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Coding Sequential access file- Visual Basic Code

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Hey experts,

I am working on an excercise in my 2008 visual basic book, and for my program I am trying to code the Save button to write the gross pay amount to a sequential access file named gross.txt. I also am trying to code the Display button to read the gross pay amounts from the gross.txt file and display each (formatted with a dollar sign and two decimal places) in the list box? Can anyone give me some help?

Thank You

Code:

Option Explicit On
Option Strict On
Option Infer Off

Public Class frmMain

    Private Sub btnExit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnExit.Click
        Me.Close()
    End Sub

    Private Sub txtGrossPay_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles txtGrossPay.KeyPress
        ' allows the text box to accept only numbers, the period, and the Backspace key

        If (e.KeyChar < "0" OrElse e.KeyChar > "9") AndAlso e.KeyChar <> "." _
            AndAlso e.KeyChar <> ControlChars.Back Then
            e.Handled = True
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnSave_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSave.Click




    End Sub

    Private Sub btnDisplay_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnDisplay.Click



    End Sub
End Class

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Why would somebody write a book for VB 2008 when 2015 is soon to be released? And normally, when somebody is writing a book, they master simple stuff like this!

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I'm not writing a book, I am trying to learn some vb coding from this book. @EricMoreau

my apologies, I misread your sentence. I thought that "I am working on an excercise" on meant writing it.

ASKER

Can't seem to format txtGrossPay.text to format a dollar sign and two decimal places when a number is entered?

Option Explicit On
Option Strict On
Option Infer Off

Public Class frmMain

    Private Sub btnExit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnExit.Click
        Me.Close()
    End Sub

    Private Sub txtGrossPay_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles txtGrossPay.KeyPress
        ' allows the text box to accept only numbers, the period, and the Backspace key

        If (e.KeyChar < "0" OrElse e.KeyChar > "9") AndAlso e.KeyChar <> "." _
            AndAlso e.KeyChar <> ControlChars.Back Then
            e.Handled = True
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnSave_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSave.Click
        ' saves a gross pay amount to a sequential access file




        ' declare a StreamWriter variable
        Dim outfile As IO.StreamWriter


        'open the file for append
        outfile = IO.File.AppendText("gross.txt")

        ' write the name on a seperate line in the file
        outfile.WriteLine(txtGrossPay.Text)

        ' close the file
        outfile.Close()

        ' clear the list box, then set focus
        lstContents.Items.Clear()
        txtGrossPay.Focus()
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnDisplay_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnDisplay.Click
        ' reads gross pay amount from a sequential access file
        ' and displays them in the list

        ' declare variables
        Dim inFile As IO.StreamReader
        Dim strGrossPay As String

        'determine whether file exists
        If IO.File.Exists("gross.txt") Then

            ' open file for input
            inFile = IO.File.OpenText("gross.txt")

            'process loop instructions until end of file
            Do Until inFile.Peek = -1
                strGrossPay = inFile.ReadLine

                'add gross pay amount to list box
                lstContents.Items.Add(strGrossPay)



            Loop

            'close the file
            inFile.Close()
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("Can't seem to find her for you sir!")
        End If
    End Sub
End Class

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