How do I send text file to array

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How do i send a text file which is imported as a resource into an array. I keep getting an error saying there are illegal characters. the text file has a list of words arranged like this

a
b
c
d
e

I want to keep it in this same format

What I have tried:

try
{
    ArrayList AnimalList;
    String path = Resources.Animals;
    string[] Animals = null;
    Animals = File.ReadAllLines(path);
    AnimalList = new ArrayList(Animals);
    listBox1.Items.Add(AnimalList);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Files could not be found:\n" + ex.Message);
    this.Close();
}

Posted 23-Oct-20 13:36pm

vikil chandrapati

Updated 23-Oct-20 22:20pm

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Patrice T 23-Oct-20 20:27pm

Give exact error message.

vikil chandrapati 23-Oct-20 20:35pm

Illegal characters in path

Richard MacCutchan 24-Oct-20 4:18am

See my suggestion below.

The Other John Ingram 23-Oct-20 22:28pm

Put a couple of breakpoints in the code and step through it to find where the error occurs.

I suspect its in the File.ReadAllLines.
Something in the path has illegal characters.

ps the arrayList should be a List<t> as arraylist is not supposed to be used anymore.

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2020-10-23T22:21:00

Solution 2

I do not think that File Read will read a resource, that is most likely the cause of the error. See Working with .resx Files Programmatically | Microsoft Docs[^] for how to read resources correctly.

Posted 23-Oct-20 22:21pm

Richard MacCutchan

BillWoodruff · Answer 2 · 2020-10-23T16:40:00

Solution 1

Use File.ReadLines in System.IO: it returns an Array of String: [^]

Posted 23-Oct-20 16:40pm

BillWoodruff