Reading from files with 2D arrays - VB.NET

[Richard]

I know there is a specific VB forum here, but it's possibly collected the most dust out of any subforum.

My issues is that I get a runtime when running the below proc:

Private Sub cmdAddRecipe_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdAddRecipe.Click
        Dim objRead As System.IO.StreamReader
        Dim i, ii, fileLength As Integer
        Dim recipes As String
        Dim tempString(1)() As String
        Dim items()() As String
        objRead = IO.File.OpenText("E:\Computing stuffs\JuiceBar\recipes.txt")
        recipes = objRead.ReadToEnd()
        While Not objRead.EndOfStream
            objRead.ReadLine()
            fileLength = fileLength + 1
        End While
        objRead.Dispose()
        objRead.Close()
        For i = 0 To fileLength
            tempString(0) = Split(recipes, "|")
            For ii = 0 To 24
                items(i)(ii) = " " '<- this line
                tempString(1) = Split(tempString(0)(i), ",")
                items(i)(ii) = tempString(1)(i)
            Next
        Next
    End Sub

The runtime states that I can't use the variable "items", as it hasn't been assigned a value. As you can see, I have attempted to assign it a value before it gains the true one, to test the error, but still no.

Ideas?

[i luffs yeww]

Isn't items reserved by VB? I can't remember if that would change anything, but it's my first thought.

And what if you set it outside of the loop?

[Richard]

Isn't items reserved by VB? I can't remember if that would change anything, but it's my first thought.

And what if you set it outside of the loop?

It might be, I'm not sure.

If I had to set it outside the loop, then it would take forever to do so, with a potentially massive number of pieces of data to go into the array.

[i luffs yeww]

wat

I mean if you set it to an empty string out of the loop.

[Richard]

wat

I mean if you set it to an empty string out of the loop.

Tried that; unsuccessful. Instead I've just made 2 seperate arrays, with the second splitting from the first, x number of times. It still has errors in reading though. Ah well

EDIT: Entire thing works now, the code is as follows, for those interested in knowing the fix:

Private Sub cmdAddRecipe_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdAddRecipe.Click
        Dim newName As String
        Dim objFile As New System.IO.StreamWriter("E:\Computing stuffs\JuiceBar\recipes.txt", True)
        newName = InputBox("Choose a name for the new juice drink that you have created!", "Name your drink")
        Try
            objFile.Write(newName & ",")
            For i = 0 To 11
                objFile.Write(fruits(i).isSelected & ",")
                objFile.Write(fruits(i).fruitContent & ",")
            Next
            objFile.WriteLine("|")
            objFile.Close()
            MsgBox("Fruit juice drink has been added")
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox("Error adding juice drink to the database")
        End Try
    End Sub