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How do I make my DataGridView read info of a text file C#

so my issue is that, I can´t make my DataGridView read information from a text file already created, don´t know what to do really, I am kinda new to C#, so I hope you can help me :D
Here is my code to save the values from my grid:
private void buttonGuardar_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string[] conteudo = new string[dataGridView1.RowCount * dataGridView1.ColumnCount];
int cont = 0;
foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dataGridView1.Rows)
{
foreach (DataGridViewCell cell in row.Cells)
{
conteudo[cont++] = cell.Value.ToString();
}
}
File.WriteAllLines("dados.txt", conteudo);
And now, from a different form, there is another Grid that must be fill with the values saved in that File
The present code:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;
namespace WindowsFormsApplication31
{
public partial class Form3 : Form
{
DateTime start, end;
private void Form3_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
textBox1.Text = start.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy");
textBox2.Text = end.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy");
}
public Form3(DateTime s, DateTime e)
{
InitializeComponent();
start = s;
end = e;
}
}
}
In conclusion, both of the grid should have 4 Cells:
0-Designação
1-Grupo
2-Valor
3-Data
And the second one from Form3, should read the text file, in the right order
Hope you can help me, Thanks.

Please try this below.
I have exported the grid data in to a text file as same structure as how it appears in grid as below.
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter("Text.txt");
for (int i = 0; i < DataGridView1.Rows.Count; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < DataGridView1.Columns.Count; j++)
{
writer.Write(DataGridView1.Rows[i].Cells[j].Value.ToString() + "\t");
}
writer.WriteLine("");
}
writer.Close();
}
Created a new class with properties as the column names and a method to load the exported data into a list collection of class as shown below.Here in this example ,my grid has two columns Name and Marks.so i declared those two properties in my user class
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
public class User
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Marks { get; set; }
public static List<User> LoadUserListFromFile(string path)
{
var users = new List<User>();
foreach (var line in File.ReadAllLines(path))
{
var columns = line.Split('\t');
users.Add(new User
{
Name = columns[0],
Marks = columns[1]
});
}
return users;
}
}}
Now on the form load event of second form,call the above method and bind to the second grid as shown below
private void Form2_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
dataGridView2.DataSource = User.LoadUserListFromFile("Text.txt");
}
Pleas mark this as answer,if it helps.

Sorting data from file in order from StreamReader

I have a windows form that uses a StreamReader to read form data into some text boxes. That works perfectly fine. The problem now is that I want to display the data from the file in order alphabetically by names. Early I tried an array.Sort method, by it didn't work so well.
Here is my code:
Note: I close the reader and file in the dispose method.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;
namespace ViewArchives
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
const char DELIM = ',';
const string FILENAME = #"F:\lscSpring2016\CIS2620\FinalProject\TicketMaster\bin\Debug\SoldTickets.txt";
string recordIn;
string[] fields;
static FileStream file = new FileStream(FILENAME, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(file);
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnView_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
recordIn = reader.ReadLine();
fields = recordIn.Split(DELIM);
nameBox.Text = fields[0];
ticketsBox.Text = fields[1];
purchaseBox.Text = fields[2];
dateBox.Text = fields[3];
}
catch (NullReferenceException)
{
label5.Text = "You have viewed\nall the records filed.";
btnView.Enabled = false;
}
}
}
}

There is a simpler way.
First, introduce a class for containing data from a single line:
class Record
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Tickets { get; set; }
public string Purchase { get; set; }
public string Date { get; set; }
}
In your Form1 class do the followings:
Create two fields.
One for the record list and one for indicating the current index in the record collection.
Record[] soldTickets; // This will contain the file data
int currentRecordIndex = -1;
Create a method that loads the whole file in one step into the record collection:
private void LoadRecords()
{
soldTickets =
File
.ReadAllLines(FILENAME)
.Select(line =>
{
string[] data = line.Split(DELIM);
return
new Record()
{
Name = data[0],
Tickets = data[1],
Purchase = data[2],
Date = data[3]
};
})
.OrderBy(record => record.Name)
.ToArray();
currentRecordIndex = -1;
}
Then your button click event handler can look like this:
private void btnView_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Record currentRecord = soldTickets.ElementAtOrDefault(++currentRecordIndex);
if (currentRecord == null)
{
label5.Text = "You have viewed\nall the records filed.";
btnView.Enabled = false;
return;
}
nameBox.Text = currentRecord.Name;
ticketsBox.Text = currentRecord.Tickets;
purchaseBox.Text = currentRecord.Purchase;
dateBox.Text = currentRecord.Date;
}

