error while reading file

Question

I am unable to read the text file in windows form . i am getting the following error An unhandled exception of type 'System.NotSupportedException' occurred in mscorlib.dll Additional information: The given path's format is not supported. I had written like this: String^ strfilename = openFileDialog1->InitialDirectory + openFileDialog1 + filename; String^ readfile = File::ReadAllText(strfilename); can anyone tell me what I could do

varsha · Answer

Hi private: System::Void button1_Click(System::Object^ sender System::EventArgs^ e) { OpenFileDialog^ openFileDialog1 = gcnew OpenFileDialog; //to open a dialog box if (openFileDialog1->ShowDialog() == System::Windows::Forms::DialogResult::OK) { StreamReader^ sr = gcnew StreamReader(openFileDialog1->FileName); MessageBox::Show(sr->ReadToEnd()); sr->Close(); } }

Ramesh Palanivel · Answer

Hi Varsha Can you share sample code from your project.

varsha · Answer

I sorted that issue by refering this link https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/winforms/controls/how-to-open-files-using-the-openfiledialog-component

varsha · Answer

Thanks for your answer but its not working.

Ramesh Palanivel · Answer

Hi Varsha Refer this link you will get some idea about it http://www.dotnetcurry.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=144