Using Constructor to read a file...

[skiman62]

Hello all! I am trying to read a file using a constructor. Here is what I have thus far...
Private f() As UNR.Employees.Employee

Private Sub mmuOpen_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MenuItem3.Click
 
        Dim ofdMain As New OpenFileDialog
        Dim dlgResult As DialogResult
        dlgResult = ofdMain.ShowDialog()
        f() = New UNR.Employees.EmployeeList(ofdMain.FileName)
 
 End Sub

This is the click even that needs to lead to this.....

Public Sub New(ByVal pstrFileName As String)
            Dim pstrCurrent As String
            Dim pstrFields() As String
            Dim pstrDelimiter() As Char = {ToChar(",")}
            Dim psrdcurrent As New System.IO.StreamReader(pstrFileName)
 
            pstrCurrent = psrdcurrent.ReadLine()
            Do Until pstrCurrent = Nothing
                Dim recNew As New Employee
                pstrFields = pstrCurrent.Split(pstrDelimiter)
                recNew.ID = ToInt32(pstrFields(0))
                recNew.LastName = pstrFields(1)
                recNew.FirstName = pstrFields(2)
                recNew.SSN = pstrFields(3)
                recNew.HoursWorked = ToDouble(pstrFields(4))
                recNew.HourlyWage = ToDouble(pstrFields(5))
                recNew.Age = ToInt32(pstrFields(6))
                alEmployee.Add(recNew)
                pstrCurrent = psrdcurrent.ReadLine()
            Loop
            psrdcurrent.Close()
            mintCurrent = 0
 
        End Sub

I am having trouble getting the file that I open to "transfer" over to the constructor to read it into an array. Thanks in advance!!

[nemaroller]

New Constructors do not return data.

If you wish to use

f() = New UNR.Employees.EmployeeList(ofdMain.FileName)

you will have to use a seperate function to handle this.