' This example uses the DoubleClick event of a ListBox to load text files  
' listed in the ListBox into a TextBox control. This example
' assumes that the ListBox, named listBox1, contains a list of valid file 
' names with path and that this event handler method
' is connected to the DoublClick event of a ListBox control named listBox1.
' This example requires code access permission to access files.
Private Sub listBox1_DoubleClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles listBox1.DoubleClick
    ' Get the name of the file to open from the ListBox.
    Dim file As [String] = listBox1.SelectedItem.ToString()

    Try
        ' Determine if the file exists before loading.
        If System.IO.File.Exists(file) Then
            ' Open the file and use a TextReader to read the contents into the TextBox.
            Dim myFile As New System.IO.FileInfo(listBox1.SelectedItem.ToString())
            Dim myData As System.IO.TextReader = myFile.OpenText()

            textBox1.Text = myData.ReadToEnd()
            myData.Close()
        End If
        ' Exception is thrown by the OpenText method of the FileInfo class.
    Catch
        MessageBox.Show("The file you specified does not exist.")
        ' Exception is thrown by the ReadToEnd method of the TextReader class.
    Catch
     MessageBox.Show("There was a problem loading the file into the TextBox. Ensure that the file is a valid text file.")
    End Try
End Sub