New to Java

When I input integers into my program from an outside text file, I can easily use those numbers when assigned to variables inside the main method, but when I try to use them outiside the main method, the program will not recognize them.

I am bringing the integers into the main method, assigning them to variables, and then trying to use them here:

public class Maze
{
	//These should be imported from a text file.txt
	(This is where I am trying to assign the integers input from the file)
	final static int mazeWidth = msg, mazeHeight=15, enterRow=14, enterCol=17, exitRow=0, exitCol=33,
	north=0, east=1, south=2, west=3;

	//#ABE
    static protected char maze[] = new char[ mazeWidth * mazeHeight ];

	//Main Method
	static public void main(String[] args)
	{
		(THIS is where the integers are being brought in from the text file)
	}
}

Thanks for your help.

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louy