Index out of bounds after loading from file

I have a wierd problem with a ListView in report mode.
Basically Im dragging and dropping Items from a TreeView into a ListView, which works without a problem.

I can save the listview contents to a file, Im using a simple ini type file.
I can re-load the contents of the file back into the listview without no trouble, All information is placed in columns correctly.

However..the code at the very bottom will only work if the listview contents were not loaded from a file, If I load contents from a file I get Index out of bounds message every time.

Heres the open from Ini type file code (Seems to work Fine)

Code:

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IdCount2 = 0
M = 0
C = 0
Value = IniString("IconIndex 10", "List10 Count", OpenFileName)
txtINI.Text = Value
'MsgBox txtINI
If txtINI.Text = App.Path & "\" & OpenFileName Then
GoTo IconIndex11
Exit Sub
End If

M = Value

'Icon Index 10 loop
Do
C = C + 1
IdCount2 = IdCount2 + 1

Value = IniString("IconIndex 10", "Item " & IdCount2, OpenFileName)
txtINI.Text = Value

With ListView1
.Icons = imgDirTree
.ListItems.Add (C), "_10_" & txtINI, txtINI, , 10
.ListItems(C).SubItems(1) = "All *.* "
Value = IniString("IconIndex 10", "Size " & IdCount2, OpenFileName)
txtINI.Text = Value
.ListItems(C).SubItems(2) = txtINI
End With

Loop Until C = M
GoTo IconIndex11
Exit Sub

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Im trying to read info back from the ListView here. this code works if i do not load from a file.

Code:

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C = 0
M = frmBackUp.ListView1.ListItems.Count

Do
C = C + 1
With frmBackUp.ListView1.ListItems
L = Left(.Item(C).Key, 4) 'grab the key and strip the 1st 4 chars to determine the Icon Numbers

'A few other grab info lines here.

End With
Loop Until C = M

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Does anybody know why this wont work after being reloaded from a file?
No matter what I do the index is always out of bounds, even though the variable 'C' has the correct value (In This Case 1).

Thanks in advance for any help!

Are you sure its crashing when C=1?

See if this format works better:

VB Code:

While C <> M
C = C + 1
With frmBackUp.ListView1.ListItems
L = Left(.Item(C).Key, 4) 'grab the key and strip the 1st 4 chars to determine the Icon Numbers
 
'A few other grab info lines here.
 
End With
Wend

Thanks for the reply.

I just tried your much better looking code crptcblade but it still gave the index out of bounds message.

The listview acts as if its empty, that is the only thing i can think of that would give an out of bounds error on the 1st item..1

C does = 1 (A messagebox confirmed this)

if i enter
frmBackUp.ListView1.ListItems(C) 'crashes on this line
it should return item number 1 in the list but seems its returning nothing.