How to include an extern file within an .exe application?

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How to include an extern file within an .exe application?

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I am new here and I would like to ask you a question. My experience in using windows forms is not so big, I am coming more from the Web Forms area. Trying to develop a C# Windows Form application I encounter some situations like: how can I use the .exe compiled application together with some resource files at run time To be more explicit, e.g. I have an application that is using an XML file located in the Data directory. In the App.config I set the path to the c:/.../Data/myXMLFile.xml.

 

Can I include the XML file or any other file in some binary resource files and use it with/or inside the .exe file, without making a path reference to it or setting the path in the configuration file

 

Thanks a lot in advance!

 

Gabriel

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How to include an extern file within an .exe application?

  • theRevenge

    If it's an XML file and you want to put it into the exe, I assume it's not going to change, so why not store it as a string If you want to be able to change it, and you want to create a dll to distribute it ( so it's never changed by code or the end user, but you may change it ), you could create a dll which returns it via a method or property.

    With images, you can select to embed them in your exe, and load them in code from there.  XML files do not seem to have this option, I guess because it's trivial to store text in code.



  • nosajis

    Thanks a lot! I will try it!

  • Buddythunder

    You can also use the resource editor to add the file. Double-click on the project->properties in the solution explorer, select the Resources tab.

    In the resource editor, select "Existing file" from the "Add resource" menu.

    You can now access your resource using Properties.Resources.<resource name> in your application.

    Best regards,
    Johan Stenberg

  • Joshua Kassab

    Hi,

    your solution is also nice Smile thanks!

    I finnaly implemented something like this:

    System.Resources.ResourceManager rm = new System.Resources.ResourceManager("MyLib.MyRes", System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());

    this.txtXML.Text= rm.GetString("XMLString");


    Thank you all !!

  • Paulo Morgado - MVP

    You also can use a satellite assembly. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/csref/html/vcwlkcommandlineparameterstutorial.asp

    You can store your xml data as a string in a resx file. You can update your application by distributing the satellite assembly.


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