get the time from inf file

[Syed Hadi]

here is my code

 
 Dim objReader As String = "c:\New Text Document.inf"
    Dim sLine As String = ""
    Dim Lines() As String
    Dim TextFromTheFile As String
    Dim LineSeparator() As String = {Environment.NewLine}
    Dim arrText As ArrayList
    Dim i As Integer
    Dim z As String
 
    Dim dt As DateTime = DateTime.Parse(z)
 
 
 If My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists(objReader) Then
            TextFromTheFile = My.Computer.FileSystem.ReadAllText(objReader)
            Lines = TextFromTheFile.Split(LineSeparator, System.StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
 
            Button1.Text = Lines(2).Substring(Lines(2).IndexOf("=") + 2)
            z = Lines(4).Substring(Lines(4).IndexOf("=") + 2)
            i = Lines(1).Substring(Lines(1).IndexOf("=") + 2)
        End If
 
If DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay > dt.TimeOfDay Then
        MessageBox.Show("The current time is " & DateTime.Now)
 
        End If
 
 

error msg is showing
An error occurred creating the form. See Exception.InnerException for details. The error is: String reference not set to an instance of a String.
Parameter name: s



i cant able to understand y this error is for

[r035198x]

Check the exception message again. Which line number of your code is it reporting?

[Syed Hadi]

its not showing any error in the line ... its showing some inner execption error

[vijay6]

Hey Syed Hadi, Check line number 11 in your code, you're converting string(z) to DateTime(dt) format but string(z) wasn't initialized.

Dim dt As DateTime = DateTime.Parse(z)

[vijay6]

Hey Syed Hadi, Check line number 11 in your code, you're converting string (z) to DateTime (dt) format but string (z) wasn't initialized.

Dim dt As DateTime = DateTime.Parse(z)

[Syed Hadi]

line 19 i mentioned no z = ....

[vijay6]

Hey Syed Hadi, you're initializing the value for 'z' in line number 19 but you're reading the value of 'z' in line number 11 (i.e., before initialization you're reading the value of 'z').

[Syed Hadi]

thanx vijay.... u r rite ......... small thing ... i dint recognised ....well thanx again bro