diff --git a/src/com/belkast/soap/fileProcessor.java b/src/com/belkast/soap/fileProcessor.java
index 8ce30bb..0405ffd 100644
--- a/src/com/belkast/soap/fileProcessor.java
+++ b/src/com/belkast/soap/fileProcessor.java
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 public class fileProcessor {
 
     public static String readFirstLine(String thisFile) throws IOException {
-        File file = new File(thisFile);
-        boolean isValid = validFile(thisFile);
+        String myFile = thisFile.trim();
+        File file = new File(myFile);
+        boolean isValid = validFile(myFile);
 
         if ( !isValid )
         {
@@ -36,23 +37,25 @@ public class fileProcessor {
 
     }
 
-    public static Boolean getFile(String myFile) {
-        if (myFile == null) {
+    public static Boolean getFile(String thisFile) {
+        if (thisFile == null) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        File thisFile = new File(myFile);
-        if (thisFile.exists()) {
+        String myFile = thisFile.trim();
+        File checkFile = new File(myFile);
+        if (checkFile.exists()) {
             return true;
         }
 
         return false;
     }
 
-    public static long getSize(String myFile)
+    public static long getSize(String thisFile)
     {
         try
         {
+            String myFile = thisFile.trim();
             File varFile = new File (myFile);
             return varFile.length();
         }
@@ -62,9 +65,10 @@ public class fileProcessor {
         }
     }
 
-    public static String replaceInFile(String myFile, Map hashMap) {
-        File thisFile = new File(myFile);
-        if (!thisFile.exists()) {
+    public static String replaceInFile(String thisFile, Map hashMap) {
+        String myFile = thisFile.trim();
+        File checkFile = new File(myFile);
+        if (!checkFile.exists()) {
             return null;
         }
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
@@ -97,8 +101,9 @@ public class fileProcessor {
 
     public static boolean fileHasText(String thisFile, String word) throws FileNotFoundException
     {
+        String myFile = thisFile.trim();
         boolean flag = false;
-        Scanner sc2 = new Scanner(new FileInputStream(thisFile));
+        Scanner sc2 = new Scanner(new FileInputStream(myFile));
         while(sc2.hasNextLine()) {
             String line = sc2.nextLine();
             if( line.indexOf(word) != -1 )
@@ -124,7 +129,8 @@ public class fileProcessor {
 
     public static boolean validFile(String thisFile)
     {
-        Path path = Paths.get(thisFile);
+        String myFile = thisFile.trim();
+        Path path = Paths.get(myFile);
         boolean result = true;
         long total = 0;
         InputStreamReader isr = null;
@@ -138,7 +144,7 @@ public class fileProcessor {
         decoder.onMalformedInput(CodingErrorAction.REPORT);
 
         try {
-            isr = new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(thisFile), decoder);
+            isr = new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(myFile), decoder);
             while ((chars = isr.read(buf)) >= 0)
                 total += chars;
         } catch (CharacterCodingException ex) {
@@ -156,9 +162,11 @@ public class fileProcessor {
         return result;
     }
 
-    public static long numberOfLines(String fileName)
+    public static long numberOfLines(String thisFile)
     {
-        Path path = Paths.get(fileName);
+        String myFile = thisFile.trim();
+
+        Path path = Paths.get(myFile);
         long lines = 0;
 
         try
diff --git a/src/com/belkast/soap/userVerify.java b/src/com/belkast/soap/userVerify.java
index cdda86b..08f15a3 100644
--- a/src/com/belkast/soap/userVerify.java
+++ b/src/com/belkast/soap/userVerify.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class userVerify
         while (true)
         {
             System.out.print(varPrompt);
-            varFileName = myObj.nextLine();
+            varFileName = myObj.nextLine().trim();
             File thisFile = new File(varFileName);
             boolean isValidFile = fileProcessor.validFile(varFileName);
             if ( thisFile.exists() && isValidFile )