Read from .csv file at startup

Question

Hi, I am making my first app and I need to read data from a csv file into a list. I first created this functionality on a console application, but now when I try to use the same code it does not work.
class FoodDataBase {
private List<Food> foodDataBase = new List<Food>();
private string locationOfCSVFile = "C:\\Egen Programmering\\LivsmedelsDatabas\\LivsmedelsDatabas\\LivsmedelsDatabas.csv";
public FoodDataBase() {
PopulateFoodDataBase();
private bool PopulateFoodDataBase() {
// connect reader to the CSV file
var reader = new StreamReader(File.OpenRead(@locationOfCSVFile));
if (reader == null) {
return false;
But I get an error message saying "The name 'File' does not exist in the current context". I have googled around a bit but can´t find an easy way to do it. Is there not any good way of doing this in WinRT? Should I convert my csv file to something
else?

Answer 1

Hi PontusL,
As I can see from your code, you are trying to read a file from a forbidden place, see this for more information:
File access and permissions.
--James
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