ResourceDictionary Source="~/test.xaml"

ResourceDictionary Source="~/test.xaml"

• Merianos Nikos

  Nice find,if you try 
  PackUriHelper.Create(new Uri("file://h:/./test.xaml"))
  
  System.ArgumentException: The URI should not be absolute (absolute URI consists
  of scheme name, authority).
     at System.IO.Packaging.PackUriHelper.ThrowIfAbsoluteUri(Uri uri)
     at System.IO.Packaging.PackUriHelper.CreatePartUri(Uri partUri)
     at a.Main(String[] args)
  
  but if you try

  PackUriHelper.Create(new Uri("file://h:/./test.xaml").MakeRelativeUri(u))
  
  System.ArgumentException: The URI should be absolute.
     at System.IO.Packaging.PackUriHelper.ValidatePackageUri(Uri packageUri)
     at System.IO.Packaging.PackUriHelper.Create(Uri packageUri, Uri partUri, Stri
  ng fragment)
     at System.IO.Packaging.PackUriHelper.Create(Uri packageUri)
     at a.Main(String[] args)
  
  SO,how I can get perfectly valid URI

  
  

• tjeremenko

  Ok,I've got something that LOOKS like properly formatted pack uri from PackUriHelper:
  

  pack://file:,,,H:,test_project/test.xaml
  for h:\test_project\test.xaml
  
  but that's not work ever:
  
  System.Windows.Serialization.BamlParseException was unhandled
    Message="Error at element 'ResourceDictionary' in markup file 'myapp.xaml' : Cannot assign value 'pack://file:,,,H:,test_project/test.xaml' to property 'System.Windows.ResourceDictionary.Source'.."
    Source="PresentationFramework"
    LineNumber=0
    LinePosition=0
  
  Something is terribly wrong...

  
  

• Nothern

  OK,I got it-you can set Source to "test.xaml" or "/test.xaml" but you MUST include "test.xaml" in project with build action "Content" and "Copy to output directory",as noted in this forum before.I don't understand that requirement because file simply placed in the same dir as output .exe-no dll,no embedding-some kind of magic going on
  
  Maybe,someone find this info useful.
  

• PainJunkie

  Hi,
  
  Seems like you are mixing two incompatible things (absolute path/ local file and siteoforigin)
  This protocol abstracts where the data comes from.
  
  If you want to get the data from a local path, use the standard file protocol.
  "file:///h:/Your%20Folder/subFolder/yourPath/yourFile.xaml"
  ( Note that this won't work for web application since you will need local to the machine - or you will need to change the security permissions ).
  
  
  If you want to access a file from the SiteOfOrigin's subdirectory, use the following syntax:
  "pack://siteoforigin,,,/yourPath/yourFile.xaml"
  
  If your application lives (or "was deployed from" in case of a web application) on "h:\your folder\subfolder", the above will get resolved internally as "h:\your folder\subfolder\youtPath\yourFile.xaml"
  
  
  
  

  
  
  

• Jagger_Mack

  file:///h:/Your%20Folder/subFolder/yourPath/yourFile.xaml this dosen't work for simple windows app,try it youself:
  
  Error at element 'ResourceDictionary' in markup file 'myapp.xaml' : Cannot assign value 'file:///h:/Your%20Folder/subFolder/yourPath/yourFile.xaml' to property 'System.Windows.ResourceDictionary.Source'..
  
  Thanks anyway.
  

• CompactDev

  Thank you,for information but how about run from local disk directory-what should I set if resource .xaml located in the same dir too
  Sorry,but I can't find description of pack:// uri scheme
  

  
  

• Ad the Lad

  I believe the support is still there, but you're using the deprecated path format. Specifically the tilde approach (~/) is no longer supported.
  
  You now need to use the "pack" protocol like so:
  
  pack://siteoforigin:,,,/test.xaml
  
  HTH,
  Drew
  
• ResourceDictionary Source="~/test.xaml"