[RESOLVED] Add Text to Array

Hello, I am having an issue with my coding. I believe that this is correct, but when I try to load the form it results in an error. I am trying to load each individual line of the Cat1.txt file into the wordsarray that I have declared publicly because I will use the array in other subs. When I try this, I get a runtime error that states "NullReferenceException was unhandled." Is there a better way to code this? Also, how could I exclude the first line of the text file from the array?

Code:

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Public Class MainForm

Dim wordsarray() As String

Private Sub MainForm_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

 Dim inFile As IO.StreamReader
        Dim strInfo As String
        Dim intSubscript As Integer = 0

        If IO.File.Exists("Cat1.txt") Then
            inFile = IO.File.OpenText("Cat1.txt")
            Do Until inFile.Peek = -1
                strInfo = inFile.ReadLine
                wordsarray(intSubscript) = strInfo
                intSubscript = intSubscript + 1
            Loop
            inFile.Close()
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("Can't find the Cat1.txt file", "Category 1 File Missing", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)

        End If

End Sub

End Class

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Any help would be appreciated.

Check this code.

Code:

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Public Class Form1
  Dim wordsarray As New System.Collections.ArrayList
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Dim strInfo As String
       
        If IO.File.Exists("Cat1.txt ") Then

          Dim sr As New System.IO.StreamReader("Cat1.txt ")
            strInfo = sr.ReadLine
            While sr.Peek <> -1
                strInfo = sr.ReadLine
                wordsarray.Add(strInfo)
            End While

        Else
            MessageBox.Show("Can't find the Cat1.txt file", "Category 1 File Missing", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)

        End If

    End Sub
End Class

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Thank you so much, that worked perfectly!