The code will work if compiled in terminal.

It does not work if I use Eclipse, it simply gives me an Array Out of bounds.
It mentions the ARGS[0] as the out of bounds part.

Any suggestions?

/* 
 * 
 * Test Case 1:
1. James
2. David
3. Melanie
4. Evan
5. Blythe
6. John
7. Chris
8. Barry
9. Jasmine
10. Racheal
11. Natalie
12. Rusty

 */
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class Ch00a {
	
	//This variable will set the size of the array.
	public static int MAXNAMES = 3000;
	
	//This will help us keep count of the array later on
	public int counter = 0;
	
	//This will help us keep track of what position we are printing.
	public int position = 0;

/*
 * We 
 */
public void readName(String fileName, String names[]) {
		
	try {
			
	File file = new File(fileName);

	Scanner nameReader = new Scanner(file);
	
	while (nameReader.hasNext()){
				
	String name = nameReader.next();
			
	char firstLetter = name.charAt(0);
				
	if (firstLetter <= 'M')
	{
				  
	System.out.println(counter + ". " + name);
	
	counter++;
	
	} else {
				
	names[position] = name;
					
	position++;
	
	}
  }
}	
	catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
		
	System.err.println("Error, the file can not be located.");
	
	System.err.println("Please try again");
	
	return;
	
	}
	
	catch (Exception e) {
		
		e.printStackTrace();
			
	return;
	
	}
   }
/*
 * We will write names from the array, starting at position 0.
 * Increase the counter as we print the information, until
 * the counter is no longer less than position.
 * 
 * **note**While loop created error, used for loop instead
 * do not change. **note**
 */
public void writeNames(String names[]) {
		
	int posinArray = counter + 1;
		
	for (int x = 0; x < position; x++) 
		
	{	
		
	System.out.println(posinArray + ". " + names[x]);
		  
	posinArray++;
	
	}
  }
	
public static void main(String args[]) 
 {	
	String fileName = args[0];
	
	String names[] = new String [MAXNAMES];
		
	Ch00a dList = new  Ch00a();
	
	dList.readName(fileName, names);
		
	dList.writeNames(names);
	
    
  }
}

Presumably you are not passing any args to the main method.
In Eclipse you can do this in the Run Configurations dialog, in the tab labelled (x)= Arguments

Test that the length of the args that it has enough elements before trying to use any of its elements.

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