[RESOLVED] Comparing DateTimePicker to text file data?

[davebowlin]

Hello All:

I am trying to compare the selected date (short type) in a DateTimePicker to a line from a text file. The text file contains this information:

3/21/2016 7:57:00 AM
3/21/2016 4:30:09 PM
Total Time: 8:33:09

What I need is to know if the current date (from the DateTimePicker) is after the dates listed in the text file. I have the entire program working except for this piece, and I cannot figure out how to check it line by line from the text file. This is what I have so far for this sub:

Sub GetRecords()
        Dim startDate as String = DateTimePicker1.Value.ToString("M/d/yyyy")
        Dim endDate as String = DateTimePicker2.Value.ToString("M/d/yyyy")
        Dim EMP_NAME As String = "C:\mydata.txt"
        Dim strReadFile As New System.IO.StreamReader(EMP_NAME)
        Dim line As String
        Do While Not strReadFile.EndOfStream
            line = strReadFile.ReadLine
            If line. ---STUCK HERE--- Then
                      ---I need to compare the datetimepickers to the values here from the text file---
                      ---If the text file lines are between these dates, then add them to a text box---
                Exit Do

            End If

        Loop

        strReadFile.Close()
    End Sub

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

DB