Calling a button_click method within another method using it's args

[kamauharrison87]

I want to read a .csv file with hundreds of lines of data. I have created two buttons, one for splitting the file into distinct lines based on their distinct features and the other one for encrypting each of the file and saving two output files.
I have managed to create the methods successfully but merging them is a problem. i.e how do i call the button_split method within the encryption button?

Using my current code, i get this error "Could not find file 'C:\Users\HarrisonPc\Documents\VisualStudio2010\Pr ojects\NewAlgo\NewAlgo\bin\Debug\DO16090001_ABL_MC K058"

Please help.
Thanks

  Private Sub SplitFolder_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles SplitFolder.Click
        SplitFolder.Font = New Font(SplitFolder.Font, FontStyle.Italic)
        Dim openFileDialog1 As New OpenFileDialog()
        'Setup the open dialog.
        openFileDialog1.FileName = ""
        openFileDialog1.Title = "Choose a file to encrypt"
        openFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = "C:\"
        openFileDialog1.Filter = "All Files (*.*) | *.*"
 
        'Find out if the user chose a file.
        If openFileDialog1.ShowDialog = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
            MainModule.strFileToEncrypt = openFileDialog1.FileName
            txtDestinationEncrypt.Text = MainModule.strFileToEncrypt
 
            Dim iPosition As Integer = 0
            Dim i As Integer = 0
 
            'Get the position of the last "\" in the OpenFileDialog.FileName path.
            '-1 is when the character your searching for is not there.
            'IndexOf searches from left to right.
            While MainModule.strFileToEncrypt.IndexOf("\"c, i) <> -1
                iPosition = MainModule.strFileToEncrypt.IndexOf("\"c, i)
                i = iPosition + 1
            End While
 
            Dim sr As StreamReader = New StreamReader(MainModule.strFileToEncrypt)
            Dim strLine As String = String.Empty
 
            Do While sr.Peek() >= 0
                strLine = String.Empty
                strLine = sr.ReadLine
                Dim reader As StringReader = New StringReader(strLine.ToString())
                Dim currentRow(1000) As String
                Dim j As Integer
 
                While True
                    'For index As Integer = 0 To strLine.Length - 1
 
                    currentRow(j) = reader.ReadLine()
 
                    MessageBox.Show(currentRow(0))
                    ' MessageBox.Show(currentRow(1))
                    Dim currentField As String = currentRow(0)
                    Dim delivery_order_number As String = currentField.Split(",")(0)
                    delivery_order_number = delivery_order_number.Replace("""", "").Trim()
                    delivery_order_number = delivery_order_number.Replace("/", "").Trim()
 
                    MsgBox(delivery_order_number)
                    Dim buyer_code As String = currentField.Split(",")(1)
                    buyer_code = buyer_code.Replace("""", "").Trim()
                    MsgBox(buyer_code)
                    Dim warehouse_code As String = currentField.Split(",")(2)
                    warehouse_code = warehouse_code.Replace("""", "").Trim()
                    MsgBox(warehouse_code)
 
                    txtFileDestination.Text = delivery_order_number + "_" + buyer_code + "_" + warehouse_code
                    ' Set a variable to the My Documents path.
                    Dim path As String = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments)
                    Dim outputFile As String = path & "\" & txtFileDestination.Text
                    MsgBox(outputFile)
                    If System.IO.File.Exists(outputFile) = False Then
                        System.IO.File.Create(outputFile).Dispose()
                    End If
                    Dim objWriter As New System.IO.StreamWriter(outputFile, True)
                    objWriter.WriteLine(currentRow(j))
                    objWriter.Close()
                    Exit While
 
 
                End While
 
                Exit Do
                j += 1
            Loop
 
        End If
    End Sub
 Private Sub EncryptString_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles EncryptString.Click
        EncryptString.Font = New Font(EncryptString.Font, FontStyle.Italic)
        SplitFolder_Click(sender, e)
        'Dim openFileDialog1 As New OpenFileDialog()
        'Setup the open dialog.
        ' openFileDialog1.FileName = ""
        ' openFileDialog1.Title = "Choose a file to encrypt"
        ' openFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = "C:\"
        ' openFileDialog1.Filter = "All Files (*.*) | *.*"
 
