Saving data to a sequential access file - Visual Basic 2005 Express

[Michelle Monty]

Hi, I'm trying to create a program where the user can enter check information and the information is saved to a sequential access file. I'm getting an error when I run the program. The error is "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" and I'm getting it on the line that I have the ***** in front of below. Can anyone help me figure out how to fix this error? Thanks for your help. Here's my code:

Option Explicit On
Option Strict On
Public Class Form1
 
    Public Class payment
        Public checknumber As String
        Public checkdate As Date
        Public payee As String
        Public checkamount As Decimal
    End Class
 
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Me.Close()
    End Sub
 
 
 
    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        Dim path As String = "C:\documents and settings\tammy and rich\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\franklin calendars"
        Dim ourcheck As New payment
        Dim newlineindex As Integer
        Dim recordindex As Integer
        If checknumbertextbox.Text <> String.Empty AndAlso checkdatetextbox.Text <> String.Empty AndAlso payeetextbox.Text <> String.Empty AndAlso checkamounttextbox.Text <> String.Empty Then
            ourcheck.checknumber = checknumbertextbox.Text
            newlineindex = Text.IndexOf(ControlChars.NewLine, recordIndex)
    *******   My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText(path & "checkfile.txt", ourcheck.checknumber.PadRight(20) & ourcheck.checkdate.ToString.PadLeft(10) & ourcheck.payee.ToString.PadLeft(10) & ourcheck.checkamount.ToString("N2").PadLeft(10) & ControlChars.NewLine, True)
            checknumbertextbox.Text = String.Empty
            checkdatetextbox.Text = String.Empty
            payeetextbox.Text = String.Empty
            checkamounttextbox.Text = String.Empty
        End If
        checknumbertextbox.Focus()
 

[kenobewan]

One reason is that the file being in franklin calendars there is no '\' between, ie the current path is '\franklin calendarscheckf ile.txt'. HTH.

[Michelle Monty]

Thanks. I fixed that line but I'm getting the same error.

One reason is that the file being in franklin calendars there is no '\' between, ie the current path is '\franklin calendarscheckf ile.txt'. HTH.