@{ var result = ""; Array userData = null; char[] delimiterChar = {','}; var dataFile = Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/data.txt"); if (File.Exists(dataFile)) { userData = File.ReadAllLines(dataFile); if (userData == null) { // Empty file. result = "The file is empty."; } } else { // File does not exist. result = "The file does not exist."; } }