These links explain it with examples
http://dotnetperls.com/openfiledialog
http://www.geekpedia.com/tutorial67_Using-OpenFileDialog-to-open-files.html
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
int size = -1;
DialogResult result = openFileDialog1.ShowDialog(); // Show the dialog.
if (result == DialogResult.OK) // Test result.
{
string file = openFileDialog1.FileName;
try
{
string text = File.ReadAllText(file);
size = text.Length;
}
catch (IOException)
{
}
}
Console.WriteLine(size); // <-- Shows file size in debugging mode.
Console.WriteLine(result); // <-- For debugging use.
}