//assign variables
        string measurementIn;


        //read in file in array
        string[] lines = File.ReadAllLines("../../convert.txt");

        //ask user for date
        Console.WriteLine("Enter the conversion in the form (amount,from,to)");
        measurementIn = Console.ReadLine();

        //array for splitting input
        string[] conversionArray = measurementIn.Split(',');

        Console.WriteLine("{0} , {1} , {2}", conversionArray[0], conversionArray[1], conversionArray[2]);
        Console.ReadLine();

        //check lines for conversion
        foreach (string line in lines)
        {
            //array for the measurement
            string[] measurementArray = line.Split(',');

            Console.WriteLine("{0}", measurementArray[0]);