// start the program by importing these
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import java.io.*;
// end of import list

//insert the rest of the code where you see it fit
int[] scoreEntry = new int[500]; // holds the score
String[] nameEntry = new String[500]; // holds the name
int totalNumberOfEntry = 0; //holds the number of entries in db
int currentIndexOfDB = 0; // holds the current entry number (while reading db)
String tempInput = null; //temp for readin from JOptionPane
int scoreTemp = 1337; // normally the score would be from the game or w/e not preentred

tempInput = JOptionPane.showInputDialog (null,"Please Enter Name", "Input Box",JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
nameEntry[currentIndexOfDB] = tempInput;
scoreEntry[currentIndexOfDB] = scoreTemp;

try { // you gota use a try catch in there incase file is missing or w/e
       
FileOutputStream fileHandler = new FileOutputStream ("Database.txt",true); //opens db for writing, amending the file (true)
PrintWriter outputToFile = new PrintWriter (fileHandler);
               
outputToFile.println ("-----" + "");// the +"" makes newline * well it didnlt work in my program wihtout the + "" so ill leave it
outputToFile.println ("Entry:"+currentIndexOfDB + "");// the +"" makes newline
outputToFile.println ("Name:"+nameEntry[currentIndexOfDB] + "");// the +"" makes newline
outputToFile.println ("Score:"+scoreEntry[currentIndexOfDB] + "");// the +"" makes newline
outputToFile.println ("-----" + "");// the +"" makes newline
outputToFile.close();
currentIndexOfDB += 1; // makes it so next entry into db is one postion higher
}
catch (IOException errorMsg) { // catches any error and stores into errormsg
System.out.println ("And Error Occured: "+errorMsg); // tells user of the error
}

if (tempInput.indexOf("Name:") == 0)
nameEntry[currentIndexOfDB] = line.substring (5); // if the if statement was true, it stores info into array

// setup the program for file input
try {
BufferedReader inputStream = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("Database.txt")); // opens the data file for reading     

// start getting info from the text file
while (inputStream.ready()){//begins while loop, continues until nothing left to read
tempInput = inputStream.readLine();//gets a line from the text file and stores in varialbe 'tempInput'

if (tempInput.indexOf("Entry:") == 0) // checks to see if the line contains (exp: ENTRY:) at the start
currentIndexOfDB = Integer.parseInt(tempInput.substring (6)); // if true then it stores the information after ':' into array

if (tempInput.indexOf("Name:") == 0)
nameEntry[currentIndexOfDB] = tempInput.substring (5); // if the if statement was true, it stores info into array

if (tempInput.indexOf("Score:") == 0)
scoreEntry[currentIndexOfDB] = Integer.parseInt (tempInput.substring (6));
}
totalNumberOfEntry = currentIndexOfDB;
System.out.println ("Total Entries: "+(totalNumberOfEntry+1));
inputStream.close();//closes file that contained the old database
}
catch (IOException errorMsg2) { // catches any error and stores into errormsg
System.out.println ("And Error Occured: "+errorMsg2); // tells user of the error
}             
                        

int [] Score = new int [500]; // holds the score
String [] Name = new String [500]; // holds the name

class Record
{
   private int score;
   private String name;
   
   public Record(int score, String name)
   {
      this.score = score;
      this.name  = name;
   }
   
   /* ... */
}

Record[] database = new Record[500];

outputToFile.println("-----");
outputToFile.println("Entry:"+cur);
outputToFile.println("Name:"+Name[cur]);
outputToFile.println("Score:"+Score[cur]);
outputToFile.println("-----" );

int cur = 0; // holds the current entry number (while reading db)

int indexOfCurrentEntryInDatabase = 0;

Integer.toString(42);