Using OpenFileDialog and StreamReader

There are two classes, one to cover the form (class 1) and the other to cover what gets displayed on the form (class 2). I'm trying to call a method in class 1 from class 2 to display certain information in a text box. I keep getting the error:
An object reference is required for the non-static field, method, or property
I've encountered this error before and been able to make it through, but nothing I've attempted so far has helped in this instance. I'm posting code for both the classes.
Class 1:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace Project6
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Stream myStream = null;
//Create an instance of the open file dialog box
OpenFileDialog ofd = new OpenFileDialog();
//Set parameters, filter options, and filter index
ofd.InitialDirectory = "c:\\";
ofd.Filter = "Text Files (.txt)|*.txt";
ofd.FilterIndex = 2;
ofd.Multiselect = false;
if (ofd.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
try
{
if ((myStream = ofd.OpenFile()) != null)
{
using (myStream = ofd.OpenFile())
{
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(myStream);
string studentInformation = "";
string[] studentInformationArray = new string[11];
studentInformation = reader.ReadLine();
while ((studentInformation = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
{
studentInformationArray = studentInformation.Split(',');
Student newStudent = new Student(studentInformationArray);
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error: Could not read file from disk. Original error: " + ex.Message);
}
}
}
private void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
textBox1.Text = Student.GetName(); //This generates the compiler error
textBox1.Select(6, 5);
MessageBox.Show(textBox1.SelectedText);
}
}
}
Class 2:
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace Project6
{
class Student
{
//Initialize variables
private string[] studentInformationArray;
//Constructor that accepts the studentInformationArray as an argument
public Student(string[] studentInformationArray)
{
this.studentInformationArray = studentInformationArray;
}
public Student()
{
string className = studentInformationArray[1];
string semester = studentInformationArray[2];
string picture = studentInformationArray[3];
int project1 = Convert.ToInt32(studentInformationArray[4]);
int project2 = Convert.ToInt32(studentInformationArray[5]);
int project3 = Convert.ToInt32(studentInformationArray[6]);
int project4 = Convert.ToInt32(studentInformationArray[7]);
int project5 = Convert.ToInt32(studentInformationArray[8]);
int project6 = Convert.ToInt32(studentInformationArray[9]);
int midtermExam = Convert.ToInt32(studentInformationArray[10]);
int finalExam = Convert.ToInt32(studentInformationArray[11]);
}
public string GetName()
{
string studentName;
studentName = studentInformationArray[0];
return studentName;
}
}
}

That's because that's not how you use the OpenFileDialog. Take a look at this example hosted by the MSDN here:
Edit: answering to your edited question. You will always get a NullReferenceException in the Student() constructor because you are never assigning something to your studentInformationArray. So you can fix it like this:
public Student()
{
studentInformationArray = new studentInformationArray[12];
string className = studentInformationArray[1];
// rest of your code...
}
However, you should take into account that studentInformationArray will be an empty array unless you assign something to it. Since you have a Student() overload that takes a string[], I'd suggest you that you either remove the default constructor or make it call the overloaded with default information, like this:
public Student(string[] studentInformationArray)
{
string className = studentInformationArray[1];
// rest of your code...
int project1 = int.Parse(studentInformationArray[4]); // always prefer int.Parse() instead of Convert.ToInt32()
// rest of your code...
this.studentInformationArray = studentInformationArray;
}
public Student()
{
string[] defaultInformation = new string[12];
// add information
defaultInformation[0] = "some information";
// ...
new Student(defaultInformation);
}
Some more points to take into account:
Class-level fields/properties should be spelled in Pascal Case (first letter of each word in uppercase, rest in lowercase)
Try to never use this.variableName = variableName.
Variables names should never include the type of the variable, that's redundant.
So, for example, change this:
private string[] studentInformationArray;
for this:
private string[] StudentInformation;
Answering your last question, regarding the compiler error, you need a reference to the Student read in order to get its name. You could do something like this:
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
private Student StudentRead;
// rest of your code...
// from your read method:
StudentRead = new Student(studentInformationArray);
// and finally:
private void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
textBox1.Text = StudentRead.GetName();

Checking a Property of an Object In a Queue

I need to compare a name of an object (test) with the name of a test that has been placed into a queue. The logic I have is to use a foreach loop so that for each test in the queue I can compare the name that the user provides with the name on each test until it finds a match (in which it will tell the user the score they made on the test in a message box).
The code in the snippet is incomplete; using submittedTests with a getter doesn't work (doesn't give me an option to do so in intellisense).
This takes place in the btnFindTest_Click method. This is the code that I have so far:
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
//Stack and Queue calls
Queue submittedTest = new Queue();
Stack outForChecking = new Stack();
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnSubmitTest_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//generates a random test score
Random rdm = new Random();
int testScore = rdm.Next(0, 100);
string score = testScore.ToString();
//assigns user input to a variable
string name = txtName.Text;
//Generate a new test that passes in
Test tests = new Test(name, score);
//shows the user the name they just enetered
label3.Text = String.Format("{0}", name);
//adds submitted test to the queue, then displays that test in a list box
submittedTest.Enqueue(tests);
listSubTests.Items.Add(new Test(name, score));
//Clears input box for next user input
txtName.Clear();
}
private void btnFindTest_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string compareName = "";
string tempName = txtName.Text;
foreach (Test tests in submittedTest)
{
if (compareName == tempName)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Your score was --");
}
}
}
public void txtName_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void txtScore_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void btnExit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Close();
}
}
}
And the test object is defined in it's own class here
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Test
{
private string name;
private string score;
public string Name
{
get { return name; }
set { name = value; }
}
public string Score
{
get { return score; }
set { score = value; }
}
public Test(string name, string score)
{
this.name = name;
this.score = score;
}
public override string ToString()
{
return (String.Format("{0} {1} ", name, score));
}
}
}
I'm reletively new to C# and this project is for school, so if I'm far off, please let me know!

