reading a text file and assigning to an array

[andrew104]

I have a text file that has lines that look like this:

 

001,Mickey Mouse ,5000,200

 

The first is a string and is 3 characters

The second is a string and fixed at 25 characters

The last two are singles

 

I know how to open the file and read the lines, but how can I separate the values that are text delimited and put them into an array? I know I need a loop to do this, and probably an integer variable to hold the number of records in the array.

 

I also need to display the ID numbers (first 3 chars) in list box... how?

 

Thanks!

[Robby]

this may help.... http://www.xtremedotnettalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49582