Parse a text file by line

[jmcilhinney]

I always use option strict on but I put together this example rather than the exact code I was using before and left it out.

There shouldn't be any possibility of "leaving it out". You should have set Option Strict On in the IDE options and then it will be On by default for every project you create. You would then have to specifically set it Off at the project or file level if you wanted it Off, which you almost never would.