#18 Initialize - EMasterFileRecord.vb

[Anonymous]

When trying open some metastock data files I revive an error {"Conversion from string "" to type 'Short' is not valid."}

System.InvalidCastException was unhandled
Message="Conversion from string "" to type 'Short' is not valid."
Source="Microsoft.VisualBasic"
StackTrace:
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToShort(String Value) at MFLib.EMasterFileRecord.Initialize(Byte[]& data, Int16& recNum) in C:\Documents and Settings\Jimmy\Desktop\Documentation\MFLib\EMasterFileRecord.vb:line 34 at MFLib.Portfolio..ctor(String Path, Boolean IsExisting, Boolean AdjustForSplits) in C:\Documents and Settings\Jimmy\Desktop\Documentation\MFLib\Portfolio.vb:line 202 at Meta_All.MainForm.PathAdd() in C:\Documents and Settings\Jimmy\Desktop\Documentation\Meta-All\MainForm.vb:line 552 at Meta_All.MainForm.btnPathAdd_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Documents and Settings\Jimmy\Desktop\Documentation\Meta-All\MainForm.vb:line 514 at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Int32 dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(ApplicationContext context) at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.OnRun() at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.DoApplicationModel() at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.Run(String[] commandLine) at Meta_All.My.MyApplication.Main(String[] Args) in 17d14f5c-a337-4978-8281-53493378c1071.vb:line 81 at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(Assembly assembly, String[] args) at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly() at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
InnerException: System.FormatException
Message="Input string was not in a correct format."
Source="Microsoft.VisualBasic"
StackTrace:
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ParseDouble(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat) at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToShort(String Value)
InnerException:

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