Based on your example, you may have forgotten to use the object:
foreach (Test tests in submittedTest)
{
if (tests.Name == tempName)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Your score was --");
}
}

Entering data into Excel worksheets in an add in (C#)

I'm creating an add in for Microsoft Excel that includes a ribbon tab. On this tab is a button with the following code:
public void setAccounts()
{
foreach (Excel.Worksheet displayWorksheet in Globals.ThisAddIn.Application.Worksheets)
{
displayWorksheet.Range[budget_cell].Value2 = "$" + Convert.ToString(budget);
displayWorksheet.Range[account_cell].Value2 = "$0.00";
displayWorksheet.Range[transaction_cell].Value2 = "Amount";
}
}
The button opens up a separate form where the user specifies budget_cell, account_cell, and transaction_cell. I then pass that data to the above code in SolutionName.ThisAddIn.cs (where SolutionName is the namespace of the solution). Strictly speaking, the code works. However, the data doesn't show up in the cells until the button is pressed a second time. Why is that? Is it because I'm retrieving the data from a different object in the solution?
Also, I've been trying to get this code and the aforementioned form to activate when the add in first starts up.
private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
frmStartup startup = new frmStartup();
startup.Show();
setAccounts();
}
I've been at this for a good twelve hours now, and I can't get it to work. What am I missing?
ThisAddIn.cs:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel;
using Office = Microsoft.Office.Core;
using Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel;
namespace AccountingAddIn
{
public partial class ThisAddIn
{
public static string budget_cell = "";
public static string account_cell = "";
public static string transaction_cell = "";
public static string date_cell = "";
public static string time_cell = "";
public static string description_cell = "";
public static bool date = false;
public static bool time = false;
public static bool description = false;
public static decimal budget = 0;
List<Account> accounts = new List<Account>();
public void budgetStartUp()
{
frmStartup startup = new frmStartup();
startup.Show();
setAccounts();
}
public void setAccounts()
{
foreach (Excel.Worksheet displayWorksheet in Globals.ThisAddIn.Application.Worksheets)
{
displayWorksheet.Range[budget_cell].Value2 = "$" + Convert.ToString(budget);
displayWorksheet.Range[account_cell].Value2 = "$0.00";
displayWorksheet.Range[transaction_cell].Value2 = "Amount";
if (date == true)
{
displayWorksheet.Range[date_cell].Value2 = "Date";
}
if (time == true)
{
displayWorksheet.Range[time_cell].Value2 = "Time";
}
if (description == true)
{
displayWorksheet.Range[description_cell].Value2 = "Description";
}
Account na = new Account(0, displayWorksheet);
accounts.Add(na);
}
}
protected override Microsoft.Office.Core.IRibbonExtensibility CreateRibbonExtensibilityObject()
{
return Globals.Factory.GetRibbonFactory().CreateRibbonManager(
new Microsoft.Office.Tools.Ribbon.IRibbonExtension[] { new MyRibbon() });
}
private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
CreateRibbonExtensibilityObject();
budgetStartUp();
}
private void ThisAddIn_Shutdown(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
}
}
}
frmStartup.cs:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace AccountingAddIn
{
public partial class frmStartup : Form
{
public frmStartup()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnHelp_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("Please enter a starting amount for your budget and " +
"which cells will display the running total for your " +
"accounts." +
"\n\nNote: Leaving the budget blank will" +
" result in a starting budget of $0.00.");
}
private void btnOkay_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
AccountingSeminar.ThisAddIn.budget += Convert.ToDecimal(txtStartingAmount.Text);
AccountingSeminar.ThisAddIn.budget_cell = txtBudget.Text;
AccountingSeminar.ThisAddIn.account_cell = txtAccount.Text;
AccountingSeminar.ThisAddIn.transaction_cell = txtTransaction.Text;
if (chkDate.Checked)
{
AccountingSeminar.ThisAddIn.date_cell = txtDate.Text;
AccountingSeminar.ThisAddIn.date = true;
}
if (chkTime.Checked)
{
AccountingSeminar.ThisAddIn.time_cell = txtTime.Text;
AccountingSeminar.ThisAddIn.time = true;
}
if (chkDescription.Checked)
{
AccountingSeminar.ThisAddIn.description_cell = txtDescription.Text;
AccountingSeminar.ThisAddIn.description = true;
}
Close();
}
}
}