public static void Abilities(string location = "") { if (location == "") { Console.WriteLine("Drag and drop the abilities file and press enter..."); location = Console.ReadLine(); } var abilitiesList = Parser.ParseAbilities(location); abilitiesList.Sort((m1, m2) => String.CompareOrdinal(m1.Name, m2.Name)); foreach (var move in abilitiesList) { Console.WriteLine(move.Name); } Console.WriteLine(string.Format("There are {0} abilities in this list!", abilitiesList.Count)); Console.WriteLine("Saving to XML"); var xml = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(typeof(List <Ability>)); var path = System.IO.Path.Combine(System.Windows.Forms.Application.StartupPath, "Files", "abilities.xml"); var stream = new System.IO.StreamWriter(path); xml.Serialize(stream, abilitiesList); stream.Flush(); stream.Close(); Console.WriteLine("Done"); Console.WriteLine("Output at {0}", path); }