private void mnuFileOpen_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { string fileName = ""; OpenFileDialog1.Filter ="Text files(*.txt)|*.txt|All files(*.*)|*.*"; OpenFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 1; OpenFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = "c:\\My documents"; if ( OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { fileName = OpenFileDialog1.FileName; using (StreamReader myReader = new StreamReader(fileName)) try { textPad.Text = myReader.ReadToEnd(); } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show("I cannot open that file. " + ex.Message, "System Message", MessageBoxButtons.OK,MessageBoxIcon.Error); } finally { myReader.Close(); } } }