Creating a phonebook (Visual C#) and loading saved information back to form -

i new c#

this form design: http://i.imgur.com/nb1vxwt.png

the main idea customers info can inuptted "title", "name" etc text boxes , saved listbox under clients name. when client selected list information displayed in text boxes.

this information (database) saved file on desktop , loaded form.

as mentioned, new c# , don't know start. have heard few names tossed around, serialization? linq xml? best way approach project , there similar projects can learn off.

a csv (comma separated values) file might idea.

you combine each customers details save each 1 new line in csv file.

for example.

string custdetails = title + ',' + fullname + ',' (and on.....) 

or (if comfortable using loops)

for (int = 0; < 5; i++)                      // 5 text boxes {     custdetails += textbox[i].text + ',';        // add each value + comma (to separate values later) } 

then write line file , save desktop.

then when form loaded, read file line line list, split string on commas (look c# string split)

and when selected index of list box changed, update values each text box.

hopefully clear enough , helps out :)

edit: added example of reading file line line

 static void main(string[] args)     {         list<string> list = new list<string>();         using (streamreader sr = new streamreader(@"c:\users\tim\desktop\example.csv"))         {             string line;             while ((line = sr.readline()) != null)             {                 list.add(line);                 console.writeline(line);             }         }     } 

this goes through file @ "c:\users\tim\desktop\example.csv" , puts every line of file list.

this useful because later, can find data in list customer want see in address book. need grab string, split @ every comma, , put data text boxes in form. :)

hopefully clarifies things you. (drop me message in comments if isn't clear enough or if don't understand :))