Dave Kreskowiak wrote: Don't repost the same question multiple times. Oh gawd, another one of those :~ "Any sort of work in VB6 is bound to provide several WTF moments." - Christian Graus

barney_1972 wrote: Did'nt copy ALL the DLL's but only got an error message for one of the DLL's. They end up in the bin\Debug and bin\Release folders for a reason. Without them, you can expect your app to crash at some point. A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^] Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic      2006, 2007

An app.config file is not required to run the app. It just sets certain options in your app when it runs, or is used to store values for future use. The file is NOT required to run the code. Also, it's not compiled into the .EXE. It always stands as it's own seperate file. A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^] Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic      2006, 2007

AliAmjad Thanks, i do have a book and have seen the code you mention before. But for some reason it is not in my current form. When i select 'show all files' im the solution explorer, a plus sign appears next to my form which, if expanded, show me a Form.Designer.vb file and a Form.resx file. I can see some code with 'Mybase.Disposing' in the Form.Designer.vb file but cannot find the form constructor anywhere. I can create a constructor, with the same code as your comment and the IDE doesn't complain, but i would like to know why it is'nt there in the first place. I have also tried adding in another form, just in case the code was accidentily deleted but this was the same.

I believe in the concept that a function should have but a single Return statement. Create a variable in the beginning of the function and set it's default return value. The rest of the function code should work on validating input parameters and changing that default value or throwing an exception if something goes wrong. By the time the execution gets to the bottom of the function, the return statement has the value that needs to go back to the caller. A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^] Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic      2006, 2007

Thanks, i'm currently upgrading from VB6 to .net and want to start off on a firm footing employing some good practices. I agree with Dave's response, anybody else with an opinion more than welcome though. Many Thanks

:-DExcellent, thanks. Just the thing i was looking for.

No probs, I'm glad it helps :). Regards Guy You always pass failure on the way to success.

There you go digging deep in the documentation again! "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." --Winston Churchill

Thanks, i think i'll opt for the data table for now then, just to get up and running as i'm only dealing with reasonably small files. For larger files though i'll consider arraylist. Many Thanks:-D