        'Find out if the user chose a file.
        '     If openFileDialog1.ShowDialog = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
        '   MainModule.strFileToEncrypt = openFileDialog1.FileName
        MainModule.strFileToEncrypt = txtFileDestination.Text
        txtDestinationEncrypt.Text = MainModule.strFileToEncrypt
 
        Dim iPosition As Integer = 0
        Dim i As Integer = 0
 
        'Get the position of the last "\" in the OpenFileDialog.FileName path.
        '-1 is when the character your searching for is not there.
        'IndexOf searches from left to right.
        While MainModule.strFileToEncrypt.IndexOf("\"c, i) <> -1
            iPosition = MainModule.strFileToEncrypt.IndexOf("\"c, i)
            i = iPosition + 1
        End While
        strOutputEncrypt = MainModule.strFileToEncrypt.Substring(iPosition + 1)
        strOutputEncrypt2 = MainModule.strFileToEncrypt.Substring(iPosition + 1)
 
        'Assign S the entire path, ending at the last "\".
        Dim S As String = MainModule.strFileToEncrypt.Substring(0, iPosition + 1)
 
        'Replace the "." in the file extension with "_".
        strOutputEncrypt = Me.strOutputEncrypt.Replace("."c, "_"c)
        strOutputEncrypt2 = Me.strOutputEncrypt2.Replace("."c, "_"c)
        'The final file name.  XXXXX.encrypt
        txtDestinationEncrypt.Text = S + Me.strOutputEncrypt + ".encrypt"
        txtDestinationEncrypt2.Text = S + Me.strOutputEncrypt2 + "_encrypted" + ".txt"
        'End If
        Dim txtPassEncrypt As String = "this_is_the_key"
        txtFileToEncrypt.Text = txtPassEncrypt
 
 
        'Declare variables for the key and iv.
        'The key needs to hold 256 bits and the iv 128 bits.
        Dim bytKey As Byte()
        Dim bytIV As Byte()
        'Send the password to the CreateKey function.
        bytKey = CreateKey(txtPassEncrypt)
        'Send the password to the CreateIV function.
        bytIV = CreateIV(txtPassEncrypt)
 
        'Start the encryption.
        EncryptOrDecryptFile(MainModule.strFileToEncrypt, txtDestinationEncrypt.Text, _
                             bytKey, bytIV, CryptoAction.ActionEncrypt)
        EncryptOrDecryptFile(MainModule.strFileToEncrypt, txtDestinationEncrypt2.Text, _
                                 bytKey, bytIV, CryptoAction.ActionEncrypt)
 
 
    End Sub

[Luk3r]

Either create your code within functions and call the functions, or you can call a button adding the following line into your encryption button click event:

SplitFolder_Click(sender, e)

[kamauharrison87]

Thanks for your response.
I already had called the splitFolder_click method on the second line of EncryptString button

[Luk3r]

Is your .csv file located within the project directory? It seems that's what it's implying. My apologies for missing that in your code.

[kamauharrison87]

I have just saved it within that folder but still gets the same error.

[kamauharrison87]

Might the problem be in the path definition? The visual studio is within the MyDocuments folder but have several projects within it.

txtFileDestination.Text = delivery_order_number + "_" + buyer_code + "_" + warehouse_code
                    ' Set a variable to the My Documents path.
                    Dim path As String = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments)
                    Dim outputFile As String = path & "\" & txtFileDestination.Text
                    MsgBox(outputFile)
                    If System.IO.File.Exists(outputFile) = False Then
                        System.IO.File.Create(outputFile).Dispose()
                    End If
                    Dim objWriter As New System.IO.StreamWriter(outputFile, True)
                    objWriter.WriteLine(currentRow(j))
                    objWriter.Close()

[kamauharrison87]

I have changed the path
from
Dim path As String = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.Speci alFolder.MyDocuments)

to
Dim path As String = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory
And it has worked!
Thanks