Checking if CSV file is empty / avoiding having an exception be thrown

Question

If I call csv.Read() on a CSV file that is completely empty, I get an exception. Is there a way to check the CSV without having to fall back on a Catch block?

var csv = new CsvReader(csvFile);

try
{
    while (csv.Read())
    {
        // process the CSV file...
    }
}
catch (CsvReaderException)
{
    // Handles this error (when attempting to call "csv.Read()" on a completely empty CSV):
    // An unhandled exception of type 'CsvHelper.CsvReaderException' occurred in CsvHelper.dll
    // Additional information: No header record was found.
    MessageBox.Show(MessageBoxErrorMessageExpectedColumns, MessageBoxErrorMessageCaption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
    return null;
}

Answer 1

You can simply check if file has zero length

var csvFileLenth = new System.IO.FileInfo(path).Length;

if( csvFileLenth != 0)
{
  try
  {
    while (csv.Read())
    {
      // process the CSV file...
    }
  }
  catch (CsvReaderException)
  {
    // Handles this error (when attempting to call "csv.Read()" on a completely empty CSV):
    // An unhandled exception of type 'CsvHelper.CsvReaderException' occurred in CsvHelper.dll
    // Additional information: No header record was found.
    MessageBox.Show(MessageBoxErrorMessageExpectedColumns,              MessageBoxErrorMessageCaption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
    return null;
  }

}