public void open_account(boolean save) { // actually opens the account customer.addAccount( starting_account_number, save); // addAccount will create a new account based on whether it is savings/checkings StringBuilder text = new StringBuilder(); text.append("<html>Account created!<br>"); String result = customer.returnInfo(); String subResult = result.substring(6); text.append(subResult); String infoText = text.toString(); jf.displayInfo(infoText); transaction_counter++; add_interest(); try { saveFile(cust, DBfile); saveFile(adminLogs, logFile); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } customer = null; // resets the customer and account after each transaction pin = null; }