[i]=gc[i+1];
    gc[i+1]=gctemp[0];

            }
        }
    }



 */
outputarea.setEditable(false);

i=0;
for(i=0;i<gc.length;i++)
{

outputarea.append("Grade Report for: " + gc[0].getname()+ "\n"
        +"=======================================\n"
        +"=  Student ID:  " + gc[i].getid() + "\n"
        +"=           GPA: " + Math.ceil(averages[i]) + "\n"
        +"=Letter Grade: " + lettergrades[i] + "\n");

}
System.out.println(gc[i].getname());
 FileWriter fstream = new FileWriter("out.txt");
        BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(fstream);
    
    //Close the output stream
JScrollPane soutputarea = new JScrollPane(outputarea);
       JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,soutputarea);


}