private void loadRecipes() { string path = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(); path = path.Remove(path.Length - 10); path += @"\Resources\recipes.txt"; System.IO.StreamReader file = new System.IO.StreamReader(path); //how do I access specific resource file string line; bool end = false; // may want to refactor in the future while (!file.EndOfStream) { // create each recipe, populate variables Recipe a_recipe = new Recipe(); line = file.ReadLine(); a_recipe.setName(line); line = file.ReadLine(); a_recipe.setImagePath(line); // ingredient amounts line = file.ReadLine(); string[] str_amounts = line.Split(','); double[] amounts = new double[str_amounts.Length]; for (int i = 0; i < str_amounts.Length; i++) { amounts[i] = Convert.ToDouble(str_amounts[i]); } a_recipe.setAmounts(amounts); // ingredient units line = file.ReadLine(); string[] units = line.Split(','); a_recipe.setUnits(units); // ingredients line = file.ReadLine(); string[] ingredients = line.Split(','); a_recipe.setIngredients(ingredients); // ingredient notes line = file.ReadLine(); string[] ing_notes = line.Split(','); a_recipe.setIngNotes(ing_notes); // process string full_process = ""; while (!end) // read full process until last line (which starts with *) { line = file.ReadLine(); if (line[0] == '*') { end = true; line = line.Substring(1); // do I want to keep the * in the string for re-writing? } else { line += "\r\n\n"; } full_process += line; } a_recipe.setProcess(full_process); end = false; // additional notes string full_notes = ""; while (!end) // read full notes until last line (which starts with *) { line = file.ReadLine(); if (line[0] == '*') { end = true; line = line.Substring(1); // do I want to keep the * in the string for re-writing? } else { line += "\r\n\n"; } full_notes += line; } a_recipe.setNotes(line); end = false; // add recipe to root list recipes.Add(a_recipe); num_recipes++; } file.Close(); ing_search_results = recipes; updateSearchResults(recipes); }