Reading CSV file and storing values into an array

Question

I am trying to read a *.csv-file.

The *.csv-file consist of two columns separated by semicolon (\";\").

I am able

Answer 1

I am just student working on my master's thesis, but this is the way I solved it and it worked well for me. First you select your file from directory (only in csv format) and then you put the data into the lists.

List t = new List();
List SensorI = new List();
List SensorII = new List();
List SensorIII = new List();
using (OpenFileDialog dialog = new OpenFileDialog())
{
    try
    {
        dialog.Filter = "csv files (*.csv)|*.csv";
        dialog.Multiselect = false;
        dialog.InitialDirectory = ".";
        dialog.Title = "Select file (only in csv format)";
        if (dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
        {
            var fs = File.ReadAllLines(dialog.FileName).Select(a => a.Split(';'));
            int counter = 0;
            foreach (var line in fs)
            {
                counter++;
                if (counter > 2)    // Skip first two headder lines
                {
                    this.t.Add(float.Parse(line[0]));
                    this.SensorI.Add(float.Parse(line[1]));
                    this.SensorII.Add(float.Parse(line[2]));
                    this.SensorIII.Add(float.Parse(line[3]));
                }
            }
        }
    }
    catch (Exception exc)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(
            "Error while opening the file.\n" + exc.Message, 
            this.Text, 
            MessageBoxButtons.OK, 
            MessageBoxIcon.Error
        );
    }
}