string strLine = string.Empty; string strFile = @"c:\Achdemo.txt"; ArrayList arr = new ArrayList(); StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(strFile); while (sr.Peek() >= 0) { strFile = sr.ReadLine(); arr.Add(strFile); } for (int i = 0; i < arr.Count; i++) { if (i > 0) { string s1 = arr[i].ToString(); } }